CROATIAN FIRST LEAGUE · ATTACKERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Croatian First League attackers
Iker Almena is the best-paid attacker in the Croatian First League, on £52,000 a week at HNK Hajduk Split, or £2,704,000 a year. Dion Drena Beljo is next on £19,000 at GNK Dinamo Zagreb. We hold wages for 113 Croatian First League attackers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £52k
AVERAGE WAGE £2,068
SHARE OF WAGE BILL26%
TOP 10 A WEEK £156k
WAGES HELD113
The 50 best-paid Croatian First League attackers
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 | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,704,000£2.7m | HNK Hajduk Split | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 2 | Dion Drena Beljo | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Croatia |
| 3 | Marko Livaja | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | HNK Hajduk Split | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Croatia |
| 4 | Gabriel Vidović | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 5 | Miha Zajc | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Slovenia |
| 6 | Luka Stojković | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 7 | Arbër Hoxha | £8,500£9k | £442,000£442k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 26 | Left winger, striker | Albania |
| 8 | Filip Krovinovic | £8,300£8k | £431,600£432k | HNK Hajduk Split | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 9 | Ante Rebic | £7,500£8k | £390,000£390k | HNK Hajduk Split | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Croatia |
| 10 | Juan José Córdoba | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | Winger | Colombia |
| 11 | Adrion Pajaziti | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | HNK Hajduk Split | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Albania |
| 12 | Arnel Jakupovic | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | NK Osijek | 27 | Striker | Austria |
| 13 | Smail Prevljak | £4,600£5k | £239,200£239k | NK Istra 1961 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 14 | Abdoulie Sanyang | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | HNK Hajduk Split | 26 | Winger, striker | Gambia |
| 15 | Rokas Pukstas | £3,700£4k | £192,400£192k | HNK Hajduk Split | 20 | Attacking midfielder | United States |
| 16 | Toni Fruk | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | HNK Rijeka | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Croatia |
| 17 | Ante Erceg | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | HNK Gorica | 35 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Croatia |
| 18 | Bruno Durdov | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | HNK Hajduk Split | 17 | Right winger, striker | Croatia |
| 19 | Amer Gojak | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | HNK Rijeka | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 20 | Šimun Hrgović | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | HNK Hajduk Split | 21 | Full-back, left winger | Croatia |
| 21 | Luka Vrbančić | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | NK Osijek | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 22 | Merveil Ndockyt | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | HNK Rijeka | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Congo |
| 23 | Nail Omerović | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | NK Osijek | 22 | Right wing-back, winger | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 24 | Allen Obando | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | NK Istra 1961 | 19 | Striker | Ecuador |
| 25 | Anton Matković | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | NK Osijek | 19 | Winger, striker | Croatia |
| 26 | Aleksa Latković | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | NK Varaždin | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Montenegro |
| 27 | Fran Topić | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 21 | Right winger, striker | Croatia |
| 28 | Jakov-Anton Vasilj | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 29 | Lovre Kulušić | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Croatia |
| 30 | Šimun Mikolčić | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | NK Osijek | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 31 | Mihail Caimacov | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | NK Slaven Belupo | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Moldova |
| 32 | Tiago Dantas | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | HNK Rijeka | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal |
| 33 | Dušan Vuković | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 22 | Winger, striker | Montenegro |
| 34 | Domagoj Bukvić | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | NK Osijek | 21 | Winger | Croatia |
| 35 | Ivan Ćubelić | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | NK Slaven Belupo | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 36 | Iuri Tavares | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | NK Varaždin | 24 | Winger, striker | Cape Verde |
| 37 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | £945£945 | £49,140£49k | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | North Macedonia |
| 38 | Mateo Lisica | £907£907 | £47,164£47k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | Right winger | Croatia |
| 39 | Matej Vuk | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | NK Varaždin | 25 | Left winger, striker | Croatia |
| 40 | Mislav Ćutuk | £844£844 | £43,888£44k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 18 | Winger, striker | Croatia |
| 41 | Samuele Vignato | £747£747 | £38,844£39k | HNK Rijeka | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy |
| 42 | Monsef Bakrar | £714£714 | £37,128£37k | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 24 | Winger, striker | Algeria |
| 43 | Jurica Pršir | £701£701 | £36,452£36k | HNK Gorica | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 44 | Roko Brajković | £700£700 | £36,400£36k | HNK Hajduk Split | 20 | Winger, striker | Croatia |
| 45 | Bruno Bogojević | £639£639 | £33,228£33k | HNK Gorica | 27 | Right-back, right winger | Croatia |
| 46 | Anthony Kalik | £618£618 | £32,136£32k | HNK Hajduk Split | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia |
| 47 | Ante Matej Jurić | £610£610 | £31,720£32k | HNK Rijeka | 22 | Striker | Croatia |
| 48 | Michele Šego | £607£607 | £31,564£32k | HNK Hajduk Split | 24 | Winger, striker | Croatia |
| 49 | Tonio Teklić | £600£600 | £31,200£31k | NK Osijek | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia |
| 50 | Samuel Akere | £600£600 | £31,200£31k | NK Osijek | 21 | Winger | Nigeria |
What each position earns in the Croatian First League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 26% of what the Croatian First 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 Croatian First League club, added together, a week
HNK Hajduk Split pay 15 attackers £109,065 a week between them, and Iker Almena takes 48% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every Croatian First League club
10 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| HNK Hajduk Split | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | 1 |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Dion Drena Beljo | £19,000£19k | 2 |
| NK Osijek | Arnel Jakupovic | £5,500£6k | 12 |
| NK Istra 1961 | Smail Prevljak | £4,600£5k | 13 |
| HNK Rijeka | Toni Fruk | £3,600£4k | 16 |
| HNK Gorica | Ante Erceg | £3,500£4k | 17 |
| NK Varaždin | Aleksa Latković | £2,500£3k | 26 |
| NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Jakov-Anton Vasilj | £2,100£2k | 28 |
| HNK Vukovar 1991 | Lovre Kulušić | £2,000£2k | 29 |
| NK Slaven Belupo | Mihail Caimacov | £1,900£2k | 31 |
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Croatian First League ranks 23rd.
| 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 Croatian First League?
Iker Almena of HNK Hajduk Split, on £52,000 a week in 2026/27, or £2,704,000 a year. Dion Drena Beljo of GNK Dinamo Zagreb is second on £19,000 a week.
How much do Croatian First League attackers earn?
The average Croatian First League attacker aged 22 or over earns £2,068 a week, and the median one £517. Attackers take 26% of what the Croatian First League pays its players of that age.
Which Croatian First League club pays its attackers the most?
HNK Hajduk Split, £109,065 a week across the 15 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Iker Almena on £52,000.
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 Croatian First League ranks 23rd of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Croatian First League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Croatian First League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Croatian First League players are paid at every age, or the Croatian First League wage bill, club by club.