Highest paid Canadian Premier League defenders
Curtis Ofori is the best-paid defender in the Canadian Premier League, on £1,400 a week at Cavalry Football Club, or £72,800 a year. Daan Klomp is next on £712 at Cavalry Football Club. We hold wages for 39 Canadian Premier League defenders in 2026/27.
All 39 Canadian Premier League defenders, 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 | Curtis Ofori | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Cavalry Football Club | 19 | Left-back | Ghana |
| 2 | Daan Klomp | £712£712 | £37,024£37k | Cavalry Football Club | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands |
| 3 | Morey Doner | £689£689 | £35,828£36k | Vancouver Football Club | 31 | Full-back | Canada |
| 4 | Bradley Kamdem Fewo | £625£625 | £32,500£33k | Cavalry Football Club | 30 | Centre-back | France |
| 5 | Marko Jevremović | £622£622 | £32,344£32k | Forge Football Club | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder | Serbia |
| 6 | Juan David Quintana | £599£599 | £31,148£31k | Pacific Football Club | 21 | Defender | Colombia |
| 7 | Kadin Chung | £589£589 | £30,628£31k | Pacific Football Club | 26 | Full-back | Canada |
| 8 | Ben Paton | £572£572 | £29,744£30k | Forge Football Club | 25 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Canada |
| 9 | Daniel Nimick | £552£552 | £28,704£29k | Forge Football Club | 24 | Centre-back | England |
| 10 | Yohan Baï | £502£502 | £26,104£26k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 28 | Right-back, winger | France |
| 11 | Jean-Aniel Assi | £492£492 | £25,584£26k | Atlético Ottawa | 20 | Full-back, winger | Canada |
| 12 | Rezart Rama | £465£465 | £24,180£24k | Forge Football Club | 24 | Centre-back | Albania |
| 13 | Antoine Batisse | £443£443 | £23,036£23k | Forge Football Club | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France |
| 14 | Paris Gee | £432£432 | £22,464£22k | Vancouver Football Club | 31 | Defender | Canada |
| 15 | Amer Didic | £404£404 | £21,008£21k | Cavalry Football Club | 30 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 16 | Levi Laing | £402£402 | £20,904£21k | Cavalry Football Club | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England |
| 17 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguere | £392£392 | £20,384£20k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 27 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 18 | Matthew Baldisimo | £392£392 | £20,384£20k | Pacific Football Club | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Philippines |
| 19 | Matteo Schiavoni | £392£392 | £20,384£20k | Pacific Football Club | 20 | Right wing-back, central midfielder | Canada |
| 20 | Matteo Campagna | £392£392 | £20,384£20k | Vancouver Football Club | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Canada |
| 21 | Christian Greco-Taylor | £389£389 | £20,228£20k | Pacific Football Club | 20 | Left-back, central midfielder | Canada |
| 22 | Jefferson Alphonse | £384£384 | £19,968£20k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 22 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 23 | Noah Abatneh | £382£382 | £19,864£20k | Atlético Ottawa | 20 | Defender | Canada |
| 24 | Eryk Kobza | £369£369 | £19,188£19k | Cavalry Football Club | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Canada |
| 25 | Roshawn Juhmi | £342£342 | £17,784£18k | Pacific Football Club | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Canada |
| 26 | Sergei Kozlovskiy | £332£332 | £17,264£17k | Atlético Ottawa | 17 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 27 | Joaquim Coulanges | £319£319 | £16,588£17k | Atlético Ottawa | 18 | Left-back | Canada |
| 28 | Loic Cloutier | £299£299 | £15,548£16k | Atlético Ottawa | 21 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 29 | Isak Ssewankambo | £291£291 | £15,132£15k | Vancouver Football Club | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Sweden |
| 30 | Marcus Godinho | £290£290 | £15,080£15k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 28 | Full-back | Canada |
| 31 | Michael Harms | £289£289 | £15,028£15k | Cavalry Football Club | 19 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 32 | Kareem Sow | £267£267 | £13,884£14k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 24 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 33 | Josh Belluz | £236£236 | £12,272£12k | Pacific Football Club | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Canada |
| 34 | Tom Field | £222£222 | £11,544£12k | Vancouver Football Club | 28 | Left-back | England |
| 35 | Tyr Walker | £219£219 | £11,388£11k | Atlético Ottawa | 21 | Centre-back | Canada |
| 36 | Tyler Crawford | £215£215 | £11,180£11k | Vancouver Football Club | 21 | Left-back | Canada |
| 37 | Finn Linder | £210£210 | £10,920£11k | Halifax Wanderers Football Club | 21 | Centre-back | New Zealand |
| 38 | Marko Stojadinovic | £200£200 | £10,400£10k | Atlético Ottawa | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Canada |
| 39 | Rony Mbomio | £192£192 | £9,984£10k | Atlético Ottawa | 20 | Right-back | Equatorial Guinea |
What each position earns in the Canadian Premier League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Defenders take 24% 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 defenders the most
Every defender wage we hold at each Canadian Premier League club, added together, a week
Cavalry Football Club pay 7 defenders £4,201 a week between them, and Curtis Ofori takes 33% of it.
