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Highest paid players from Denmark

Andreas Christensen is the best paid player from Denmark at AU$281,610 a week. We hold a wage for 346 of the 692 players in the squads we track who give Denmark, and they earn AU$5,977,632 a week between them, across 29 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$6m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$310.8m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS692

MOST AT ONE CLUB24 Vejle Boldklub

The best-paid XI from Denmark

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

GK Filip Jörgensen AU$136,080 RC Strasbourg Alsace
D Andreas Christensen AU$281,610 Barcelona
D Joachim Andersen AU$264,600 Fulham
D Rasmus Kristensen AU$73,710 Football Club Midtjylland
D Patrick Dorgu AU$71,820 Manchester United
M Christian Nørgaard AU$189,000 Everton
M Christian Eriksen AU$113,400 VfL Wolfsburg
M Mathias Jensen AU$85,050 Brentford
A Rasmus Højlund AU$147,420 Napoli
A Mikkel Damsgaard AU$130,410 Brentford
A Conrad Harder AU$113,400 RC Strasbourg Alsace

Combined AU$1,606,500 per week · AU$83,538,000 per year

Highest paid from Denmark

Top 50 by weekly wage, 64% of every Denmark wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Denmark. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Andreas Christensen	AU$281,610	AU$14,643,720	Barcelona	La Liga	29	D C, DM
02	Joachim Andersen	AU$264,600	AU$13,759,200	Fulham	Premier League	29	D C
03	Christian Nørgaard	AU$189,000	AU$9,828,000	Everton	Premier League	31	DM
04	Rasmus Højlund	AU$147,420	AU$7,665,840	Napoli	Serie A	22	ST
05	Filip Jörgensen	AU$136,080	AU$7,076,160	RC Strasbourg Alsace	Ligue 1	23	GK
06	Mikkel Damsgaard	AU$130,410	AU$6,781,320	Brentford	Premier League	25	AM RLC
07	Christian Eriksen	AU$113,400	AU$5,896,800	VfL Wolfsburg	2. Bundesliga	33	DM, AM RLC
08	Conrad Harder	AU$113,400	AU$5,896,800	RC Strasbourg Alsace	Ligue 1	20	AM RL, ST
09	Mads Hermansen	AU$111,510	AU$5,798,520	West Ham United	Championship	25	GK
10	Jesper Lindstrøm	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	Fussballclub RB Salzburg	Austrian Bundesliga	25	AM RLC

