CROATIAN FIRST LEAGUE · TOP 100

Highest paid Croatian First League players

Q: Who is the highest paid player in Croatian First League?

Ismaël Bennacer of GNK Dinamo Zagreb, on AU$221,130 per week — AU$11,498,760 a year.

Q: How much do the top 100 Croatian First League players earn between them?

AU$1,125,401 per week and AU$58,520,826 per year, which is 93% of the entire Croatian First League wage bill.

Q: Which Croatian First League club has the most players in the top 100?

GNK Dinamo Zagreb, with 25 of them, paying AU$593,515 a week across those players.

Q: What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$1,204 per week — that is what Luka Jelenić earns in 100th place.

Ismaël Bennacer leads on AU$221,130 per week. These 100 players take AU$1,125,401 a week between them - 93% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 269 of the 580 players in Croatian First League.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$1.1m

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL93%

MEDIAN AGE26

MOST IN THE LIST25 GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian First League league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

GNK Dinamo Zagreb 25 AU$594k

HNK Hajduk Split 16 AU$275k

NK Osijek 14 AU$96k

HNK Rijeka 11 AU$53k

NK Istra 1961 7 AU$32k

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 8 AU$24k

NK Varaždin 9 AU$21k

HNK Gorica 6 AU$18k

HNK Vukovar 1991 2 AU$7k

NK Slaven Belupo 2 AU$6k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 30 AU$265k

23-26 29 AU$220k

27-30 20 AU$442k

Over 30 21 AU$198k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank

#1 AU$221k #10 AU$23k #100 AU$1k

Ismaël Bennacer earns 9.8× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 184× the 100th. Half of the AU$1.1m a week on this page goes to the first 10 players on it.

The top 100

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#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	TEAM	NATION	AGE	POSITION
01	Ismaël Bennacer	AU$221,130	AU$11,498,760	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Algeria	27	DM
02	Iker Almena	AU$98,280	AU$5,110,560	HNK Hajduk Split	Spain	21	AM RLC
03	Dominik Livaković	AU$66,150	AU$3,439,800	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	30	GK
04	Dion Drena Beljo	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	23	AM/F C
05	Marko Livaja	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	31	AM LC, F C
06	Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	France	27	D/WB RL
07	Gabriel Vidović	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	21	AM LC
08	Miha Zajc	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Slovenia	31	DM, AM C
09	Scott McKenna	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Scotland	28	D C
10	David Čolina	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	NK Osijek	Croatia	24	D/WB L

11	Zvonimir Sarlija	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	28	D C
12	Hugo Guillamón	AU$17,388	AU$904,176	HNK Hajduk Split	Spain	25	D C, DM
13	Luka Stojković	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	21	AM RLC
14	Vladan Bubanja	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	NK Osijek	Montenegro	26	DM
15	Arbër Hoxha	AU$16,065	AU$835,380	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Albania	26	AM L, ST
16	Dino Perić	AU$15,876	AU$825,552	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	31	D C
17	Filip Krovinovic	AU$15,687	AU$815,724	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	29	DM, AM C
18	Kévin Théophile-Catherine	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	France	35	D C
19	Raúl Torrente	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Spain	23	D C
20	Niko Galešić	AU$14,931	AU$776,412	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	24	D RC
21	Ante Rebic	AU$14,175	AU$737,100	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	31	AM LC, F C
22	Dario Melnjak	AU$13,986	AU$727,272	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	32	D/WB/M L
23	Juan José Córdoba	AU$13,419	AU$697,788	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Colombia	22	AM RL
24	Josip Mišic	AU$13,419	AU$697,788	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	31	DM
25	Matteo Perez Vinlöf	AU$13,041	AU$678,132	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Sweden	19	D/WB L
26	Danijel Zagorac	AU$12,096	AU$628,992	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	38	GK
27	Chester Diallo	AU$11,529	AU$599,508	HNK Hajduk Split	Côte d’Ivoire	28	D LC
28	Adrion Pajaziti	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	HNK Hajduk Split	Albania	22	AM C
29	Arnel Jakupovic	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	NK Osijek	Austria	27	ST
30	Josip Radosevic	AU$9,639	AU$501,228	NK Istra 1961	Croatia	31	DM
31	Smail Prevljak	AU$8,694	AU$452,088	NK Istra 1961	Bosnia & Herzegovina	30	AM/F C
32	Abdoulie Sanyang	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	HNK Hajduk Split	Gambia	26	AM RL, ST
33	Ante Majstorović	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	HNK Rijeka	Croatia	31	D RC, DM
34	Ivan Nevistić	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	26	GK
35	Jon Mersinaj	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	NK Osijek	Albania	26	D C
36	Rokas Pukstas	AU$6,993	AU$363,636	HNK Hajduk Split	United States	20	AM C
37	Toni Fruk	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	HNK Rijeka	Croatia	24	AM/F C
38	Ante Erceg	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	HNK Gorica	Croatia	35	AM LC, F C
39	Bruno Durdov	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	17	AM R, ST
40	Amer Gojak	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	HNK Rijeka	Bosnia & Herzegovina	28	AM C

