Emeghara Is Highest Paid Nigerian In MLS, Arokoyo Ninth With $110,600 Yearly Salary

Major League Soccer Players Union has updated the salary information for all the players in the MLS.

San Jose Earthquakes frontman Innocent Emeghara is the top earning player of Nigerian descent in the American top-flight with a guaranteed compensation of $1,300,000.00, followed by DC United star Kennedy Igboananike who pockets $901,666.67.

United States international Maurice Edu is earning $793,750.00 per season at Philadelphia Union, while Fanendo Adi of Portland Timbers ranks fourth with a guaranteed compensation of $712,500.00.

Super Eagles defender Gbenga Arokoyo takes home $110,600, marginally less than the $134,904.00 he was paid every year at Turkish club Gaziantepspor.

Houston Dynamo pair Anibaba Jalil and Ibeagha Sebastien remain the least paid Nigerian players, with both guaranteed $62,500 in 2016.


(Updated) Nigerian MLS Players and Guaranteed Salary For 2016

1) Innocent Emeghara - San Jose Earthquakes - $1,300,000.00
2) Igboananike Kennedy - DC United - $901,666.67
3) Maurice Edu - Philadelphia Union - $793,750.00
4) Fanendo Adi - Portland Timbers - $712,500.00
5) Amobi Okugo - Portland Timbers - $325,000.00
6) Amarikwa Quincy - San Jose Earthquakes - $260,667.67
7) Sunday Stephen - Real Salt Lake - $233,000.00
8) Ike Opara - Sporting Kansas - $131,250.00
9) Gbenga Arokoyo - Portland Timbers - $110,600
10) Akindele Tesho - FC Dallas - $97,500.00
11) Alashe Fatai - San Jose Earthquakes - $90,500.00
12) Okwuonu Boyd - Real Salt Lake -  $86,000.00
13)  Adekugbe Samuel - Vancouver Whitecaps - $75,000.00
14)  Ibeagha Sebastien -Houston Dynamo - $62,500.00
       Anibaba Jalil  - Houston Dynamo - $62,500.00

Ifeanyi Emmanuel