CROATIAN FIRST LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid Croatian First League players
Ismaël Bennacer leads on £117,000 per week. These 100 players take £595,450 a week between them - 93% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 269 of the 580 players in the Croatian First League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £595k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL93%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST25 GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £117k #10 £12k #100 £637
Ismaël Bennacer earns 9.8× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 184× the 100th. Half of the £595k a week on this page goes to the first 10 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000 | £6,084,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Algeria | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 02 | Iker Almena | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Spain | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 03 | Dominik Livaković | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 04 | Dion Drena Beljo | £19,000 | £988,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 05 | Marko Livaja | £19,000 | £988,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 06 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | £15,000 | £780,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | France | 27 | Full-back |
| 07 | Gabriel Vidović | £14,000 | £728,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 08 | Scott McKenna | £12,000 | £624,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Scotland | 28 | Centre-back |
| 09 | Miha Zajc | £12,000 | £624,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Slovenia | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 10 | David Čolina | £12,000 | £624,000 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 24 | Left-back |
| 11 | Zvonimir Sarlija | £10,000 | £520,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 28 | Centre-back |
| 12 | Hugo Guillamón | £9,200 | £478,400 | HNK Hajduk Split | Spain | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 13 | Luka Stojković | £9,000 | £468,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 14 | Vladan Bubanja | £9,000 | £468,000 | NK Osijek | Montenegro | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 15 | Arbër Hoxha | £8,500 | £442,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Albania | 26 | Left winger, striker |
| 16 | Dino Perić | £8,400 | £436,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 31 | Centre-back |
| 17 | Filip Krovinovic | £8,300 | £431,600 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 18 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine | £8,000 | £416,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | France | 35 | Centre-back |
| 19 | Raúl Torrente | £8,000 | £416,000 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Spain | 23 | Centre-back |
| 20 | Niko Galešić | £7,900 | £410,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 24 | Centre-back |
| 21 | Ante Rebic | £7,500 | £390,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 22 | Dario Melnjak | £7,400 | £384,800 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 23 | Juan José Córdoba | £7,100 | £369,200 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Colombia | 22 | Winger |
| 24 | Josip Mišic | £7,100 | £369,200 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 25 | Matteo Perez Vinlöf | £6,900 | £358,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Sweden | 19 | Left-back |
| 26 | Danijel Zagorac | £6,400 | £332,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 38 | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Chester Diallo | £6,100 | £317,200 | HNK Hajduk Split | Côte d’Ivoire | 28 | Centre-back |
| 28 | Adrion Pajaziti | £5,500 | £286,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Albania | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 29 | Arnel Jakupovic | £5,500 | £286,000 | NK Osijek | Austria | 27 | Striker |
| 30 | Josip Radosevic | £5,100 | £265,200 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatia | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 31 | Smail Prevljak | £4,600 | £239,200 | NK Istra 1961 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 32 | Abdoulie Sanyang | £4,500 | £234,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Gambia | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 33 | Ante Majstorović | £4,500 | £234,000 | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 34 | Ivan Nevistić | £4,100 | £213,200 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 26 | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Jon Mersinaj | £4,100 | £213,200 | NK Osijek | Albania | 26 | Centre-back |
| 36 | Rokas Pukstas | £3,700 | £192,400 | HNK Hajduk Split | United States | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 37 | Toni Fruk | £3,600 | £187,200 | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 38 | Ante Erceg | £3,500 | £182,000 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 35 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 39 | Bruno Durdov | £3,500 | £182,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 17 | Right winger, striker |
| 40 | Amer Gojak | £3,500 | £182,000 | HNK Rijeka | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 41 | Šimun Hrgović | £3,000 | £156,000 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 21 | Full-back, left winger |
| 42 | Luka Vrbančić | £3,000 | £156,000 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 43 | Niko Sigur | £2,900 | £150,800 | HNK Hajduk Split | Canada | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| 44 | Mladen Devetak | £2,900 | £150,800 | HNK Rijeka | Serbia | 26 | Left-back |
| 45 | Merveil Ndockyt | £2,900 | £150,800 | HNK Rijeka | Congo | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 46 | Nail Omerović | £2,900 | £150,800 | NK Osijek | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 22 | Right wing-back, winger |
| 47 | Renan Guedes | £2,700 | £140,400 | NK Osijek | Brazil | 27 | Right-back |
| 48 | Stjepan Radeljic | £2,600 | £135,200 | HNK Rijeka | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 27 | Centre-back |
| 49 | Ante Oreč | £2,500 | £130,000 | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | 23 | Right-back |
