Highest paid players from India
Anirudh Thapa is the best paid player from India at $7,425 a week. We hold a salary for 453 of the 460 players in the squads we track who give India, and they earn $183,901 a week between them, across 3 leagues.
The best-paid XI from India
The eleven highest-paid players from India that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Gurpreet Singh Sandhu $4,320 Bengaluru
- D Akash Mishra $6,075 Mumbai
- D Anwar Ali $6,075 Bengal
- D Abhishek Singh $4,725 Kolkata
- D Ashique Kuruniyan $3,375 Bengaluru
- M Lalengmawia $7,425 Kolkata
- M Anirudh Thapa $7,425 Kolkata
- M Jeakson Singh $5,535 Bengal
- A Sahal Abdul Samad $4,860 Kolkata
- A Ryan Williams $3,645 Bengaluru
- A Sunil Chhetri $3,510 Bengaluru
Combined $56,970 per week · $2,962,440 per year
Highest paid from India
Top 50 by weekly salary, 56% of every India salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anirudh Thapa | $7,425 | $386,100 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 02 | Lalengmawia | $7,425 | $386,100 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 24 | DM |
| 03 | Anwar Ali | $6,075 | $315,900 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 24 | D C |
| 04 | Akash Mishra | $6,075 | $315,900 | Mumbai | Indian Super League | 23 | D/WB L |
| 05 | Jeakson Singh | $5,535 | $287,820 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 24 | DM |
| 06 | Sahal Abdul Samad | $4,860 | $252,720 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 28 | AM RLC |
| 07 | Abhishek Singh | $4,725 | $245,700 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 20 | D/WB L |
| 08 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | $4,320 | $224,640 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 33 | GK |
| 09 | Ryan Williams | $3,645 | $189,540 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 31 | AM RLC |
| 10 | Sunil Chhetri | $3,510 | $182,520 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 40 | AM L, ST |
| 11 | Ashique Kuruniyan | $3,375 | $175,500 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 28 | WB/AM L |
| 12 | Brandon Fernandes | $3,375 | $175,500 | Mumbai | Indian Super League | 30 | AM C |
| 13 | Liston Colaco | $2,700 | $140,400 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 26 | AM RL |
| 14 | Manvir Singh | $2,565 | $133,380 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 29 | AM R, ST |
| 15 | Muhammed Uvais | $2,565 | $133,380 | Punjab FC | Indian Super League | 26 | D/WB L |
| 16 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | $2,430 | $126,360 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 24 | GK |
| 17 | Sandesh Jhingan | $2,160 | $112,320 | Goa | Indian Super League | 31 | D C |
| 18 | Danish Farooq | $1,890 | $98,280 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 19 | Amarjit Singh | $1,283 | $66,690 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 24 | DM |
| 20 | Amrinder Singh | $1,283 | $66,690 | Odisha | Indian Super League | 32 | GK |
| 21 | Mandar Rao Dessai | $1,215 | $63,180 | Chennai | Indian Super League | 33 | D/WB/AM L |
| 22 | Edmund Lalrindika | $1,056 | $54,896 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 26 | AM R, ST |
| 23 | Gurmeet Singh | $1,029 | $53,492 | Guwahati | Indian Super League | 25 | GK |
| 24 | Hitesh Sharma | $1,015 | $52,790 | Odisha | Indian Super League | 27 | AM RLC |
| 25 | Glan Martins | $972 | $50,544 | Chennai | Indian Super League | 31 | DM |
| 26 | Rahul Bheke | $938 | $48,789 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 34 | D RC |
| 27 | Asish Rai | $938 | $48,789 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 26 | D/WB R |
| 28 | Nikhil Poojary | $934 | $48,578 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 29 | D/WB/AM R |
| 29 | Jay Gupta | $932 | $48,438 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 23 | D LC |
| 30 | Bikash Yumnam | $925 | $48,087 | Kerala FC | I-League | 21 | D C |
| 31 | Mohammed Yasir | $891 | $46,332 | Goa | Indian Super League | 27 | AM RLC |
| 32 | Farukh Choudhary | $871 | $45,279 | Chennai | Indian Super League | 28 | AM RL, ST |
| 33 | Mahesh Singh | $833 | $43,313 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 26 | AM RLC, ST |
| 34 | Aiban Dohling | $824 | $42,822 | Kerala FC | I-League | 29 | D RC |
| 35 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | $817 | $42,471 | Goa | Indian Super League | 26 | D/WB L |
| 36 | Bipin Singh | $810 | $42,120 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 30 | AM RL |
| 37 | Sana Singh (Chinglensana Singh) | $810 | $42,120 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 28 | D C |
| 38 | Subhasish Bose | $810 | $42,120 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 29 | D LC |
| 39 | Pronay Haldar | $805 | $41,839 | Jamshedpur | Indian Super League | 32 | DM |
| 40 | Puitea (Lalthathanga Khawlhring) | $792 | $41,207 | Odisha | Indian Super League | 27 | DM |
| 41 | Vishal Kaith | $770 | $40,014 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 28 | GK |
| 42 | Raynier Fernandes | $765 | $39,803 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 29 | DM |
| 43 | Rahul Praveen | $765 | $39,803 | Odisha | Indian Super League | 25 | AM R |
| 44 | Arshdeep Singh | $765 | $39,803 | Punjab FC | Indian Super League | 28 | GK |
| 45 | Nandhakumar Sekar | $763 | $39,663 | Bengal | Indian Super League | 29 | AM RL |
| 46 | Deepak Tangri | $760 | $39,523 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 26 | D C, DM |
| 47 | Suresh Singh | $752 | $39,101 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 24 | DM |
| 48 | Seriton Fernandes | $752 | $39,101 | Goa | Indian Super League | 32 | D/WB R |
| 49 | Pratik Chaudhuri | $736 | $38,259 | Jamshedpur | Indian Super League | 35 | D C |
| 50 | Roshan Singh | $709 | $36,855 | Bengaluru | Indian Super League | 26 | D/WB L |
Where India players play
Players we hold a salary for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the India salary total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Clubs with the most India players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from India
Who is the highest paid soccer player from India?
Anirudh Thapa of Kolkata is the highest paid player from India in our data, on $7,425 per week ($386,100 per year).
How much do players from India earn?
The 333 players from India aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for earn $498 per week on average. The median is $230, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from India?
Indian Super League has the most, with 288 players from India on salaries we hold, ahead of I-League on 164.
How many players from India do you cover?
460 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as India, and we hold a weekly salary for 453 of them (98%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from India?
Kerala FC, with 43 players from India in its current squad.
Every player from India
18 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for