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Highest paid players from Croatia

Joško Gvardiol is the best paid player from Croatia at AU$384,000 a week. We hold a wage for 262 of the 547 players in the squads we track who give Croatia, and they earn AU$4,251,128 a week between them, across 28 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$4.3m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$221.1m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS547

MOST AT ONE CLUB22 GNK Dinamo Zagreb

The best-paid XI from Croatia

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

GK Dominik Livaković AU$67,200 GNK Dinamo Zagreb
D Joško Gvardiol AU$384,000 Manchester City
D Josip Stanišic AU$190,080 FC Bayern München
D Borna Sosa AU$101,760 1. FC Köln
D Marin Pongracic AU$84,480 ACF Fiorentina
M Mateo Kovacic AU$316,800 Manchester City
M Luka Modric AU$207,360 AC Milan
M Petar Sučić AU$86,400 Inter Milan
A Andrej Kramaric AU$165,120 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
A Mario Pašalic AU$115,200 Atalanta
A Lovro Majer AU$96,000 AEK Athens

Combined AU$1,814,400 per week · AU$94,348,800 per year

Highest paid from Croatia

Top 50 by weekly wage, 82% of every Croatia wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Croatia. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Joško Gvardiol	AU$384,000	AU$19,968,000	Manchester City	Premier League	23	D LC
02	Mateo Kovacic	AU$316,800	AU$16,473,600	Manchester City	Premier League	31	DM
03	Luka Modric	AU$207,360	AU$10,782,720	AC Milan	Serie A	39	DM, AM C
04	Josip Stanišic	AU$190,080	AU$9,884,160	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	25	D RLC
05	Andrej Kramaric	AU$165,120	AU$8,586,240	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Bundesliga	34	AM RLC, F C
06	Mario Pašalic	AU$115,200	AU$5,990,400	Atalanta	Serie A	30	AM C
07	Borna Sosa	AU$101,760	AU$5,291,520	1. FC Köln	Bundesliga	27	D/WB/M L
08	Lovro Majer	AU$96,000	AU$4,992,000	AEK Athens	Superleague Greece	27	AM RC
09	Petar Sučić	AU$86,400	AU$4,492,800	Inter Milan	Serie A	21	DM
10	Marin Pongracic	AU$84,480	AU$4,392,960	ACF Fiorentina	Serie A	27	D C

