Everything you need to know about Mikel Oyarzabal's salary playing for Real Sociedad
Mikel Oyarzabal might still be relatively young, but the versatile attacker has every right to call him a Real Sociedad legend already.
The attacker rose through the Sociedad ranks, making his first-team debut for the club in 2015 and has become an integral member of the Sociedad squad since them, helping them finish in the top half of the table on a regular basis.
With over 300 league appearances, Oyarzabal is well-respected and understandably he has been well compensated by the club for his service.
He currently holds the captain's armband as well as the status of the highest-paid player at the club, so GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much the Spain international earns!
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Mikel Oyarzabal's wages at Real Sociedad in numbers
Under his current contract at Sociedad, Oyarzabal earns £57,894 ($75,788) on a weekly basis, making him the highest-earner at the club, followed by Martin Zubimendi. Meanwhile, his annual wages amount to £3 million ($3.9m).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Mikel Oyarzabal
Spanish
£57,894
$75,788
£3,010,508
$3,940,958
Advertisement(C)Getty ImagesTop earners at Real Sociedad
As mentioned earlier, club captain Oyarzabal currently ranks as the highest-earning player in the Real Sociedad squad, followed by Zubimendi.
Meanwhile, Alex Remiro takes the third position, followed by fullback Alvaro Odriozola.
Finally, rounding off the list at number five is Japanese forward Takefusa Kubo.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Mikel Oyarzabal
Spanish
£57,894
$75,788
£3,010,508
$3,940,958
Martin Zubimendi
Spanish
£48,245
$63,156
£2,508,757
$3,284,132
Alex Remiro
Spanish
£45,029
$58,946
£2,341,507
$3,065,190
Alvaro Odriozola
Spanish
£43,421
$56,841
£2,257,881
$2,955,719
Takefusa Kubo
Japanese
£40,204
$52,630
£2,090,631
$2,736,776
Top earners in La Liga
When it comes to the top-five highest earners in the league, none of the Real Sociedad players make the cut. The list is completely dominated by the big three of LaLiga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid. Three Los Blancos players feature in the list, namely Kylian Mbappe, David Alaba, and Jude Bellingham at second, third, and fifth positions.
Atletico Madrid's only entrant, Jan Oblak, makes an appearance at fourth position, while Barcelona's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski takes the top spot as the league's highest-paid player.
Nationality
Nationality
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual Wages USD
Robert Lewandowski
Polish
£536,006
$701,667
£27,872,290
$36,486,704
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822AFPHighest paid players in the world
Despite the impressive wages on offer in the league, none of the top LaLiga earners make it into the top-five earners list globally.
Saudi Pro League players heavily dominate the list, with former Real Madrid forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema at first and second spot, respectively.
Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at number three, followed by Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
$4,210,425
£167,250,468
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
$2,105,213
£83,625,234
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
$1,098,921
£45,652,372
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
$842,085
£33,450,094
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
$730,509
£29,017,956
$37,986,458
