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Highest paid players from Albania

Armando Broja is the best paid player from Albania at AU$119,070 a week. We hold a wage for 76 of the 127 players in the squads we track who give Albania, and they earn AU$1,073,853 a week between them, across 24 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$1.1m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$55.8m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS127

MOST AT ONE CLUB2 Empoli Football Club

The best-paid XI from Albania

The eleven highest-paid players from Albania that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Thomas Strakosha AU$41,580 AEK Athens
D Marash Kumbulla AU$102,060 Rayo Vallecano
D Ardian Ismajli AU$75,600 Torino
D Enea Mihaj AU$41,580 Atlanta United FC
D Iván Balliu AU$30,240 Rayo Vallecano
M Mario Mitaj AU$45,360 Genoa Cricket and Football Club
M Qazim Laci AU$41,580 Rizespor A.Ş.
M Keidi Bare AU$11,340 NPS Volos
A Armando Broja AU$119,070 Burnley
A Mirlind Daku AU$92,610 Spartak Moscow
A Ernest Muçi AU$73,710 Trabzonspor A.Ş.

Combined AU$674,730 per week · AU$35,085,960 per year

Highest paid from Albania

Top 50 by weekly wage, 98% of every Albania wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Albania. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Armando Broja	AU$119,070	AU$6,191,640	Burnley	Championship	23	AM RL, ST
02	Marash Kumbulla	AU$102,060	AU$5,307,120	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga	25	D C
03	Mirlind Daku	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	Spartak Moscow	Russian Premier League	27	ST
04	Ardian Ismajli	AU$75,600	AU$3,931,200	Torino	Serie A	28	D C
05	Ernest Muçi	AU$73,710	AU$3,832,920	Trabzonspor A.Ş.	Süper Lig	24	AM LC, F C
06	Myrto Uzuni	AU$58,590	AU$3,046,680	Austin FC	Major League Soccer	30	AM RLC, F C
07	Anis Mehmeti	AU$49,140	AU$2,555,280	Ipswich Town	Premier League	24	AM LC
08	Mario Mitaj	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	Genoa Cricket and Football Club	Serie A	21	D/WB L, DM
09	Enea Mihaj	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Atlanta United FC	Major League Soccer	27	D C
10	Thomas Strakosha	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	AEK Athens	Superleague Greece	30	GK

