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Highest paid players from Albania

Armando Broja is the best paid player from Albania at AU$120,960 a week. We hold a wage for 76 of the 127 players in the squads we track who give Albania, and they earn AU$1,090,898 a week between them, across 24 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$1.1m
COMBINED YEARLYAU$56.7m
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.

  1. GK Thomas Strakosha AU$42,240 AEK Athens
  2. D Marash Kumbulla AU$103,680 Rayo Vallecano
  3. D Ardian Ismajli AU$76,800 Torino
  4. D Enea Mihaj AU$42,240 Atlanta United FC
  5. D Iván Balliu AU$30,720 Rayo Vallecano
  6. M Mario Mitaj AU$46,080 Genoa Cricket and Football Club
  7. M Qazim Laci AU$42,240 Rizespor A.Ş.
  8. M Keidi Bare AU$11,520 NPS Volos
  9. A Armando Broja AU$120,960 Burnley
  10. A Mirlind Daku AU$94,080 Spartak Moscow
  11. A Ernest Muçi AU$74,880 Trabzonspor A.Ş.

Combined AU$685,440 per week · AU$35,642,880 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$120,960
AU$6,289,920 Burnley Championship 23 AM RL, ST
02 Marash Kumbulla
AU$103,680
AU$5,391,360 Rayo Vallecano La Liga 25 D C
03 Mirlind Daku
AU$94,080
AU$4,892,160 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier League 27 ST
04 Ardian Ismajli
AU$76,800
AU$3,993,600 Torino Serie A 28 D C
05 Ernest Muçi
AU$74,880
AU$3,893,760 Trabzonspor A.Ş. Süper Lig 24 AM LC, F C
06 Myrto Uzuni
AU$59,520
AU$3,095,040 Austin FC Major League Soccer 30 AM RLC, F C
07 Anis Mehmeti
AU$49,920
AU$2,595,840 Ipswich Town Premier League 24 AM LC
08 Mario Mitaj
AU$46,080
AU$2,396,160 Genoa Cricket and Football Club Serie A 21 D/WB L, DM
09 Enea Mihaj
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Atlanta United FC Major League Soccer 27 D C
10 Thomas Strakosha
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 AEK Athens Superleague Greece 30 GK
11 Qazim Laci
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Rizespor A.Ş. Süper Lig 29 DM, AM C
12 Albion Ademi
AU$38,400
AU$1,996,800 Shenzhen Peng City Chinese Super League 26 AM RL
13 Nedim Bajrami
AU$36,480
AU$1,896,960 Al-Taawoun Football Club Saudi Pro League 26 AM C
14 Iván Balliu
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 Rayo Vallecano La Liga 33 D/WB R
15 Cristian Shpendi
AU$26,880
AU$1,397,760 Cesena F.C. Serie B 22 AM/F C
16 Nazmi Gripshi
AU$17,088
AU$888,576 Rubin Kazan Russian Premier League 28 AM RLC
17 Arbër Hoxha
AU$16,320
AU$848,640 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Croatian First League 26 AM L, ST
18 Keidi Bare
AU$11,520
AU$599,040 NPS Volos Superleague Greece 27 DM
19 Medon Berisha
AU$11,328
AU$589,056 Unione Sportiva Lecce Serie A 21 DM, AM C
20 Sergio Kalaj
AU$10,752
AU$559,104 Spezia Calcio Serie B 25 D C
21 Adrion Pajaziti
AU$10,560
AU$549,120 HNK Hajduk Split Croatian First League 22 AM C
22 Frederic Veseli
AU$10,176
AU$529,152 Livorno 1915 Other clubs 32 D RC
23 Alen Sherri
AU$8,640
AU$449,280 Cagliari Calcio Serie A 27 GK
24 Jon Mersinaj
AU$7,872
AU$409,344 NK Osijek Croatian First League 26 D C
25 Stiven Shpendi
AU$6,912
AU$359,424 Empoli Football Club Serie B 22 AM RLC, F C
26 Silvio Merkaj
AU$6,912
AU$359,424 Lanerossi Vicenza Serie B 27 ST
27 Armando Dobra
AU$6,720
AU$349,440 Leyton Orient League One 24 AM RLC
28 Kleis Bozhanaj
AU$5,760
AU$299,520 Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L Serie B 24 AM/F C
29 Rey Manaj
AU$5,184
AU$269,568 Sivasspor Other clubs 28 ST
30 Armand Rada
AU$4,800
AU$249,600 Lanerossi Vicenza Serie B 26 DM
31 Dion Ajvazi
AU$4,608
AU$239,616 Hertha BSC 2. Bundesliga 21 AM LC
32 Geraldo Bajrami
AU$4,224
AU$219,648 Crawley Town League Two 25 D C, DM
33 Klisman Cake
AU$3,840
AU$199,680 Akhmat Grozny Russian Premier League 26 D C
34 Maldini Kacurri
AU$3,648
AU$189,696 Grimsby Town League Two 19 D C
35 Serxho Ujka
AU$3,072
AU$159,744 SV Zulte Waregem Belgian Pro League 26 AM LC
36 Angelo Ndrecka
AU$2,880
AU$149,760 A.S. Cittadella S.R.L. Other clubs 23 D/WB/M L
37 Dion Berisha
AU$2,688
AU$139,776 FC Würzburger Kickers Other clubs 22 AM RLC, F C
38 Erald Krasniqi
AU$2,496
AU$129,792 sc Heerenveen Eredivisie 19 AM LC
39 Enis Ujkaj
AU$2,496
AU$129,792 Delfino Pescara Serie B 21 GK
40 Elton Fikaj
AU$1,924
AU$100,040 Piast Gliwice Ekstraklasa 19 D LC
41 Luan Simnica
AU$1,920
AU$99,840 FC Erzgebirge Aue Other clubs 21 DM
42 Flavio Sulejmani
AU$1,887
AU$98,143 Lazio Serie A 19 ST
43 Gabriel Ramaj
AU$1,674
AU$87,060 Atalanta Serie A 19 D C
44 Denis Prendi
AU$1,509
AU$78,474 U.S. Cremonese Serie B 18 D C
45 Kevin Shkurti
AU$1,492
AU$77,576 Royal Football Club de Liège Belgian Challenger Pro League 20 DM
46 Anxhelo Sina
AU$1,436
AU$74,680 Rio Ave Primeira Liga 21 GK
47 Kevin Haveri
AU$1,419
AU$73,782 Livorno 1915 Other clubs 23 D/WB L
48 Matteo Dashi
AU$1,402
AU$72,883 Crystal Palace Premier League 18 AM C
49 Aiden Shehu
AU$1,344
AU$69,888 Hull City Premier League 18 AM C
50 Damjano Gjini
AU$1,248
AU$64,896 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$151k Serie B
12 · AU$68k Other clubs
7 · AU$26k League One
6 · AU$10k Premier League
4 · AU$53k Croatian First League
4 · AU$35k Russian Premier League
3 · AU$115k Superleague Greece
3 · AU$54k Belgian Pro League
3 · AU$5k La Liga
2 · AU$134k Süper Lig
2 · AU$117k Major League Soccer
2 · AU$102k

