FIFA Clearing House has distributed $989 million to clubs around the world in training compensation payments since its establishment in November 2022.
FIFA’s system for rewarding clubs that play a role in the development of footballers is approaching the $1 billion mark. Since its creation, FIFA Clearing House has distributed a total of $989 million (€877 million) to clubs worldwide in training compensation payments.
The 2026 World Cup further highlighted the economic impact of the system. Clubs from 46 of the 48 participating national teams benefited from training compensation linked to players who featured at the tournament, generating $221 million in payments. A further $768 million was generated for clubs from associations whose national teams were not represented by players at the World Cup.
Croatia among the biggest contributors
Croatia stood out among the World Cup participants for the number of players whose careers generated training compensation. Twenty of the 26 players in Croatia’s squad had generated payments for their training clubs during previous transfers. Colombia followed with 19 players, while Ecuador had 18.
The distribution of training compensation also varied significantly between national teams. Czech clubs received 92.4% of the compensation generated by Czech players, while the figure stood at 89.8% for Argentina and 88.6% for Germany.
At the other end of the scale, only 15.3% of the compensation generated by Senegal’s players, 14% of Algeria’s and 11.5% of the United States’ went to clubs from their own national associations. The majority of the payments generated by players from these countries went to clubs affiliated with other associations.
Dutch clubs receive $16.5 million
The Netherlands generated the highest total amount of training compensation among the countries represented at the World Cup. Dutch training clubs received a combined $16.5 million (€14.4 million) through payments linked to the development of players.
The 10 players who generated the most training compensation accounted for a combined $34.3 million in payments and represented 10 different nationalities. The list includes Neymar, João Félix, Manuel Ugarte, Enzo Fernández, Kai Havertz, Moisés Caicedo, Michael Olise, Kim Min-jae, Malik Tillman and Viktor Gyökeres.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the figures demonstrated the role of FIFA Clearing House in strengthening the global football development system and ensuring that clubs receive the financial reward they deserve for developing future generations of players.