CROATIAN FIRST LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid Croatian First League players
Ismaël Bennacer leads on $157,950 per week. These 100 players take $803,858 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 $804k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL93%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST25 GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 $158k #10 $16k #100 $860
Ismaël Bennacer earns 9.8× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 184× the 100th. Half of the $804k a week on this page goes to the first 10 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ismaël Bennacer | $157,950 | $8,213,400 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Algeria | 27 | DM |
| 02 | Iker Almena | $70,200 | $3,650,400 | HNK Hajduk Split | Spain | 21 | AM RLC |
| 03 | Dominik Livaković | $47,250 | $2,457,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 30 | GK |
| 04 | Dion Drena Beljo | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 23 | AM/F C |
| 05 | Marko Livaja | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 31 | AM LC, F C |
| 06 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | France | 27 | D/WB RL |
| 07 | Gabriel Vidović | $18,900 | $982,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | AM LC |
| 08 | Miha Zajc | $16,200 | $842,400 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Slovenia | 31 | DM, AM C |
| 09 | Scott McKenna | $16,200 | $842,400 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Scotland | 28 | D C |
| 10 | David Čolina | $16,200 | $842,400 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 24 | D/WB L |
| 11 | Zvonimir Sarlija | $13,500 | $702,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 28 | D C |
| 12 | Hugo Guillamón | $12,420 | $645,840 | HNK Hajduk Split | Spain | 25 | D C, DM |
| 13 | Luka Stojković | $12,150 | $631,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | AM RLC |
| 14 | Vladan Bubanja | $12,150 | $631,800 | NK Osijek | Montenegro | 26 | DM |
| 15 | Arbër Hoxha | $11,475 | $596,700 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Albania | 26 | AM L, ST |
| 16 | Dino Perić | $11,340 | $589,680 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 31 | D C |
| 17 | Filip Krovinovic | $11,205 | $582,660 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 18 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine | $10,800 | $561,600 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | France | 35 | D C |
| 19 | Raúl Torrente | $10,800 | $561,600 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Spain | 23 | D C |
| 20 | Niko Galešić | $10,665 | $554,580 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 24 | D RC |
| 21 | Ante Rebic | $10,125 | $526,500 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 31 | AM LC, F C |
| 22 | Dario Melnjak | $9,990 | $519,480 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 32 | D/WB/M L |
| 23 | Juan José Córdoba | $9,585 | $498,420 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Colombia | 22 | AM RL |
| 24 | Josip Mišic | $9,585 | $498,420 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 31 | DM |
| 25 | Matteo Perez Vinlöf | $9,315 | $484,380 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Sweden | 19 | D/WB L |
| 26 | Danijel Zagorac | $8,640 | $449,280 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 38 | GK |
| 27 | Chester Diallo | $8,235 | $428,220 | HNK Hajduk Split | Côte d’Ivoire | 28 | D LC |
| 28 | Adrion Pajaziti | $7,425 | $386,100 | HNK Hajduk Split | Albania | 22 | AM C |
| 29 | Arnel Jakupovic | $7,425 | $386,100 | NK Osijek | Austria | 27 | ST |
| 30 | Josip Radosevic | $6,885 | $358,020 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatia | 31 | DM |
| 31 | Smail Prevljak | $6,210 | $322,920 | NK Istra 1961 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 30 | AM/F C |
| 32 | Abdoulie Sanyang | $6,075 | $315,900 | HNK Hajduk Split | Gambia | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 33 | Ante Majstorović | $6,075 | $315,900 | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | 31 | D RC, DM |
| 34 | Ivan Nevistić | $5,535 | $287,820 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 26 | GK |
| 35 | Jon Mersinaj | $5,535 | $287,820 | NK Osijek | Albania | 26 | D C |
| 36 | Rokas Pukstas | $4,995 | $259,740 | HNK Hajduk Split | United States | 20 | AM C |
| 37 | Toni Fruk | $4,860 | $252,720 | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | 24 | AM/F C |
| 38 | Ante Erceg | $4,725 | $245,700 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 35 | AM LC, F C |
| 39 | Bruno Durdov | $4,725 | $245,700 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 17 | AM R, ST |
| 40 | Amer Gojak | $4,725 | $245,700 | HNK Rijeka | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 28 | AM C |
| 41 | Šimun Hrgović | $4,050 | $210,600 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 21 | D/WB RL, AM L |
| 42 | Luka Vrbančić | $4,050 | $210,600 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 20 | AM C |
| 43 | Niko Sigur | $3,915 | $203,580 | HNK Hajduk Split | Canada | 21 | D R, DM |
| 44 | Mladen Devetak | $3,915 | $203,580 | HNK Rijeka | Serbia | 26 | D/WB L |
| 45 | Merveil Ndockyt | $3,915 | $203,580 | HNK Rijeka | Congo | 26 | AM RLC, F C |
| 46 | Nail Omerović | $3,915 | $203,580 | NK Osijek | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 22 | WB R, AM RL |
| 47 | Renan Guedes | $3,645 | $189,540 | NK Osijek | Brazil | 27 | D/WB R |
| 48 | Stjepan Radeljic | $3,510 | $182,520 | HNK Rijeka | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 27 | D C |
| 49 | Ante Oreč | $3,375 | $175,500 | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | 23 | D/WB R |
