CZECH FIRST LEAGUE · DEFENDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Czech First League defenders
David Jurásek is the best-paid defender in the Czech First League, on £29,000 a week at SK Slavia Praha, or £1,508,000 a year. Igoh Ogbu is next on £9,100 at SK Slavia Praha. We hold wages for 186 Czech First League defenders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £29k
AVERAGE WAGE £1,857
SHARE OF WAGE BILL33%
TOP 10 A WEEK £88k
WAGES HELD186
The 50 best-paid Czech First League defenders
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 | David Jurásek | £29,000£29k | £1,508,000£1.5m | SK Slavia Praha | 24 | Left-back | Czechia |
| 2 | Igoh Ogbu | £9,100£9k | £473,200£473k | SK Slavia Praha | 25 | Centre-back | Nigeria |
| 3 | David Zima | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | SK Slavia Praha | 24 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 4 | Jhoanner Chávez | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | AC Sparta Praha | 23 | Left-back | Ecuador |
| 5 | Oliver Sonne | £6,800£7k | £353,600£354k | AC Sparta Praha | 24 | Full-back | Peru |
| 6 | Tomáš Holeš | £6,600£7k | £343,200£343k | SK Slavia Praha | 32 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 7 | Jan Bořil | £6,100£6k | £317,200£317k | SK Slavia Praha | 34 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 8 | Vaclav Jemelka | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 9 | Filip Panák | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | AC Sparta Praha | 29 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 10 | Štěpán Chaloupek | £5,000£5k | £260,000£260k | SK Slavia Praha | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 11 | Pavel Kaderábek | £4,800£5k | £249,600£250k | AC Sparta Praha | 33 | Right-back | Czechia |
| 12 | Asger Sørensen | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | AC Sparta Praha | 29 | Centre-back | Denmark |
| 13 | Jaroslav Zelený | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | AC Sparta Praha | 32 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 14 | Lukáš Masopust | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | FC Slovan Liberec | 32 | Right-back, right winger | Czechia |
| 15 | Amar Memić | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 24 | Right wing-back, winger | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 16 | Abubakar Ghali | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | SK Sigma Olomouc | 25 | Right wing-back, right winger | Nigeria |
| 17 | David Douděra | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | SK Slavia Praha | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 18 | Dominik Javorček | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | SK Slavia Praha | 22 | Left-back | Slovakia |
| 19 | Jakub Martinec | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | AC Sparta Praha | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 20 | Jan Kovařík | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | Bohemians Praha 1905 | 37 | Left-back, left winger | Czechia |
| 21 | Karel Spáčil | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 22 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder | Czechia |
| 22 | Louis Lurvink | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | SK Sigma Olomouc | 23 | Centre-back | Switzerland |
| 23 | Martin Koscelník | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | 1. FC Slovácko | 30 | Right-back, right midfielder | Slovakia |
| 24 | Milan Havel | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Bohemians Praha 1905 | 30 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Czechia |
| 25 | Michal Frydrych | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | FC Baník Ostrava | 35 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 26 | Merchas Doski | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Iraq |
| 27 | Matěj Hybš | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | FK Mladá Boleslav | 32 | Left-back | Czechia |
| 28 | Patrik Vydra | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | AC Sparta Praha | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 29 | Ondřej Karafiát | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | FK Mladá Boleslav | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 30 | Srđan Plavšić | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | FC Baník Ostrava | 29 | Wing-back, winger | Serbia |
| 31 | Sampson Dweh | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 23 | Centre-back | Liberia |
| 32 | Adam Ševínský | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | AC Sparta Praha | 21 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 33 | Ange N'Guessan | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | FC Slovan Liberec | 21 | Centre-back | France |
| 34 | David Lischka | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Bohemians Praha 1905 | 27 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 35 | Daniel Holzer | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | FC Baník Ostrava | 29 | Left-back, left winger | Czechia |
| 36 | Cheick Oumar Souaré | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 22 | Left-back, left winger | France |
| 37 | Denis Halinský | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | FK Teplice | 22 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 38 | Filip Čihák | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | FC Hradec Králové | 26 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 39 | Eduard Sobol | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | FK Jablonec | 30 | Left-back, left midfielder | Ukraine |
| 40 | Filip Prebsl | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | MFK Karviná | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 41 | Gigli Ndefe | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | 1. FC Slovácko | 31 | Full-back | Angola |
| 42 | Hamidou Kante | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | FC Baník Ostrava | 20 | Left-back | Senegal |
| 43 | Jan Mikula | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | FC Slovan Liberec | 33 | Defender, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 44 | Jiří Fleišman | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | MFK Karviná | 40 | Left-back | Czechia |
| 45 | Karel Pojezný | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | FC Baník Ostrava | 23 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 46 | Ladislav Krejci | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | FK Teplice | 33 | Left-back, left winger | Czechia |
| 47 | Matěj Ryneš | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | AC Sparta Praha | 24 | Left wing-back, left winger | Czechia |
| 48 | Matěj Chaluš | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | FC Baník Ostrava | 27 | Centre-back | Czechia |
| 49 | Martin Suchomel | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | FC Hradec Králové | 22 | Full-back | Czechia |
| 50 | Renato Pantalon | £1,700£2k | £88,400£88k | FK Jablonec | 27 | Centre-back | Croatia |
What each position earns in the Czech First League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Defenders take 33% of what the Czech 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 defenders the most
Every defender wage we hold at each Czech First League club, added together, a week
SK Slavia Praha pay 11 defenders £72,500 a week between them, and David Jurásek takes 40% of it.
The best-paid defender at every Czech First League club
16 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's defenders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK Slavia Praha | David Jurásek | £29,000£29k | 1 |
| AC Sparta Praha | Jhoanner Chávez | £7,100£7k | 4 |
| FC Viktoria Plzeň | Vaclav Jemelka | £5,500£6k | 8 |
| FC Slovan Liberec | Lukáš Masopust | £4,000£4k | 14 |
| SK Sigma Olomouc | Abubakar Ghali | £3,500£4k | 16 |
| Bohemians Praha 1905 | Jan Kovařík | £3,100£3k | 20 |
| FC Baník Ostrava | Michal Frydrych | £2,900£3k | 25 |
| 1. FC Slovácko | Martin Koscelník | £2,900£3k | 23 |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Matěj Hybš | £2,900£3k | 27 |
| FK Teplice | Denis Halinský | £2,400£2k | 37 |
| FC Hradec Králové | Filip Čihák | £2,300£2k | 38 |
| FK Jablonec | Eduard Sobol | £2,300£2k | 39 |
| MFK Karviná | Filip Prebsl | £2,300£2k | 40 |
| FK Pardubice | Ryan Mahuta | £1,700£2k | 51 |
| FC Zlín | Jan Kalabiška | £1,100£1k | 67 |
| FK Dukla Praha | Jaroslav Svozil | £1,100£1k | 70 |
The best-paid defender in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid defender. The Czech First League ranks 24th.
| 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 Czech First League?
David Jurásek of SK Slavia Praha, on £29,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,508,000 a year. Igoh Ogbu of SK Slavia Praha is second on £9,100 a week.
How much do Czech First League defenders earn?
The average Czech First League defender aged 22 or over earns £1,857 a week, and the median one £983. Defenders take 33% of what the Czech First League pays its players of that age.
Which Czech First League club pays its defenders the most?
SK Slavia Praha, £72,500 a week across the 11 defenders we hold a wage for, led by David Jurásek on £29,000.
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 Czech First League ranks 24th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Czech First League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Czech First League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Czech First League players are paid at every age, or the Czech First League wage bill, club by club.