Highest paid Canadian Premier League attackers
Ballou Tabla is the best-paid attacker in the Canadian Premier League, on £839 a week at Atlético Ottawa, or £43,628 a year. Kyle Bekker is next on £749 at Forge Football Club. We hold wages for 41 Canadian Premier League attackers in 2026/27.
All 41 Canadian Premier League attackers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £43,628£44k | Atlético Ottawa | 26 | Winger | Canada |
| 2 | Kyle Bekker | £749£749 | £38,948£39k | Forge Football Club | 34 | Attacking midfielder | Canada |
| 3 | Alejandro Díaz | £742£742 | £38,584£39k | Pacific Football Club | 29 | Striker | Mexico |
| 4 | Erling Myklebust | £702£702 | £36,504£37k | Atlético Ottawa | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Norway |
| 5 | Goteh Ntignee | £682£682 | £35,464£35k | Cavalry Football Club | 23 | Winger | Canada |
| 6 | Marco Bustos | £622£622 | £32,344£32k | Pacific Football Club | 29 | Right winger, striker | Canada |
| 7 | Nana Ampomah | £612£612 | £31,824£32k | Forge Football Club | 29 | Left winger | Ghana |
| 8 | Nicolás Mezquida | £612£612 | £31,824£32k | Vancouver Football Club | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay |
| 9 | Jason Bahamboula | £599£599 | £31,148£31k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 24 | Right winger | Congo |
| 10 | Brian Wright | £572£572 | £29,744£30k | Forge Football Club | 30 | Right winger, striker | Canada |
| 11 | Tristan Borges | £552£552 | £28,704£29k | Forge Football Club | 26 | Winger | Canada |
| 12 | Isaiah Johnston | £502£502 | £26,104£26k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Canada |
| 13 | Yohan Baï | £502£502 | £26,104£26k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 28 | Right-back, winger | France |
| 14 | Terran Campbell | £499£499 | £25,948£26k | Vancouver Football Club | 26 | Winger, striker | Canada |
| 15 | Jean-Aniel Assi | £492£492 | £25,584£26k | Atlético Ottawa | 20 | Full-back, winger | Canada |
| 16 | Caniggia Elva | £492£492 | £25,584£26k | Cavalry Football Club | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Saint Lucia |
| 17 | Josh Heard | £492£492 | £25,584£26k | Pacific Football Club | 30 | Winger | Wales |
| 18 | Vasco Fry | £479£479 | £24,908£25k | Vancouver Football Club | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Peru |
| 19 | Mo Babouli | £462£462 | £24,024£24k | Forge Football Club | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Syria |
| 20 | Tobias Warschewski | £445£445 | £23,140£23k | Cavalry Football Club | 27 | Striker | Germany |
| 21 | Jay Herdman | £422£422 | £21,944£22k | Cavalry Football Club | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | New Zealand |
| 22 | Ryan Telfer | £412£412 | £21,424£21k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 31 | Left winger | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 23 | Sergio Camargo | £402£402 | £20,904£21k | Cavalry Football Club | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Canada |
| 24 | Noah Jensen | £382£382 | £19,864£20k | Forge Football Club | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Canada |
| 25 | Elage Bah | £365£365 | £18,980£19k | Vancouver Football Club | 20 | Winger | Canada |
| 26 | Richie Ennin | £342£342 | £17,784£18k | Atlético Ottawa | 26 | Winger, striker | Canada |
| 27 | Ronan Kratt | £342£342 | £17,784£18k | Pacific Football Club | 21 | Winger, striker | Canada |
| 28 | Hocé Massunda | £339£339 | £17,628£18k | Forge Football Club | 20 | Winger | Canada |
| 29 | Kevin Podgorni | £309£309 | £16,068£16k | Vancouver Football Club | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Canada |
| 30 | Jonantán Villal | £294£294 | £15,288£15k | Atlético Ottawa | 20 | Attacking midfielder | United States |
| 31 | Kamron Habibullah | £294£294 | £15,288£15k | Atlético Ottawa | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Canada |
| 32 | Luis Toomey | £243£243 | £12,636£13k | Vancouver Football Club | 24 | Attacking midfielder | New Zealand |
| 33 | Ralph Khoury | £239£239 | £12,428£12k | Atlético Ottawa | 18 | Striker | Canada |
| 34 | Sven Zitman | £235£235 | £12,220£12k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands |
| 35 | Emiliano García | £233£233 | £12,116£12k | Atlético Ottawa | 21 | Striker | Mexico |
| 36 | Mohamed Amissi | £219£219 | £11,388£11k | Vancouver Football Club | 24 | Winger | Burundi |
| 37 | Kevaughn Tavernier | £205£205 | £10,660£11k | Forge Football Club | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Canada |
| 38 | Bul Juach | £192£192 | £9,984£10k | Pacific Football Club | 24 | Winger, striker | Australia |
| 39 | Victor Akinwale | £181£181 | £9,412£9k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 20 | Striker | England |
| 40 | Yann Toualy | £169£169 | £8,788£9k | Pacific Football Club | 24 | Winger | Canada |
| 41 | Tavio Ciccarelli | £133£133 | £6,916£7k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 18 | Right winger, striker | Canada |
What each position earns in the Canadian Premier League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 42% of what the Canadian Premier League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their attackers the most
