Highest paid players from Switzerland
Gregor Kobel is the best paid player from Switzerland at $198,170 a week. We hold a salary for 86 of the 97 players in the squads we track who give Switzerland, and they earn $2,306,394 a week between them, across 27 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Switzerland
The eleven highest-paid players from Switzerland that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Gregor Kobel $198,170 Borussia Dortmund
- D Manuel Akanji $172,900 Inter Milan
- D Fabian Schär $122,360 Newcastle United
- D Nico Elvedi $65,170 Leeds United
- D Zachary Athekame $41,230 Olympique Lyonnais
- M Granit Xhaka $152,950 Sunderland
- M Ardon Jashari $106,400 AC Milan
- M Djibril Sow $94,430 Genoa Cricket and Football Club
- A Dan Ndoye $122,360 Nottingham Forest
- A Johan Manzambi $113,050 Aston Villa
- A Noah Okafor $85,120 Leeds United
Combined $1,274,140 per week · $66,255,280 per year
Highest paid from Switzerland
Top 50 by weekly salary, 96% of every Switzerland salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gregor Kobel | $198,170 | $10,304,840 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 27 | GK |
| 02 | Manuel Akanji | $172,900 | $8,990,800 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 29 | D RC |
| 03 | Granit Xhaka | $152,950 | $7,953,400 | Sunderland | Premier League | 32 | DM |
| 04 | Fabian Schär | $122,360 | $6,362,720 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 33 | D C |
| 05 | Dan Ndoye | $122,360 | $6,362,720 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 24 | AM RL |
| 06 | Johan Manzambi | $113,050 | $5,878,600 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 19 | DM, AM C |
| 07 | Ardon Jashari | $106,400 | $5,532,800 | AC Milan | Serie A | 22 | DM |
| 08 | Djibril Sow | $94,430 | $4,910,360 | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | Serie A | 28 | DM |
| 09 | Denis Zakaria | $89,110 | $4,633,720 | AS Monaco | Ligue 1 | 28 | DM |
| 10 | Noah Okafor | $85,120 | $4,426,240 | Leeds United | Premier League | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 11 | Yann Sommer | $65,170 | $3,388,840 | Club Brugge KV | Belgian Pro League | 36 | GK |
| 12 | Nico Elvedi | $65,170 | $3,388,840 | Leeds United | Premier League | 28 | D RC |
| 13 | Zeki Amdouni | $53,200 | $2,766,400 | Burnley | Championship | 24 | AM LC, F C |
| 14 | Zachary Athekame | $41,230 | $2,143,960 | Olympique Lyonnais | Ligue 1 | 20 | D/WB R |
| 15 | Breel Embolo | $38,570 | $2,005,640 | Atlanta United FC | Major League Soccer | 28 | AM RC, F C |
| 16 | Silvan Widmer | $37,240 | $1,936,480 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 32 | D/WB RL |
| 17 | Fabian Rieder | $35,910 | $1,867,320 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 23 | DM, AM RC |
| 18 | Rubén Vargas | $34,580 | $1,798,160 | Sevilla | La Liga | 26 | AM RLC |
| 19 | Simon Sohm | $34,580 | $1,798,160 | Venezia Football Club | Serie A | 24 | DM, AM C |
| 20 | Andi Zeqiri | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | R Standard de Liège | Belgian Pro League | 26 | ST |
| 21 | Loris Benito | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Other clubs | 28 | D (LC) |
| 22 | Aurèle Amenda | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | Coventry City | Premier League | 21 | D C |
| 23 | Roman Bürki | $29,260 | $1,521,520 | St. Louis CITY SC | Major League Soccer | 34 | GK |
| 24 | Luca Jaquez | $26,600 | $1,383,200 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 22 | D C |
| 25 | Leonidas Stergiou | $26,600 | $1,383,200 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 23 | D RC |
| 26 | Cephas Malele | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Dalian Yingbo | Chinese Super League | 31 | ST |
| 27 | Dereck Kutesa | $23,940 | $1,244,880 | AEK Athens | Superleague Greece | 27 | AM RL |
| 28 | Joël Schmied | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 26 | D C |
| 29 | Jordan Lotomba | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 26 | D/WB RL, M R |
| 30 | Philipp Köhn | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | AS Monaco | Ligue 1 | 27 | GK |
| 31 | Michel Aebischer | $21,280 | $1,106,560 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Bundesliga | 28 | DM |
| 32 | Miro Muheim | $21,280 | $1,106,560 | Hamburger Sport-Verein | Bundesliga | 27 | D LC |
| 33 | Gaetano Berardi | $21,280 | $1,106,560 | Leeds United | Premier League | 31 | D (RLC) |
| 34 | Cedric Itten | $18,620 | $968,240 | SV Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 28 | ST |
| 35 | Filip Ugrinić | $17,290 | $899,080 | Valencia | La Liga | 26 | AM C |
| 36 | Ulisses Garcia | $15,960 | $829,920 | Olympique de Marseille | Ligue 1 | 29 | D/WB L |
| 37 | Yvon Mvogo | $13,300 | $691,600 | FC Lorient | Ligue 1 | 31 | GK |
| 38 | Eray Cömert | $12,369 | $643,188 | Torino | Serie A | 27 | D C |
| 39 | Lorent Tolaj | $11,970 | $622,440 | Bristol City | Championship | 23 | ST |
| 40 | Silvan Hefti | $11,970 | $622,440 | D.C. United | Major League Soccer | 27 | D RC |
| 41 | Stefan Frei | $11,438 | $594,776 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 39 | GK |
| 42 | Steven Zuber | $11,438 | $594,776 | APS Atromitos Athens | Superleague Greece | 33 | AM LC, F C |
| 43 | Bruno Ogbus | $11,305 | $587,860 | Sport-Club Freiburg | Bundesliga | 19 | D RC |
| 44 | Samuel Ballet | $10,640 | $553,280 | Amed Sportif Faaliyetler | Süper Lig | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 45 | Aaron Keller | $9,975 | $518,700 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | WB L, AM RL |
| 46 | Adrian Gantenbein | $9,975 | $518,700 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 24 | D/WB R |
| 47 | Jan Elvedi | $9,443 | $491,036 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | D C |
| 48 | Lucas Blondel | $9,310 | $484,120 | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | Super Liga | 28 | D/WB R |
| 49 | Nassim Ben Khalifa | $9,177 | $477,204 | Avispa | J1 League | 33 | AM RLC, F C |
| 50 | Maren Haile-Selassie | $7,847 | $408,044 | Chicago Fire FC | Major League Soccer | 26 | AM RL |
Where Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Switzerland
Who is the highest paid soccer player from Switzerland?
Gregor Kobel of Borussia Dortmund is the highest paid player from Switzerland in our data, on $198,170 per week ($10,304,840 per year).
How much do players from Switzerland earn?
The 65 players from Switzerland aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for earn $31,927 per week on average. The median is $15,960, 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 Switzerland?
Serie A has the most, with 12 players from Switzerland on salaries we hold, ahead of Bundesliga on 12.
How many players from Switzerland do you cover?
97 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Switzerland, and we hold a weekly salary for 86 of them (89%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Switzerland?
AS Monaco, with 3 players from Switzerland in its current squad.
Every player from Switzerland
72 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for