15.9 billion won + @ 2nd place in MLS Son Heung-min's salary revealed! The 1st place is Messi. How much will he get

Oct 30, 2025

15.9 billion won @ 2nd place in MLS Son Heung-min's salary revealed! The 1st place is Messi. How much will he get
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Son Heung-min (33, LA FC)'s salary this season is second in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS).

The MLS Players Association released the total annual salary of players active in 30 clubs this season on the 29th (Korea time). According to the report, Son Heung-min was found to receive a guaranteed annual salary of 11.15 million dollars (about 15.9 billion won), the second-largest in the league, from LA FC.

In August, LA FC invested $26.5 million (about 37.8 billion won), the highest transfer fee in MLS history, to recruit Son Heung-min, who was active in Tottenham Hotspur. Although there were mixed views on whether he played or not, Son Heung-min contributed to the team's playoff run with 9 goals and 3 assists in 10 games since joining LA FC. In particular, the goal scored against FC Dallas on August 23rd was selected as MLS Goal of the Year.




Son Heung-min's salary at LA FC is not much different from his time at Tottenham. Tottenham received 190,000 pounds (about 356.56 million won) a week, which translates into an annual salary of about 19 billion won. Although the amount has decreased compared to Tottenham's days, it is difficult to say that the difference is large in terms of size.

15.9 billion won @ 2nd place in MLS Son Heung-min's salary revealed! The 1st place is Messi. How much will he get
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Above all, Son Heung-min earns more than an annual salary while playing for LA FC. Profits will be given to Son Heung-min depending on a certain percentage of products sold by LA FC, such as uniforms and merchandise. With LA FC saying Son Heung-min's uniform sales are among the best in the world, a considerable amount of incentives are expected to be given to Son Heung-min. In addition, profits are expected to increase further if advertising revenue using portrait rights is added.

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) is the top paid player in MLS. Messi is receiving an annual salary of $20.45 million (about 29.1 billion won) from Miami. Messi's teammate Sergio Busquets, who will retire after this season, ranked third after Son Heung-min with $8.78 million (about 12.5 billion won). Even if Son Heung-min and Busquets' salaries are added, they are less than Messi's. It is also impressive that the total annual expenditure of 20 out of 30 MLS clubs was less than Messi's annual salary. CF Monreal, which has the smallest annual salary among all teams, has a total annual salary of $12.92 million (about 18.5 billion won), which is not much different from Son Heung-min's annual salary.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.