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Leon-and-Egonu
The figures in contracts of players competing in Italy aren’t public but La Gazzetta dello Sport made the salaries estimate and composed the list of the 10 highest-paid players in the ongoing men’s championship (SuperLega) and women’s championship (Serie A) – both are considered the strongest per gender.
Wilfredo León, who plays for Sir Safety Conad Perugia, stands out among male players. The Cuban-Polish outside hitter, considered the best player in the world, earns € 900,000 a year and is far ahead of the rest of the players on the Top 10 list.
Among women, it’s a home player that dominates. Paola Egonu, the opposite hitter of Imoco Volley Conegliano and the National Team of Italy earns € 400,000 annually. Interestingly all players in the women’s list are either from Egonu’s club or from Igor Gorgonzola Novara.
SALARY RANKING OF MALE PLAYERS IN ITALY:
Wilfredo León (Perugia, Poland) € 900,000
Georg Grozer (Piacenza, Germany) € 500,000
Aaron Russell (Piacenza, USA) € 450,000
Aleksandar Atanasijević (Perugia, Serbia) € 450,000
Ricardo Lucarelli (Trento, Brazil) € 450,000
Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Trento, Netherlands) € 400,000
Yoandy Leal (Lube, Brazil) € 400,000
Osmany Juantorena (Lube, Italy) € 350,000
Simone Giannelli (Trentino, Italy) € 350,000
Matey Kaziyski (Verona, Bulgaria) € 300,000
SALARY RANKING OF FEMALE PLAYERS IN ITALY:
Paola Egonu (Imoco, Italy) € 400,000
Kimberly Hill (Imoco, USA) € 240,000
Lucia Bosetti (Scandicci, Italy) € 200,000
Malwina Smarzek (Novara, Poland) € 200,000
Joanna Wolosz (Imoco, Poland) € 200,000
Miriam Sylla (Imoco, Italy) € 200,000
Caterina Bosetti (Novara, Italy) € 170,000
Robin De Kruijf (Imoco, Netherlands) € 160,000
Britt Herbots (Novara, Belgium) € 150,000
Cristina Chirichella (Novara, Italy) € 150,000
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