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$17,109 · 5%
Defenders
AU$24,624 · 29%
Midfielders
AU$8,571 · 4%
Attackers
AU$28,524 · 61%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$1k 16-19
AU$9k 20-22
AU$30k 23-25
AU$25k 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 Hellas Verona FC 2 KV Kortrijk 2 Lanerossi Vicenza 2 Lazio 2 Livorno 1915 2 Rayo Vallecano 2 Rio Ave 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$120,960 per week (AU$6,289,920 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

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A

Adrion PajazitiAlbion AdemiAmir AbrashiAnis MehmetiArdian IsmajliArmando BrojaArmando Sadiku

B

Berat Djimsiti

C

Cristian Shpendi

E

Elseid HysajEnea MihajErgys KaceErnest MuçiEtrit Berisha

F

Florian Kamberi

G

Geraldo Bajrami

I

Iván Balliu

J

Jerolda MirukuJoi Nuredini

K

Kastriot DermakuKeidi BareKlaus GjasulaKristjan Asllani

L

Leo GaxhaLindon Selahi

M

Marash KumbullaMario MitajMirlind DakuMyrto Uzuni

N

Nedim Bajrami

Q

Qazim Laci

R

Renaldo TorrajRezart Rama

S

Sergio KalajSilvio MerkajSinan DaniStiven Shpendi

T

Thomas Strakosha

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

Every nation we hold wages for →