CZECH FIRST LEAGUE · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Czech First League midfielders
Sivert Mannsverk is the best-paid midfielder in the Czech First League, on £33,000 a week at AC Sparta Praha, or £1,716,000 a year. Andy Irving is next on £9,500 at AC Sparta Praha. We hold wages for 111 Czech First League midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £33k
AVERAGE WAGE £2,010
SHARE OF WAGE BILL21%
TOP 10 A WEEK £82k
WAGES HELD111
The 50 best-paid Czech First League midfielders
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 | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £1,716,000£1.7m | AC Sparta Praha | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Norway |
| 2 | Andy Irving | £9,500£10k | £494,000£494k | AC Sparta Praha | 25 | Central midfielder | Scotland |
| 3 | Patrik Hrosovsky | £8,800£9k | £457,600£458k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Slovakia |
| 4 | Kaan Kairinen | £5,000£5k | £260,000£260k | AC Sparta Praha | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Finland |
| 5 | Štěpán Chaloupek | £5,000£5k | £260,000£260k | SK Slavia Praha | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 6 | Magnus Kofod | £4,900£5k | £254,800£255k | AC Sparta Praha | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark |
| 7 | Michal Sadílek | £4,900£5k | £254,800£255k | SK Slavia Praha | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Czechia |
| 8 | Marek Havlík | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | 1. FC Slovácko | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 9 | Michal Trávník | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | 1. FC Slovácko | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Czechia |
| 10 | David Douděra | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | SK Slavia Praha | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 11 | David Moses | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | SK Slavia Praha | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria |
| 12 | Jakub Martinec | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | AC Sparta Praha | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 13 | Lukáš Červ | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 14 | Karel Spáčil | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 22 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder | Czechia |
| 15 | Martin Koscelník | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | 1. FC Slovácko | 30 | Right-back, right midfielder | Slovakia |
| 16 | Milan Havel | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Bohemians Praha 1905 | 30 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Czechia |
| 17 | Merchas Doski | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Iraq |
| 18 | Patrik Vydra | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | AC Sparta Praha | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 19 | Ondřej Karafiát | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | FK Mladá Boleslav | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 20 | Péter Baráth | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | SK Sigma Olomouc | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Hungary |
| 21 | Oscar | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | SK Slavia Praha | 26 | Central midfielder | Liberia |
| 22 | Qëndrim Zyba | £2,700£3k | £140,400£140k | FC Slovan Liberec | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Kosovo |
| 23 | Vladimír Darida | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | FC Hradec Králové | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Czechia |
| 24 | Daniel Mareček | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | FK Teplice | 27 | Central midfielder | Czechia |
| 25 | Elias Fernandes Neto | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | FC Hradec Králové | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Angola |
| 26 | Eduard Sobol | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | FK Jablonec | 30 | Left-back, left midfielder | Ukraine |
| 27 | Filip Prebsl | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | MFK Karviná | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 28 | Gibril Sosseh | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Bohemians Praha 1905 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Gambia |
| 29 | Jiří Boula | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | FC Baník Ostrava | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 30 | Jan Mikula | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | FC Slovan Liberec | 33 | Defender, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 31 | Lukáš Mareček | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | FK Teplice | 35 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 32 | Matěj Valenta | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 33 | Marek Hanousek | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | FK Dukla Praha | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 34 | Ryan Mahuta | £1,700£2k | £88,400£88k | FK Pardubice | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | Finland |
| 35 | Tomáš Huk | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | 1. FC Slovácko | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Slovakia |
| 36 | Benson Sakala | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Bohemians Praha 1905 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Zambia |
| 37 | Dominik Mareš | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | FK Mladá Boleslav | 23 | Right-back, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 38 | Jan Kalabiška | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | FC Zlín | 38 | Left-back, left midfielder | Czechia |
| 39 | Joss Didiba | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | FC Zlín | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon |
| 40 | Jakub Jezierski | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | SK Sigma Olomouc | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Poland |
| 41 | Andrej Stojčevski | £1,089£1k | £56,628£57k | 1. FC Slovácko | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | North Macedonia |
| 42 | Kamil Vacek | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | FK Pardubice | 38 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 43 | Jan Řezníček | £999£999 | £51,948£52k | FK Pardubice | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 44 | Miloš Kopečný | £969£969 | £50,388£50k | FC Zlín | 31 | Right-back, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 45 | Lukáš Bartošák | £961£961 | £49,972£50k | FC Zlín | 35 | Left-back, left midfielder | Czechia |
| 46 | Dominik Kostka | £953£953 | £49,556£50k | FK Mladá Boleslav | 29 | Right-back, right midfielder | Czechia |
| 47 | Jakub Kučera | £946£946 | £49,192£49k | FC Hradec Králové | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 48 | Michal Bílek | £934£934 | £48,568£49k | FK Teplice | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia |
| 49 | David Pech | £928£928 | £48,256£48k | FK Mladá Boleslav | 23 | Central midfielder | Czechia |
| 50 | Aziz Kayondo | £912£912 | £47,424£47k | FC Slovan Liberec | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Uganda |
What each position earns in the Czech First League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 21% 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 midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Czech First League club, added together, a week
AC Sparta Praha pay 6 midfielders £58,300 a week between them, and Sivert Mannsverk takes 57% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Czech First League club
16 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Sparta Praha | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | 1 |
| FC Viktoria Plzeň | Patrik Hrosovsky | £8,800£9k | 3 |
| SK Slavia Praha | Štěpán Chaloupek | £5,000£5k | 5 |
| 1. FC Slovácko | Marek Havlík | £3,900£4k | 8 |
| Bohemians Praha 1905 | Milan Havel | £2,900£3k | 16 |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Ondřej Karafiát | £2,800£3k | 19 |
| SK Sigma Olomouc | Péter Baráth | £2,800£3k | 20 |
| FC Slovan Liberec | Qëndrim Zyba | £2,700£3k | 22 |
| FC Hradec Králové | Vladimír Darida | £2,500£3k | 23 |
| FK Teplice | Daniel Mareček | £2,400£2k | 24 |
| FK Jablonec | Eduard Sobol | £2,300£2k | 26 |
| MFK Karviná | Filip Prebsl | £2,300£2k | 27 |
| FC Baník Ostrava | Jiří Boula | £2,100£2k | 29 |
| FK Dukla Praha | Marek Hanousek | £1,900£2k | 33 |
| FK Pardubice | Ryan Mahuta | £1,700£2k | 34 |
| FC Zlín | Jan Kalabiška | £1,100£1k | 38 |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Czech First League ranks 26th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Czech First League?
Sivert Mannsverk of AC Sparta Praha, on £33,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,716,000 a year. Andy Irving of AC Sparta Praha is second on £9,500 a week.
How much do Czech First League midfielders earn?
The average Czech First League midfielder aged 22 or over earns £2,010 a week, and the median one £940. Midfielders take 21% of what the Czech First League pays its players of that age.
Which Czech First League club pays its midfielders the most?
AC Sparta Praha, £58,300 a week across the 6 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Sivert Mannsverk on £33,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Czech First League ranks 26th 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.