41	Šimun Hrgović	AU$5,670	AU$294,840	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	21	D/WB RL, AM L
42	Luka Vrbančić	AU$5,670	AU$294,840	NK Osijek	Croatia	20	AM C
43	Niko Sigur	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	HNK Hajduk Split	Canada	21	D R, DM
44	Mladen Devetak	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	HNK Rijeka	Serbia	26	D/WB L
45	Merveil Ndockyt	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	HNK Rijeka	Congo	26	AM RLC, F C
46	Nail Omerović	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	NK Osijek	Bosnia & Herzegovina	22	WB R, AM RL
47	Renan Guedes	AU$5,103	AU$265,356	NK Osijek	Brazil	27	D/WB R
48	Stjepan Radeljic	AU$4,914	AU$255,528	HNK Rijeka	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27	D C
49	Ante Oreč	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	HNK Rijeka	Croatia	23	D/WB R
50	Allen Obando	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	NK Istra 1961	Ecuador	19	ST
51	Anton Matković	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	NK Osijek	Croatia	19	AM RL, ST
52	Aleksa Latković	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	NK Varaždin	Montenegro	24	AM RLC
53	Dejan Petrovic	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	HNK Rijeka	Slovenia	27	M C
54	Domagoj Antolić	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Croatia	35	DM
55	Fran Topić	AU$4,347	AU$226,044	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	21	AM R, ST
56	Fran Karacic	AU$4,347	AU$226,044	NK Osijek	Australia	29	D/WB R
57	Ivica Ivusic	AU$3,969	AU$206,388	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	30	GK
58	Jakov-Anton Vasilj	AU$3,969	AU$206,388	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Croatia	23	AM RC
59	Žan Trontelj	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	HNK Gorica	Slovenia	25	D/WB/M R
60	Lovre Kulušić	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	HNK Vukovar 1991	Croatia	18	AM RC, F C
61	Leonardo Sigali	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Argentina	38	D C
62	Šimun Mikolčić	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	NK Osijek	Croatia	21	AM C
63	Noa Mikić	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	18	D/WB R
64	Muhamed Šahinović	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	HNK Gorica	Bosnia & Herzegovina	21	GK
65	Moreno Živković	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	HNK Vukovar 1991	Croatia	21	D C
66	Marcel Heister	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	NK Istra 1961	Germany	32	D/WB L
67	Marko Pajac	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Croatia	32	D/WB/M L
68	Marko Malenica	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	NK Osijek	Croatia	31	GK
69	Mihail Caimacov	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	NK Slaven Belupo	Moldova	26	DM, AM RC
70	Oliver Zelenika	AU$3,402	AU$176,904	NK Varaždin	Croatia	32	GK

71	Tiago Dantas	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	HNK Rijeka	Portugal	24	DM, AM C
72	Dušan Vuković	AU$2,646	AU$137,592	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Montenegro	22	AM RL, ST
73	Domagoj Bukvić	AU$2,646	AU$137,592	NK Osijek	Croatia	21	AM RL
74	Frane Maglica	AU$2,457	AU$127,764	NK Varaždin	Croatia	28	D RLC
75	Gustavo Albarracín	AU$2,268	AU$117,936	NK Istra 1961	Argentina	19	DM, M RC
76	Ivan Ćubelić	AU$2,079	AU$108,108	NK Slaven Belupo	Croatia	22	AM LC
77	Iuri Tavares	AU$2,079	AU$108,108	NK Varaždin	Cape Verde	24	AM RL, ST
78	Bruno Goda	AU$2,011	AU$104,570	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	27	D/WB/M L
79	Borna Barišić	AU$1,903	AU$98,968	NK Osijek	Croatia	32	D/WB L
80	Advan Kadušić	AU$1,843	AU$95,823	NK Istra 1961	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27	D RLC, DM
81	Mario Marina	AU$1,841	AU$95,725	NK Varaždin	Croatia	35	DM
82	Aleksandar Trajkovski	AU$1,786	AU$92,875	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	North Macedonia	32	AM RLC, F C
83	Mateo Lisica	AU$1,714	AU$89,140	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	22	AM R
84	Marko Soldo	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	21	DM
85	Marin Leovac	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Croatia	36	D/WB L
86	Mateo Barac	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	NK Varaždin	Croatia	30	D C
87	Matej Vuk	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	NK Varaždin	Croatia	25	AM L, ST
88	Mario Mladenovski	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	NK Varaždin	North Macedonia	24	D C
89	Martin Zlomislić	AU$1,610	AU$83,735	HNK Rijeka	Bosnia & Herzegovina	26	GK
90	Mislav Ćutuk	AU$1,595	AU$82,948	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	18	AM RL, ST
91	Mody Boune	AU$1,595	AU$82,948	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	France	23	D R
92	Mateo Les	AU$1,431	AU$74,398	HNK Gorica	Croatia	25	D LC
93	Samuele Vignato	AU$1,412	AU$73,415	HNK Rijeka	Italy	21	AM RLC, F C
94	Novak Tepšić	AU$1,412	AU$73,415	NK Varaždin	Croatia	23	D C, DM
95	Monsef Bakrar	AU$1,349	AU$70,172	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Algeria	24	AM RL, ST
96	Jurica Pršir	AU$1,325	AU$68,894	HNK Gorica	Croatia	25	AM C
97	Roko Brajković	AU$1,323	AU$68,796	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatia	20	AM RL, ST
98	Antonio Maurić	AU$1,315	AU$68,403	NK Istra 1961	Croatia	21	D C, DM
99	Bruno Bogojević	AU$1,208	AU$62,801	HNK Gorica	Croatia	27	D/WB/AM R
100	Luka Jelenić	AU$1,204	AU$62,604	NK Osijek	Croatia	25	D C

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Croatian First League?

Ismaël Bennacer of GNK Dinamo Zagreb, on AU$221,130 per week — AU$11,498,760 a year.

How much do the top 100 Croatian First League players earn between them?

AU$1,125,401 per week and AU$58,520,826 per year, which is 93% of the entire Croatian First League wage bill.

Which Croatian First League club has the most players in the top 100?

GNK Dinamo Zagreb, with 25 of them, paying AU$593,515 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$1,204 per week — that is what Luka Jelenić earns in 100th place.