Everything you need to know about Angel Di Maria's salary details playing for Benfica
Angel Di Maria is a true legend of the game. Having started his career at Rosario Central, Di Maria began his European journey with Portuguese side Benfica, where he made headlines as a talented prospect. It did not take long before Real Madrid came calling, where he played a key role in Madrid's historic La Decima campaign during the 2013–14 season.
Later, the Argentina legend went on to play for major clubs such as Manchester United, PSG, and Juventus, before returning to Benfica once again in 2023, signing a one-year deal. He extended his contract in 2024 for another season and currently ranks as one of the highest-paid players in the squad.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much he earns in Lisbon!
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Angel Di Maria's wages at Benfica in numbers
The Argentine player earns a significant amount at Benfica. Di Maria's current contract provides him with £62,957 weekly, totaling £3.2 million ($4.3m) annually, ranking him as the third-highest paid in the team.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in Pounds
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in Pounds
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Annual wages in USD
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Angel Di Maria
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Argentine
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Top earners at Benfica
Renato Sanches, a Portuguese midfielder, is the club's highest-paid player.
Anatoli Trubin, Angel Di Maria, and Arthur Cabral are next, all earning the same salary.
Orkun Kokcu, a Turkish international, completes the top five.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in Pounds
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in Pounds
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Annual wages in USD
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Renato Sanches
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Portuguese
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£113,610
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$151,723
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£5,884,318
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$7,889,583
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Anatoli Trubin
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Ukrainian
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Angel Di Maria
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Argentine
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Arthur Cabral
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Brazilian
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Orkun Kokcu
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Turkish
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£49,058
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$65,776
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£2,551,005
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$3,420,339
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Top earners in Liga Portugal
Four of the top five highest-paid players in Liga Portugal are from Benfica.
Renato Sanches is the highest-paid, followed by Francisco Trincao from Sporting CP in second place.
Anatoli Trubin, Angel Di Maria, and Arthur Cabral are in third, fourth, and fifth places, respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages in Pounds
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in Pounds
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Annual wages in USD
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Renato Sanches
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Benfica
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£113,610
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$151,723
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£5,884,318
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$7,889,583
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Francisco Trincao
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Sporting CP
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£63,775
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$85,508
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£3,316,306
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$4,446,441
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Anatoli Trubin
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Benfica
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Angel Di Maria
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Benfica
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Arthur Cabral
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Benfica
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£62,957
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$84,412
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£3,273,789
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$4,389,435
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Highest paid players in the world
No players from Liga Portugal rank among the top five highest-paid globally, despite high earnings.
The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr earning the most.
Karim Benzema, formerly of Real Madrid, is second, and Riyad Mahrez, now with Al-Ahli, is third.
Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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£3,216,155
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$4,210,425
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£167,250,468
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$218,942,120
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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£1,608,178
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$2,105,213
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£83,625,234
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$109,471,060
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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£839,469
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$1,098,921
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£45,652,372
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$57,43,893
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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£643,271
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$842,085
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£33,450,094
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$43,788,424
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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£558,038
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$730,509
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£29,017,956
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$37,986,458
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