| 50 | Allen Obando | $3,375 | $175,500 | NK Istra 1961 | Ecuador | 19 | ST |
| 51 | Anton Matković | $3,375 | $175,500 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 19 | AM RL, ST |
| 52 | Aleksa Latković | $3,375 | $175,500 | NK Varaždin | Montenegro | 24 | AM RLC |
| 53 | Dejan Petrovic | $3,240 | $168,480 | HNK Rijeka | Slovenia | 27 | M C |
| 54 | Domagoj Antolić | $3,240 | $168,480 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 35 | DM |
| 55 | Fran Topić | $3,105 | $161,460 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | AM R, ST |
| 56 | Fran Karacic | $3,105 | $161,460 | NK Osijek | Australia | 29 | D/WB R |
| 57 | Ivica Ivusic | $2,835 | $147,420 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 30 | GK |
| 58 | Jakov-Anton Vasilj | $2,835 | $147,420 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 23 | AM RC |
| 59 | Žan Trontelj | $2,700 | $140,400 | HNK Gorica | Slovenia | 25 | D/WB/M R |
| 60 | Lovre Kulušić | $2,700 | $140,400 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatia | 18 | AM RC, F C |
| 61 | Leonardo Sigali | $2,700 | $140,400 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Argentina | 38 | D C |
| 62 | Šimun Mikolčić | $2,700 | $140,400 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 21 | AM C |
| 63 | Noa Mikić | $2,565 | $133,380 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 18 | D/WB R |
| 64 | Muhamed Šahinović | $2,565 | $133,380 | HNK Gorica | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 21 | GK |
| 65 | Moreno Živković | $2,565 | $133,380 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatia | 21 | D C |
| 66 | Marcel Heister | $2,565 | $133,380 | NK Istra 1961 | Germany | 32 | D/WB L |
| 67 | Marko Pajac | $2,565 | $133,380 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 32 | D/WB/M L |
| 68 | Marko Malenica | $2,565 | $133,380 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 31 | GK |
| 69 | Mihail Caimacov | $2,565 | $133,380 | NK Slaven Belupo | Moldova | 26 | DM, AM RC |
| 70 | Oliver Zelenika | $2,430 | $126,360 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 32 | GK |
| 71 | Tiago Dantas | $2,160 | $112,320 | HNK Rijeka | Portugal | 24 | DM, AM C |
| 72 | Dušan Vuković | $1,890 | $98,280 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Montenegro | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 73 | Domagoj Bukvić | $1,890 | $98,280 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 21 | AM RL |
| 74 | Frane Maglica | $1,755 | $91,260 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 28 | D RLC |
| 75 | Gustavo Albarracín | $1,620 | $84,240 | NK Istra 1961 | Argentina | 19 | DM, M RC |
| 76 | Ivan Ćubelić | $1,485 | $77,220 | NK Slaven Belupo | Croatia | 22 | AM LC |
| 77 | Iuri Tavares | $1,485 | $77,220 | NK Varaždin | Cape Verde | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 78 | Bruno Goda | $1,436 | $74,693 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 27 | D/WB/M L |
| 79 | Borna Barišić | $1,359 | $70,691 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 32 | D/WB L |
| 80 | Advan Kadušić | $1,316 | $68,445 | NK Istra 1961 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 27 | D RLC, DM |
| 81 | Mario Marina | $1,315 | $68,375 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 35 | DM |
| 82 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | $1,276 | $66,339 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | North Macedonia | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 83 | Mateo Lisica | $1,224 | $63,671 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 22 | AM R |
| 84 | Marko Soldo | $1,215 | $63,180 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | DM |
| 85 | Marin Leovac | $1,215 | $63,180 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 36 | D/WB L |
| 86 | Mateo Barac | $1,215 | $63,180 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 30 | D C |
| 87 | Matej Vuk | $1,215 | $63,180 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 25 | AM L, ST |
| 88 | Mario Mladenovski | $1,215 | $63,180 | NK Varaždin | North Macedonia | 24 | D C |
| 89 | Martin Zlomislić | $1,150 | $59,810 | HNK Rijeka | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 26 | GK |
| 90 | Mislav Ćutuk | $1,139 | $59,249 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 18 | AM RL, ST |
| 91 | Mody Boune | $1,139 | $59,249 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | France | 23 | D R |
| 92 | Mateo Les | $1,022 | $53,141 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 25 | D LC |
| 93 | Samuele Vignato | $1,008 | $52,439 | HNK Rijeka | Italy | 21 | AM RLC, F C |
| 94 | Novak Tepšić | $1,008 | $52,439 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 23 | D C, DM |
| 95 | Monsef Bakrar | $964 | $50,123 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Algeria | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 96 | Jurica Pršir | $946 | $49,210 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 25 | AM C |
| 97 | Roko Brajković | $945 | $49,140 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 98 | Antonio Maurić | $940 | $48,859 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatia | 21 | D C, DM |
| 99 | Bruno Bogojević | $863 | $44,858 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 27 | D/WB/AM R |
| 100 | Luka Jelenić | $860 | $44,717 | 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 $157,950 per week — $8,213,400 a year.
How much do the top 100 Croatian First League players earn between them?
$803,858 per week and $41,800,590 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 $423,939 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$860 per week — that is what Luka Jelenić earns in 100th place.