11	Matt O'Riley	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	24	AM C
12	Mathias Jensen	AU$85,050	AU$4,422,600	Brentford	Premier League	29	DM
13	Andreas Skov Olsen	AU$83,160	AU$4,324,320	Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü	Süper Lig	25	AM RLC
14	Frederik Rønnow	AU$81,270	AU$4,226,040	1. FC Union Berlin	Bundesliga	32	GK
15	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	AU$79,380	AU$4,127,760	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	29	DM
16	Rasmus Kristensen	AU$73,710	AU$3,832,920	Football Club Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	28	D RC
17	August Priske	AU$71,820	AU$3,734,640	Birmingham City	Championship	21	ST
18	Anders Dreyer	AU$71,820	AU$3,734,640	San Diego Football Club	Major League Soccer	27	AM R
19	Patrick Dorgu	AU$71,820	AU$3,734,640	Manchester United	Premier League	20	D/WB L, AM RL
20	Joakim Mæhle	AU$69,930	AU$3,636,360	VfL Wolfsburg	2. Bundesliga	28	D/WB RL
21	Victor Kristiansen	AU$69,930	AU$3,636,360	Panathinaikos AO	Superleague Greece	22	D LC
22	Jacob Bruun Larsen	AU$66,150	AU$3,439,800	Burnley	Championship	26	AM RL
23	Philip Billing	AU$66,150	AU$3,439,800	Football Club Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	29	DM, AM C
24	Jonas Wind	AU$62,370	AU$3,243,240	SC Braga	Primeira Liga	26	AM/F C
25	Gustav Isaksen	AU$62,370	AU$3,243,240	Lazio	Serie A	24	AM R
26	Andreas Cornelius	AU$60,480	AU$3,144,960	Football Club København	Danish Superliga	32	ST
27	Morten Hjulmand	AU$60,480	AU$3,144,960	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	26	DM
28	William Osula	AU$58,590	AU$3,046,680	Newcastle United	Premier League	21	AM RL, ST
29	Jens Stage	AU$56,700	AU$2,948,400	SV Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	28	DM
30	Kasper Dolberg	AU$56,700	AU$2,948,400	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	27	ST
31	Alexander Bah	AU$56,700	AU$2,948,400	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	Primeira Liga	27	D/WB/M R
32	Yussuf Poulsen	AU$54,810	AU$2,850,120	Hamburger Sport-Verein	Bundesliga	31	ST
33	Mads Roerslev	AU$54,810	AU$2,850,120	Southampton	Championship	26	D/WB R
34	Albert Grønbæk	AU$52,920	AU$2,751,840	Hamburger Sport-Verein	Bundesliga	24	AM RLC
35	Mika Biereth	AU$52,920	AU$2,751,840	AS Monaco	Ligue 1	22	ST
36	Victor Froholdt	AU$51,030	AU$2,653,560	Futebol Clube do Porto	Primeira Liga	19	DM, AM C
37	Mohamed Daramy	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	Stade de Reims	Ligue 2	23	AM RL
38	Marcus Ingvartsen	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	San Diego Football Club	Major League Soccer	29	AM RC, F C
39	Victor Nelsson	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	Galatasaray A.Ş.	Süper Lig	26	D C
40	Robert Skov	AU$43,470	AU$2,260,440	1. FC Union Berlin	Bundesliga	29	D/WB RL, AM R
41	Philip Zinckernagel	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Chicago Fire FC	Major League Soccer	30	AM RLC
42	William Bøving	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	1. FC Nürnberg	2. Bundesliga	22	AM LC, F C
43	Emil Riis	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Leicester City	League One	27	ST
44	Elias Jelert	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Havre AC	Ligue 1	22	D/WB RL
45	Jens Jønsson	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Aarhus Gymnastikforening	Danish Superliga	32	DM
46	Mads Bidstrup	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	24	DM
47	Oliver Sørensen	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	23	DM
48	Daniel Iversen	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Preston North End	Championship	27	GK
49	Jens Odgaard	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Bologna FC 1909	Serie A	26	AM RLC, F C
50	Victor Torp	AU$33,075	AU$1,719,900	Coventry City	Premier League	25	DM, AM/F C

Where Denmark players play

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

29 leagues in all

Danish Superliga

146 · AU$982k Eliteserien

32 · AU$96k Other clubs

17 · AU$48k Championship

16 · AU$544k 2. Bundesliga

16 · AU$400k Eredivisie

14 · AU$139k Ligue 1

12 · AU$533k Serie A

11 · AU$362k Bundesliga

9 · AU$343k Major League Soccer

9 · AU$255k Premier League

8 · AU$925k Belgian Pro League

7 · AU$55k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers

AU$21,134 · 9%

Defenders

AU$21,542 · 28%

Midfielders

AU$27,987 · 24%

Attackers

AU$24,850 · 39%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$3k 16-19

AU$19k 20-22

AU$19k 23-25

AU$22k 26-28

AU$38k 29-31

AU$24k 32-34

AU$14k 35+

Clubs with the most Denmark players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Vejle Boldklub 24

Odense Boldklub 18

Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 16

Football Club Nordsjælland 15

Aalborg Boldspilklub 13

Aarhus Gymnastikforening 11

Football Club Midtjylland 11

Lyngby Boldklub 11

Randers Football Club 10

Sønderjyske Fodbold 10

Football Club København 8 Vålerenga Fotball 6

Frequently asked questions

Players from Denmark

Who is the highest paid footballer from Denmark?

Andreas Christensen of Barcelona is the highest paid player from Denmark in our data, on AU$281,610 per week (AU$14,643,720 per year).

How much do players from Denmark earn?

We hold a wage for 346 of the 692 players from Denmark in our data, so an average across them would describe those 346 rather than Denmark as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Denmark?

Danish Superliga has the most, with 146 players from Denmark on wages we hold, ahead of Eliteserien on 32.

How many players from Denmark do you cover?

692 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Denmark, and we hold a weekly wage for 346 of them (50%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Denmark?

Vejle Boldklub, with 24 players from Denmark in its current squad.

Every player from Denmark

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

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Other nations

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