Los Angeles FC star Son Heung-min now ranks as Major League Soccer’s second-highest-paid player, earning $10.4m in salary and $11.2m in total compensation, trailing only Lionel Messi of Inter Miami.
Son joined LAFC in August after over a decade at Tottenham and quickly impressed, scoring nine goals in 10 matches. Messi remains MLS’s top earner with a $12m salary and $20.4m in total compensation, though his new contract through 2028 is expected to raise those figures.
Other top MLS earners include Hirving “Chucky” Lozano of San Diego ($7.6m), Jonathan Bamba of Chicago ($5.6m), and Wilfried Zaha of Charlotte ($2.8m). Messi’s Argentina teammate Rodrigo De Paul earns $3.6m with Miami.