11	Qazim Laci	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Rizespor A.Ş.	Süper Lig	29	DM, AM C
12	Albion Ademi	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	Shenzhen Peng City	Chinese Super League	26	AM RL
13	Nedim Bajrami	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Al-Taawoun Football Club	Saudi Pro League	26	AM C
14	Iván Balliu	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Rayo Vallecano	La Liga	33	D/WB R
15	Cristian Shpendi	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Cesena F.C.	Serie B	22	AM/F C
16	Nazmi Gripshi	AU$16,821	AU$874,692	Rubin Kazan	Russian Premier League	28	AM RLC
17	Arbër Hoxha	AU$16,065	AU$835,380	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatian First League	26	AM L, ST
18	Keidi Bare	AU$11,340	AU$589,680	NPS Volos	Superleague Greece	27	DM
19	Medon Berisha	AU$11,151	AU$579,852	Unione Sportiva Lecce	Serie A	21	DM, AM C
20	Sergio Kalaj	AU$10,584	AU$550,368	Spezia Calcio	Serie B	25	D C
21	Adrion Pajaziti	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatian First League	22	AM C
22	Frederic Veseli	AU$10,017	AU$520,884	Livorno 1915	Other clubs	32	D RC
23	Alen Sherri	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Cagliari Calcio	Serie A	27	GK
24	Jon Mersinaj	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	NK Osijek	Croatian First League	26	D C
25	Stiven Shpendi	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Empoli Football Club	Serie B	22	AM RLC, F C
26	Silvio Merkaj	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Lanerossi Vicenza	Serie B	27	ST
27	Armando Dobra	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Leyton Orient	League One	24	AM RLC
28	Kleis Bozhanaj	AU$5,670	AU$294,840	Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L	Serie B	24	AM/F C
29	Rey Manaj	AU$5,103	AU$265,356	Sivasspor	Other clubs	28	ST
30	Armand Rada	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	Lanerossi Vicenza	Serie B	26	DM
31	Dion Ajvazi	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	Hertha BSC	2. Bundesliga	21	AM LC
32	Geraldo Bajrami	AU$4,158	AU$216,216	Crawley Town	League Two	25	D C, DM
33	Klisman Cake	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	Akhmat Grozny	Russian Premier League	26	D C
34	Maldini Kacurri	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	Grimsby Town	League Two	19	D C
35	Serxho Ujka	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	SV Zulte Waregem	Belgian Pro League	26	AM LC
36	Angelo Ndrecka	AU$2,835	AU$147,420	A.S. Cittadella S.R.L.	Other clubs	23	D/WB/M L
37	Dion Berisha	AU$2,646	AU$137,592	FC Würzburger Kickers	Other clubs	22	AM RLC, F C
38	Erald Krasniqi	AU$2,457	AU$127,764	sc Heerenveen	Eredivisie	19	AM LC
39	Enis Ujkaj	AU$2,457	AU$127,764	Delfino Pescara	Serie B	21	GK
40	Elton Fikaj	AU$1,894	AU$98,477	Piast Gliwice	Ekstraklasa	19	D LC
41	Luan Simnica	AU$1,890	AU$98,280	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Other clubs	21	DM
42	Flavio Sulejmani	AU$1,858	AU$96,609	Lazio	Serie A	19	ST
43	Gabriel Ramaj	AU$1,648	AU$85,700	Atalanta	Serie A	19	D C
44	Denis Prendi	AU$1,486	AU$77,248	U.S. Cremonese	Serie B	18	D C
45	Kevin Shkurti	AU$1,469	AU$76,364	Royal Football Club de Liège	Belgian Challenger Pro League	20	DM
46	Anxhelo Sina	AU$1,414	AU$73,513	Rio Ave	Primeira Liga	21	GK
47	Kevin Haveri	AU$1,397	AU$72,629	Livorno 1915	Other clubs	23	D/WB L
48	Matteo Dashi	AU$1,380	AU$71,744	Crystal Palace	Premier League	18	AM C
49	Aiden Shehu	AU$1,323	AU$68,796	Hull City	Premier League	18	AM C
50	Damjano Gjini	AU$1,229	AU$63,882	AO Ionikos Nikaias	Other clubs	30	DM, AM C

Where Albania players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

24 leagues in all

Serie A

13 · AU$149k Serie B

12 · AU$67k Other clubs

7 · AU$25k League One

6 · AU$10k Premier League

4 · AU$53k Croatian First League

4 · AU$35k Russian Premier League

3 · AU$113k Superleague Greece

3 · AU$53k Belgian Pro League

3 · AU$5k La Liga

2 · AU$132k Süper Lig

2 · AU$115k Major League Soccer

2 · AU$100k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the Albania wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$16,842 · 5%

Defenders

AU$24,239 · 29%

Midfielders

AU$8,437 · 4%

Attackers

AU$28,078 · 61%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$1k 16-19

AU$9k 20-22

AU$29k 23-25

AU$24k 26-28

AU$36k 29-31

AU$20k 32-34

AU$0 35+

Clubs with the most Albania players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Empoli Football Club 2

Genoa Cricket and Football Club 2

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio 2

A.S. Cittadella S.R.L. 1

ADO Den Haag 1

Frequently asked questions

Players from Albania

Who is the highest paid footballer from Albania?

Armando Broja of Burnley is the highest paid player from Albania in our data, on AU$119,070 per week (AU$6,191,640 per year).

How much do players from Albania earn?

We hold a wage for 76 of the 127 players from Albania in our data, so an average across them would describe those 76 rather than Albania as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Albania?

Serie A has the most, with 13 players from Albania on wages we hold, ahead of Serie B on 12.

How many players from Albania do you cover?

127 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Albania, and we hold a weekly wage for 76 of them (60%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Albania?

Empoli Football Club, with 2 players from Albania in its current squad.

Every player from Albania

38 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

A B C E F G I J K L M N Q R S T

Other nations

Serbia 123 Northern Ireland 122 Côte d’Ivoire 116 Slovakia 88 Switzerland 86 Cameroon 83 Mali 81 Bosnia & Herzegovina 71 Algeria 70 Ukraine 68 Paraguay 68 New Zealand 61 Slovenia 55 Congo - Kinshasa 55

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