| 50 | Allen Obando | £2,500 | £130,000 | NK Istra 1961 | Ecuador | 19 | Striker |
| 51 | Anton Matković | £2,500 | £130,000 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 19 | Winger, striker |
| 52 | Aleksa Latković | £2,500 | £130,000 | NK Varaždin | Montenegro | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 53 | Dejan Petrovic | £2,400 | £124,800 | HNK Rijeka | Slovenia | 27 | Central midfielder |
| 54 | Domagoj Antolić | £2,400 | £124,800 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 35 | Defensive midfielder |
| 55 | Fran Topić | £2,300 | £119,600 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | Right winger, striker |
| 56 | Fran Karacic | £2,300 | £119,600 | NK Osijek | Australia | 29 | Right-back |
| 57 | Ivica Ivusic | £2,100 | £109,200 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 58 | Jakov-Anton Vasilj | £2,100 | £109,200 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 59 | Žan Trontelj | £2,000 | £104,000 | HNK Gorica | Slovenia | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 60 | Lovre Kulušić | £2,000 | £104,000 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatia | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 61 | Leonardo Sigali | £2,000 | £104,000 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Argentina | 38 | Centre-back |
| 62 | Šimun Mikolčić | £2,000 | £104,000 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 63 | Noa Mikić | £1,900 | £98,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 18 | Right-back |
| 64 | Muhamed Šahinović | £1,900 | £98,800 | HNK Gorica | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 21 | Goalkeeper |
| 65 | Moreno Živković | £1,900 | £98,800 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatia | 21 | Centre-back |
| 66 | Marcel Heister | £1,900 | £98,800 | NK Istra 1961 | Germany | 32 | Left-back |
| 67 | Marko Pajac | £1,900 | £98,800 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 68 | Marko Malenica | £1,900 | £98,800 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 69 | Mihail Caimacov | £1,900 | £98,800 | NK Slaven Belupo | Moldova | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 70 | Oliver Zelenika | £1,800 | £93,600 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 71 | Tiago Dantas | £1,600 | £83,200 | HNK Rijeka | Portugal | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 72 | Dušan Vuković | £1,400 | £72,800 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Montenegro | 22 | Winger, striker |
| 73 | Domagoj Bukvić | £1,400 | £72,800 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 21 | Winger |
| 74 | Frane Maglica | £1,300 | £67,600 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 28 | Defender |
| 75 | Gustavo Albarracín | £1,200 | £62,400 | NK Istra 1961 | Argentina | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder |
| 76 | Ivan Ćubelić | £1,100 | £57,200 | NK Slaven Belupo | Croatia | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 77 | Iuri Tavares | £1,100 | £57,200 | NK Varaždin | Cape Verde | 24 | Winger, striker |
| 78 | Bruno Goda | £1,064 | £55,328 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 79 | Borna Barišić | £1,007 | £52,364 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 32 | Left-back |
| 80 | Advan Kadušić | £975 | £50,700 | NK Istra 1961 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 27 | Defender, defensive midfielder |
| 81 | Mario Marina | £974 | £50,648 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 35 | Defensive midfielder |
| 82 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | £945 | £49,140 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | North Macedonia | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 83 | Mateo Lisica | £907 | £47,164 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 22 | Right winger |
| 84 | Marko Soldo | £900 | £46,800 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 85 | Marin Leovac | £900 | £46,800 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatia | 36 | Left-back |
| 86 | Mateo Barac | £900 | £46,800 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 30 | Centre-back |
| 87 | Mario Mladenovski | £900 | £46,800 | NK Varaždin | North Macedonia | 24 | Centre-back |
| 88 | Matej Vuk | £900 | £46,800 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 25 | Left winger, striker |
| 89 | Martin Zlomislić | £852 | £44,304 | HNK Rijeka | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 26 | Goalkeeper |
| 90 | Mislav Ćutuk | £844 | £43,888 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 18 | Winger, striker |
| 91 | Mody Boune | £844 | £43,888 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | France | 23 | Right-back |
| 92 | Mateo Les | £757 | £39,364 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 25 | Centre-back |
| 93 | Samuele Vignato | £747 | £38,844 | HNK Rijeka | Italy | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 94 | Novak Tepšić | £747 | £38,844 | NK Varaždin | Croatia | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 95 | Monsef Bakrar | £714 | £37,128 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Algeria | 24 | Winger, striker |
| 96 | Jurica Pršir | £701 | £36,452 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 97 | Roko Brajković | £700 | £36,400 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia | 20 | Winger, striker |
| 98 | Antonio Maurić | £696 | £36,192 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatia | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 99 | Bruno Bogojević | £639 | £33,228 | HNK Gorica | Croatia | 27 | Right-back, right winger |
| 100 | Luka Jelenić | £637 | £33,124 | NK Osijek | Croatia | 25 | Centre-back |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Croatian First League?
Ismaël Bennacer of GNK Dinamo Zagreb, on £117,000 per week — £6,084,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Croatian First League players earn between them?
£595,450 per week and £30,963,400 per year, which is 93% of the entire Croatian First League wage bill.
Which Croatian First League club has the most players in the top 100?
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, with 25 of them, paying £314,029 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£637 per week — that is what Luka Jelenić earns in 100th place.
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