Every attacker wage we hold at each Canadian Premier League club, added together, a week
Forge Football Club pay 8 attackers £3,873 a week between them, and Kyle Bekker takes 19% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every Canadian Premier League club
6 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Ottawa | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | 1 |
| Forge Football Club | Kyle Bekker | £749£749 | 2 |
| Pacific Football Club | Alejandro Díaz | £742£742 | 3 |
| Cavalry Football Club | Goteh Ntignee | £682£682 | 5 |
| Vancouver Football Club | Nicolás Mezquida | £612£612 | 8 |
| Halifax Wanderers Football Club | Jason Bahamboula | £599£599 | 9 |
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Canadian Premier League ranks 43rd.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000£3.0m | £99,591£100k |
| La Liga | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000£497k | £44,024£44k |
| Premier League | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £92,799£93k |
| Süper Lig | Victor Osimhen | £436,000£436k | £28,205£28k |
| Major League Soccer | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000£432k | £22,732£23k |
| Bundesliga | Jamal Musiala | £414,000£414k | £50,516£51k |
| Ligue 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000£332k | £29,142£29k |
| Primeira Liga | Jhon Durán | £300,000£300k | £8,858£9k |
| Serie A | Lautaro Martínez | £277,000£277k | £42,915£43k |
| La Liga 2 | Álvaro Morata | £138,000£138k | £6,395£6k |
| Championship | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000£125k | £18,757£19k |
| Eredivisie | Julian Brandt | £124,000£124k | £9,719£10k |
| Super Liga | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £5,256£5k |
| Serie B | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000£92k | £8,599£9k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Fred | £85,000£85k | £12,689£13k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,420£16k |
| Belgian Pro League | Hans Vanaken | £70,000£70k | £8,070£8k |
| Superleague Greece | Ayoub El Kaabi | £64,000£64k | £13,954£14k |
| Liga MX | Julián Carranza | £62,000£62k | £9,234£9k |
| Ekstraklasa | Mateusz Klich | £61,000£61k | £3,685£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Christian Eriksen | £60,000£60k | £9,170£9k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000£53k | £5,308£5k |
| Croatian First League | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,068£2k |
| League One | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £5,492£5k |
| Chinese Super League | Cryzan | £43,000£43k | £7,644£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000£43k | £5,076£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Téji Savanier | £39,000£39k | £4,021£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000£37k | £6,453£6k |
| J1 League | Erik | £36,000£36k | £5,315£5k |
| Czech First League | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic | £26,000£26k | £2,047£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Luis Muriel | £21,000£21k | £4,564£5k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Alexis Flips | £20,000£20k | £1,862£2k |
| Thai League | Bissoli | £17,000£17k | £2,563£3k |
| A-League | Chris Ikonomidis | £17,000£17k | £1,642£2k |
| League Two | Andreas Weimann | £16,000£16k | £2,954£3k |
| Indian Super League | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £985£985 |
| Eliteserien | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000£10k | £1,789£2k |
| Veikkausliiga | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000£9k | £670£670 |
| Scottish Championship | Adam Montgomery | £5,500£6k | £928£928 |
| I-League | Blair Spittal | £4,500£5k | £459£459 |
| National League | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £1,397£1k |
| Meistriliiga | Rauno Sappinen | £1,700£2k | £242£242 |
| Canadian Premier League | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £491£491 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid attacker in the Canadian Premier League?
Ballou Tabla of Atlético Ottawa, on £839 a week in 2026/27, or £43,628 a year. Kyle Bekker of Forge Football Club is second on £749 a week.
How much do Canadian Premier League attackers earn?
The average Canadian Premier League attacker aged 22 or over earns £491 a week, and the median one £496. Attackers take 42% of what the Canadian Premier League pays its players of that age.
Which Canadian Premier League club pays its attackers the most?
Forge Football Club, £3,873 a week across the 8 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Kyle Bekker on £749.
Who is the highest paid attacker in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in the Canadian Premier League ranks 43rd of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Canadian Premier League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Canadian Premier League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Canadian Premier League players are paid at every age, or the Canadian Premier League wage bill, club by club.