Highest paid players from Sweden
Alexander Isak is the best paid player from Sweden at $405,000 a week. We hold a salary for 159 of the 187 players in the squads we track who give Sweden, and they earn $2,741,629 a week between them, across 32 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Sweden
The eleven highest-paid players from Sweden that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Viktor Johansson $22,950 Stoke City
- D Victor Lindelöf $110,700 Aston Villa
- D Gabriel Gudmundsson $82,350 Leeds United
- D Samuel Dahl $44,550 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- D Isak Hien $39,150 Atalanta
- M Lucas Bergvall $67,500 Tottenham Hotspur
- M Mattias Svanberg $62,100 VfL Wolfsburg
- M Hugo Larsson $56,700 Fulham
- A Alexander Isak $405,000 Liverpool
- A Viktor Gyökeres $270,000 Arsenal
- A Dejan Kulusevski $172,800 Tottenham Hotspur
Combined $1,333,800 per week · $69,357,600 per year
Highest paid from Sweden
Top 50 by weekly salary, 86% of every Sweden salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alexander Isak | $405,000 | $21,060,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 25 | AM L, ST |
| 02 | Viktor Gyökeres | $270,000 | $14,040,000 | Arsenal | Premier League | 27 | ST |
| 03 | Dejan Kulusevski | $172,800 | $8,985,600 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 25 | AM RC |
| 04 | Anthony Elanga | $125,550 | $6,528,600 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 23 | AM RL |
| 05 | Emil Forsberg | $118,800 | $6,177,600 | New York Red Bulls | Major League Soccer | 33 | AM RLC |
| 06 | Victor Lindelöf | $110,700 | $5,756,400 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 30 | D C |
| 07 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | $82,350 | $4,282,200 | Leeds United | Premier League | 26 | D/WB/AM L |
| 08 | Lucas Bergvall | $67,500 | $3,510,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 19 | DM, AM C |
| 09 | Mattias Svanberg | $62,100 | $3,229,200 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 10 | Hugo Larsson | $56,700 | $2,948,400 | Fulham | Premier League | 21 | DM |
| 11 | Samuel Dahl | $44,550 | $2,316,600 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Primeira Liga | 22 | D/WB/M L |
| 12 | Amin Sarr | $41,850 | $2,176,200 | Hellas Verona FC | Serie B | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 13 | Isak Hien | $39,150 | $2,035,800 | Atalanta | Serie A | 26 | D C |
| 14 | Daniel Svensson | $36,450 | $1,895,400 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 23 | D/WB L, M C |
| 15 | Jesper Karlsson | $36,450 | $1,895,400 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC |
| 16 | Hjalmar Ekdal | $35,100 | $1,825,200 | Burnley | Championship | 26 | D C |
| 17 | Jens Cajuste | $35,100 | $1,825,200 | Málaga | La Liga | 25 | DM |
| 18 | Eric Smith | $29,700 | $1,544,400 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | D C, DM |
| 19 | Carl Starfelt | $29,700 | $1,544,400 | Celta Vigo | La Liga | 30 | D C |
| 20 | Emil Holm | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 25 | D/WB/M R |
| 21 | Jordan Larsson | $24,300 | $1,263,600 | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 28 | AM R, ST |
| 22 | Jesper Karlström | $24,300 | $1,263,600 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | 30 | DM |
| 23 | Love Arrhov | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 17 | AM C |
| 24 | Viktor Johansson | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Stoke City | Championship | 26 | GK |
| 25 | Gustav Berggren | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Lech Poznań | Ekstraklasa | 27 | DM |
| 26 | Jonah Kusi-Asare | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Fulham | Premier League | 18 | ST |
| 27 | Pontus Almqvist | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC |
| 28 | Mikael Ishak | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | Lech Poznań | Ekstraklasa | 32 | ST |
| 29 | Sebastian Nanasi | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | 23 | AM RLC |
| 30 | Jacob Widell Zetterström | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | Derby County | Championship | 27 | GK |
| 31 | Jacob Ondrejka | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | FC Groningen | Eredivisie | 22 | AM RLC |
| 32 | Branimir Hrgota | $18,900 | $982,800 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | AM/F C |
| 33 | Noah Eile | $18,900 | $982,800 | Bristol City | Championship | 22 | D C |
| 34 | Nils Zätterström | $18,900 | $982,800 | Sheffield United | Championship | 20 | D C |
| 35 | Anton Salétros | $18,900 | $982,800 | Chicago Fire FC | Major League Soccer | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 36 | Melker Ellborg | $18,900 | $982,800 | Sunderland | Premier League | 22 | GK |
| 37 | Benjamin Nygren | $18,900 | $982,800 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 24 | AM RLC |
| 38 | Roony Bardghji | $17,550 | $912,600 | Barcelona | La Liga | 19 | AM R |
| 39 | Erik Ahlstrand | $16,200 | $842,400 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | WB L, AM LC |
| 40 | Robin Jansson | $16,200 | $842,400 | Orlando City SC | Major League Soccer | 33 | D LC |
| 41 | Momodou Sonko | $14,850 | $772,200 | KAA Gent | Belgian Pro League | 20 | AM RL |
| 42 | Niclas Eliasson | $14,850 | $772,200 | Internacional | Brasileirão Série A | 29 | AM RL |
| 43 | Genesis Antwi | $14,850 | $772,200 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | 18 | D/WB RL, AM R |
| 44 | Zeidane Inoussa | $13,500 | $702,000 | Swansea City | Championship | 23 | AM L |
| 45 | Ahmed Qasem | $12,825 | $666,900 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | 22 | AM RLC |
| 46 | Alieu Eybi Njie | $12,825 | $666,900 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 20 | AM L, ST |
| 47 | Gustaf Nilsson | $12,420 | $645,840 | Hertha BSC | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | ST |
| 48 | Herman Johansson | $12,420 | $645,840 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 27 | WB/AM R |
| 49 | Gustaf Lagerbielke | $12,420 | $645,840 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 25 | D C |
| 50 | Noel Törnqvist | $12,015 | $624,780 | Associazione Calcio Monza | Serie A | 23 | GK |
Where Sweden 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 Sweden 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 Sweden players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Sweden
Who is the highest paid soccer player from Sweden?
Alexander Isak of Liverpool is the highest paid player from Sweden in our data, on $405,000 per week ($21,060,000 per year).
How much do players from Sweden earn?
The 114 players from Sweden aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for earn $21,150 per week on average. The median is $5,940, 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 Sweden?
Eliteserien has the most, with 15 players from Sweden on salaries we hold, ahead of Premier League on 12.
How many players from Sweden do you cover?
187 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Sweden, and we hold a weekly salary for 159 of them (85%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Sweden?
Lech Poznań, with 5 players from Sweden in its current squad.
Every player from Sweden
92 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for