The best-paid defender at every Canadian Premier League club
6 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's defenders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalry Football Club | Curtis Ofori | £1,400£1k | 1 |
| Vancouver Football Club | Morey Doner | £689£689 | 3 |
| Forge Football Club | Marko Jevremović | £622£622 | 5 |
| Pacific Football Club | Juan David Quintana | £599£599 | 6 |
| Halifax Wanderers Football Club | Yohan Baï | £502£502 | 10 |
| Atlético Ottawa | Jean-Aniel Assi | £492£492 | 11 |
The best-paid defender in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid defender. The Canadian Premier League ranks 42nd.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Kalidou Koulibaly | £497,000£497k | £40,351£40k |
| Premier League | Virgil van Dijk | £350,000£350k | £69,840£70k |
| Bundesliga | Dayot Upamecano | £331,000£331k | £42,331£42k |
| Ligue 1 | Lucas Hernández | £316,000£316k | £27,702£28k |
| La Liga | João Cancelo | £249,000£249k | £37,418£37k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £36,415£36k |
| Süper Lig | Milan Škriniar | £166,000£166k | £15,078£15k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan de Vrij | £117,000£117k | £10,420£10k |
| Championship | Kieran Trippier | £115,000£115k | £18,082£18k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £8,088£8k |
| Major League Soccer | Jordi Alba | £85,000£85k | £7,805£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Ben Godfrey | £80,000£80k | £5,860£6k |
| Primeira Liga | Jakub Kiwior | £58,000£58k | £5,910£6k |
| La Liga 2 | David López | £58,000£58k | £4,473£4k |
| Russian Premier League | Matheus Reis | £57,000£57k | £12,772£13k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Guillermo Maripán | £53,000£53k | £8,284£8k |
| Belgian Pro League | Matteo Dams | £49,000£49k | £5,133£5k |
| League One | Wes Morgan | £46,000£46k | £5,700£6k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Yannick Gerhardt | £42,000£42k | £8,296£8k |
| Super Liga | Nicolás Otamendi | £41,000£41k | £3,253£3k |
| Danish Superliga | Rasmus Kristensen | £39,000£39k | £5,418£5k |
| Ekstraklasa | Attila Szalai | £36,000£36k | £2,883£3k |
| Serie B | Federico Baschirotto | £33,000£33k | £6,876£7k |
| Czech First League | David Jurásek | £29,000£29k | £1,857£2k |
| Chinese Super League | Matheus Jussa (Matheus Isaias dos Santos) | £27,000£27k | £4,788£5k |
| Liga MX | Kenedy | £25,000£25k | £6,926£7k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Stefan Lainer | £21,000£21k | £4,095£4k |
| Ligue 2 | Frédéric Guilbert | £18,000£18k | £4,556£5k |
| J1 League | Gotoku Sakai | £15,000£15k | £3,457£3k |
| Croatian First League | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | £15,000£15k | £2,078£2k |
| Thai League | Erik Sviatchenko | £14,000£14k | £2,172£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £1,630£2k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Thomas Foket | £8,600£9k | £1,529£2k |
| League Two | Alfie Dorrington | £8,500£9k | £2,352£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Frank Fabra | £8,300£8k | £3,994£4k |
| Scottish Championship | Leon King | £8,000£8k | £952£952 |
| A-League | Jacob Farrell | £6,100£6k | £1,262£1k |
| Indian Super League | Anwar Ali | £4,500£5k | £595£595 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,165£1k |
| I-League | Jamie McCart | £4,100£4k | £547£547 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alfie Cicale | £2,500£3k | £646£646 |
| Canadian Premier League | Curtis Ofori | £1,400£1k | £443£443 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £152£152 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid defender in the Canadian Premier League?
Curtis Ofori of Cavalry Football Club, on £1,400 a week in 2026/27, or £72,800 a year. Daan Klomp of Cavalry Football Club is second on £712 a week.
How much do Canadian Premier League defenders earn?
The average Canadian Premier League defender aged 22 or over earns £443 a week, and the median one £404. Defenders take 24% of what the Canadian Premier League pays its players of that age.
Which Canadian Premier League club pays its defenders the most?
Cavalry Football Club, £4,201 a week across the 7 defenders we hold a wage for, led by Curtis Ofori on £1,400.
Who is the highest paid defender in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank defenders in, the best-paid is Kalidou Koulibaly of Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £497,000 a week. The best-paid in the Canadian Premier League ranks 42nd 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.