Who Are The Top-Paid Aston Villa Football Players?

As you know, Aston Villa FC is a professional and the top-tier English football club, based in Birmingham.

But do you know who are the club’s highest-paid players? In case you don’t know but wish to know, we’ve created a list of Aston Villa’s top-paid players who’re having an annual income that is equivalent to winning the lottery.

Thomas Heaton

Tom Heaton is a professional English player who plays as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa FC. Signed the contract in august 2019, Heaton is the highest-paid player with a £2.88 million base salary, almost the equivalent to winning the lottery each year. Heaton currently receives £60,000 per week and has a market value of more than two million pounds.

Tyrone Deon Mings

Tyrone Mings is a professional English footballer who plays as a centre-back defender for Aston Villa FC and the England national team. Tyrone earns an annual salary equivalent of winning the lottery, 1.4 million pounds and £25,000 per week.

Conor Hourihane

Conor Hourihane is a professional Irish footballer, plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team. In July 2019, the central midfielder signed a contract – the equivalent of winning the lottery – and nets him a 1.5 Million Pound huge annual salary.

Ahmed Elmohamady

Ahmed Elmohamady is an Egyptian pro-footballer who plays as a right-back for Aston Villa FC and is the captain of the Egyptian national team. Ahmed is one of the top paid footballers for the club with a 1.3-million-pound annual salary and a weekly wage of £25,000.

Henri Lansbury

Henri Lansbury is an English pro-footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa FC. The midfielder has signed a contract for a whopping 2-million-pound annual salary – the equivalent of winning the lottery. However, recently his head coach has omitted him in the 25-men squad.

Matt Targett

Matthew Targett is also an English pro-footballer who plays as a left-back and left winger for Aston Villa FC. In July 2019, Matt signed a contract with the club for a whopping salary 2.2 million euro per year.

Neil Taylor

Neil john Taylor is a Welsh pro-footballer who plays as a left-back for Aston Villa FC and the Wales national team. The 31-year-old star footballer earns a whopping £1,664,000 annually, which is equivalent to winning the lottery.

Björn Engels

Björn G. Engels is a professional Belgian footballer who plays for Premier League’s club Aston Villa. Bjorn plays at the centre back position. Signing a five-year contract in 2019 with Aston Villa, Bjorn’s annual salary is £2,860,000 — equivalent to winning the lottery. Not in his prime form recently, but Bjorn started as a number one in the coach’s list.

Oliver Watkins

Oliver George Watkins is a professional English footballer. Playing as a forward for the club Aston Villa, Watkins started his career from the Exeter City academy. He won the EFL Young Football Player of the Year award. Ollie Watkins signed a five-year contract with the club this year, getting an annual pay of £3,900,000 which is the equivalent of winning the lottery.

Matty Cash

An English pro-footballer, Matthew Cash is another top-paid Aston Villa player. Matty plays as a right-back for the club. He began his football career at Wycombe Wanderers Academy. The regular right-back, Mathew Cash signed a five-year contract with the Aston Villa club, including a £3,380,000 base salary – the equivalent of winning the lottery – and a £65,000 weekly salary.

Wesley Moraes

Wesley Moraes da Silva, popularly known as Wesley, is a professional Brazilian football player who plays for Aston Villa F.C. and the Brazilian football team. The 22-year-old inspiring youngster, Wesley has signed a five-year contract with the club in 2020, including a whopping annual salary £1,820,000 and £35,000 weekly package. Scoring five goals till now, Wesley is an inspiring young player.

Douglas Luiz

Douglas Luiz de Paulo is a pro-Brazilian football player who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa and the Brazilian football team. The 21-year-old Brazilian footballer, Douglas has signed a four-year contract with the Premier League club Aston Villa, including a £1.7 million annual salary — the equivalent of winning the lottery – and earning £32,870 per week. Though, Manchester City is probably aiming to re-sign Douglas with a £3 million offer.

Mahmoud Ahmed

Mahmoud Ahmed, popularly known as Trézéguet, is a star Egyptian football player who plays as a midfielder for the Aston Villa F.C and the Egyptian national team. The 25-year-old Egyptian star performer, Mahmoud Ahmed has signed a four-year contract with the club this year, with an annual salary  £1,690,000 which is almost equivalent to winning the lottery.

Wrapping Up!

Having a net worth of £7 billion, Aston Villa F.C is one of the top-tier English football clubs. And so, the players are also highly paid to make millions of pounds each year. With the pay that is almost equivalent to winning the lottery, the Aston Villa’s players are all set to score in the next PL.