11	Nikola Vlašic	AU$80,640	AU$4,193,280	Torino	Serie A	27	AM RLC, F C
12	Josip Šutalo	AU$78,720	AU$4,093,440	Lazio	Serie A	25	D C
13	Petar Musa	AU$71,040	AU$3,694,080	FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	27	ST
14	Dominik Livaković	AU$67,200	AU$3,494,400	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatian First League	30	GK
15	Bruno Petkovic	AU$65,280	AU$3,394,560	Kocaelispor	Süper Lig	30	AM/F C
16	Josip Juranović	AU$63,360	AU$3,294,720	1. FC Union Berlin	Bundesliga	29	D/WB RL
17	Kristijan Jakić	AU$63,360	AU$3,294,720	FC Augsburg	Bundesliga	28	D RC, DM
18	Domagoj Bradaric	AU$63,360	AU$3,294,720	Hellas Verona FC	Serie B	25	D/WB L
19	Toma Basic	AU$59,520	AU$3,095,040	Venezia Football Club	Serie A	28	DM
20	Ante Budimir	AU$57,600	AU$2,995,200	Osasuna	La Liga	33	ST
21	Ivan Perišic	AU$55,680	AU$2,895,360	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	36	AM RL
22	Franjo Ivanović	AU$55,680	AU$2,895,360	RC Lens	Ligue 1	21	AM L, ST
23	Duje Caleta-Car	AU$55,680	AU$2,895,360	U.S. Sassuolo Calcio	Serie A	28	D C
24	Domagoj Vida	AU$51,840	AU$2,695,680	AEK Athens	Superleague Greece	36	D C
25	Igor Matanović	AU$49,920	AU$2,595,840	Sport-Club Freiburg	Bundesliga	22	ST
26	Luka Vušković	AU$48,000	AU$2,496,000	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	18	D C
27	Marco Pašalić	AU$42,240	AU$2,196,480	Orlando City SC	Major League Soccer	24	AM RL
28	Dominik Prpić	AU$42,240	AU$2,196,480	Futebol Clube do Porto	Primeira Liga	21	D C
29	Adrian Semper	AU$40,320	AU$2,096,640	Al-Fateh Football Club	Saudi Pro League	27	GK
30	Nikola Moro	AU$38,400	AU$1,996,800	Bologna FC 1909	Serie A	27	DM
31	Bartol Franjić	AU$38,400	AU$1,996,800	Venezia Football Club	Serie A	25	D LC, DM
32	Marin Ljubičić	AU$36,480	AU$1,896,960	1. FC Union Berlin	Bundesliga	23	AM R, ST
33	Nediljko Labrović	AU$36,480	AU$1,896,960	FC Augsburg	Bundesliga	25	GK
34	Dion Drena Beljo	AU$36,480	AU$1,896,960	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatian First League	23	AM/F C
35	Marko Livaja	AU$36,480	AU$1,896,960	HNK Hajduk Split	Croatian First League	31	AM LC, F C
36	Matija Frigan	AU$36,480	AU$1,896,960	Parma Calcio 1913	Serie A	22	ST
37	Jakov Medic	AU$34,560	AU$1,797,120	FC Utrecht	Eredivisie	26	D C, DM
38	Robert Ljubičić	AU$32,640	AU$1,697,280	Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub	Austrian Bundesliga	26	DM
39	Tin Jedvaj	AU$30,720	AU$1,597,440	Al-Shabab Football Club	Saudi Pro League	29	D RC
40	Ante Crnac	AU$28,800	AU$1,497,600	Norwich City	Championship	21	AM RC, F C
41	Luka Sucic	AU$28,800	AU$1,497,600	Real Sociedad	La Liga	22	AM C
42	Gabriel Vidović	AU$26,880	AU$1,397,760	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Croatian First League	21	AM LC
43	Martin Baturina	AU$26,880	AU$1,397,760	Como 1907	Serie A	22	AM C
44	Josip Brekalo	AU$24,960	AU$1,297,920	Hertha BSC	2. Bundesliga	27	AM RLC
45	Ivan Prtajin	AU$24,960	AU$1,297,920	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2. Bundesliga	29	ST
46	Adriano Jagušić	AU$24,960	AU$1,297,920	Panathinaikos AO	Superleague Greece	19	AM RC
47	David Čolina	AU$23,040	AU$1,198,080	NK Osijek	Croatian First League	24	D/WB L
48	Martin Erlic	AU$23,040	AU$1,198,080	Football Club Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	27	D C
49	Marko Tolić	AU$21,120	AU$1,098,240	Zhejiang FC	Chinese Super League	29	AM C
50	Stipe Biuk	AU$21,120	AU$1,098,240	Widzew Łódź	Ekstraklasa	22	AM RLC

Where Croatia players play

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

28 leagues in all

Croatian First League

159 · AU$524k Serie A

15 · AU$945k Bundesliga

10 · AU$721k Ekstraklasa

8 · AU$79k Superleague Greece

7 · AU$204k 2. Bundesliga

6 · AU$95k Austrian Bundesliga

6 · AU$45k Premier League

4 · AU$750k Eredivisie

4 · AU$108k Süper Lig

4 · AU$86k Danish Superliga

4 · AU$42k Scottish Premiership

4 · AU$35k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers

AU$8,554 · 7%

Defenders

AU$20,926 · 37%

Midfielders

AU$27,552 · 21%

Attackers

AU$21,694 · 36%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$3k 16-19

AU$9k 20-22

AU$23k 23-25

AU$22k 26-28

AU$24k 29-31

AU$15k 32-34

AU$31k 35+

Clubs with the most Croatia players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

GNK Dinamo Zagreb 22 NK Varaždin 22 NK Slaven Belupo 19 HNK Vukovar 1991 18 HNK Hajduk Split 17 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 17 HNK Gorica 13 HNK Rijeka 12 NK Osijek 11 NK Istra 1961 8

1. FC Union Berlin 3

Venezia Football Club 3

Frequently asked questions

Players from Croatia

Who is the highest paid footballer from Croatia?

Joško Gvardiol of Manchester City is the highest paid player from Croatia in our data, on AU$384,000 per week (AU$19,968,000 per year).

How much do players from Croatia earn?

We hold a wage for 262 of the 547 players from Croatia in our data, so an average across them would describe those 262 rather than Croatia as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Croatia?

Croatian First League has the most, with 159 players from Croatia on wages we hold, ahead of Serie A on 15.

How many players from Croatia do you cover?

547 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Croatia, and we hold a weekly wage for 262 of them (48%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Croatia?

GNK Dinamo Zagreb, with 22 players from Croatia in its current squad.

Every player from Croatia

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

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Other nations

Mexico 415 Denmark 346 Czechia 333 Wales 289 Austria 287 Australia 285 Türkiye 281 Russia 252 Ireland 252 Thailand 239 Saudi Arabia 234 Greece 220 China PR 219 Finland 185

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