DANISH SUPERLIGA · TOP 100
Highest paid Danish Superliga players
Diant Ramaj leads on £43,000 per week. These 100 players take £897,800 a week between them - 80% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 274 of the 657 players in the Danish Superliga.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £898k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL80%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST17 Football Club København
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 £43k #10 £17k #100 £3k
Diant Ramaj earns 2.5× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 14× the 100th. Half of the £898k a week on this page goes to the first 23 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Diant Ramaj | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Football Club København | Germany | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 02 | Rasmus Kristensen | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Denmark | 28 | Centre-back |
| 03 | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Football Club København | Norway | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 04 | Philip Billing | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Denmark | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 05 | Andreas Cornelius | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Football Club København | Denmark | 32 | Striker |
| 06 | Alex Král | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Football Club København | Czechia | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 07 | Birger Meling | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Football Club København | Norway | 30 | Full-back, left midfielder |
| 08 | Jens Jønsson | £19,000 | £988,000 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 32 | Defensive midfielder |
| 09 | Gabriel Pereira | £18,000 | £936,000 | Football Club København | Brazil | 25 | Centre-back |
| 10 | Daniel Wass | £17,000 | £884,000 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 36 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder |
| 11 | Thomas Delaney | £16,000 | £832,000 | Football Club København | Denmark | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 12 | Mads Emil Madsen | £16,000 | £832,000 | Football Club København | Denmark | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 13 | Cho Gue-Sung | £16,000 | £832,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | South Korea | 27 | Striker |
| 14 | Bartosz Slisz | £15,000 | £780,000 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Poland | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 15 | Magnus Mattsson | £13,000 | £676,000 | Football Club København | Denmark | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 16 | Mikael Uhre | £13,000 | £676,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Denmark | 30 | Striker |
| 17 | Maher Carrizo | £12,000 | £624,000 | Football Club København | Argentina | 19 | Right winger, striker |
| 18 | Martin Erlic | £12,000 | £624,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Croatia | 27 | Centre-back |
| 19 | Kristian Arnstad | £11,000 | £572,000 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Norway | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 20 | Patrick Pentz | £11,000 | £572,000 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Austria | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Mathias Jørgensen | £11,000 | £572,000 | Football Club København | Denmark | 35 | Centre-back |
| 22 | Marcos López | £11,000 | £572,000 | Football Club København | Peru | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 23 | Patrick Mortensen | £10,000 | £520,000 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 36 | Striker |
| 24 | Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | £10,000 | £520,000 | Football Club København | Iceland | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Kjell Wätjen | £10,000 | £520,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Germany | 19 | Defensive midfielder |
| 26 | Rasmus Falk | £10,000 | £520,000 | Odense Boldklub | Denmark | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 27 | Alexander Lind | £9,500 | £494,000 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 23 | Striker |
| 28 | Denil Castillo | £9,400 | £488,800 | Football Club Midtjylland | Ecuador | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 29 | Luis Binks | £9,000 | £468,000 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | England | 23 | Centre-back |
| 30 | Munashe Garananga | £8,900 | £462,800 | Lyngby Boldklub | Zimbabwe | 24 | Centre-back |
| 31 | Oliver Villadsen | £8,800 | £457,600 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 23 | Right-back |
| 32 | Axel Henriksson | £8,500 | £442,000 | Randers Football Club | Sweden | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 33 | Julian Pauli | £8,100 | £421,200 | Odense Boldklub | Germany | 19 | Centre-back |
| 34 | Kasper Junker | £8,000 | £416,000 | Randers Football Club | Denmark | 31 | Striker |
| 35 | Mads Bech Sørensen | £7,900 | £410,800 | Football Club Midtjylland | Denmark | 26 | Centre-back |
| 36 | Ola Brynhildsen | £7,800 | £405,600 | Football Club Midtjylland | Norway | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 37 | Rasmus Carstensen | £7,700 | £400,400 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 24 | Right-back |
| 38 | Valgeir Lunddal | £7,500 | £390,000 | Viborg Fodsports Forening | Iceland | 23 | Full-back |
| 39 | David Martínez | £7,400 | £384,800 | Football Club Midtjylland | Venezuela | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 40 | Frederik Alves | £7,300 | £379,600 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 25 | Centre-back |
| 41 | Jimi Tauriainen | £7,100 | £369,200 | Alliance Club Horsens | Finland | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 42 | Jordi Vanlerberghe | £7,100 | £369,200 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Belgium | 29 | Centre-back |
| 43 | Junnosuke Suzuki | £7,100 | £369,200 | Football Club København | Japan | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 44 | Lee Han-Beom | £7,000 | £364,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | South Korea | 23 | Centre-back |
| 45 | Marko Divkovic | £6,900 | £358,800 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Croatia | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder, striker |
| 46 | Nicklas Røjkjær | £6,900 | £358,800 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Rodrigo Huescas | £6,700 | £348,400 | Football Club København | Mexico | 21 | Right-back, right winger |
| 48 | Andreas Hansen | £6,500 | £338,000 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 49 | Viljar Myhra | £6,500 | £338,000 | Odense Boldklub | Norway | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 50 | Alexander Ahl Holmström | £6,500 | £338,000 | Odense Boldklub | Sweden | 26 | Striker |
| 51 | Frederik Tingager | £6,300 | £327,600 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 32 | Centre-back |
| 52 | Emmanuel Dennis | £6,300 | £327,600 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Nigeria | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 53 | Filip Bundgaard | £6,300 | £327,600 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 54 | Janni Serra | £6,100 | £317,200 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Germany | 27 | Striker |
| 55 | Jacob Ambæk | £6,100 | £317,200 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 17 | Striker |
| 56 | Markus Solbakken | £5,900 | £306,800 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Norway | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 57 | Magnus Nordengen Knudsen | £5,900 | £306,800 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Norway | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 58 | Mads Frøkjær | £5,900 | £306,800 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Denmark | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 59 | Mark Brink | £5,900 | £306,800 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 60 | Mikkel Rakneberg | £5,900 | £306,800 | Odense Boldklub | Norway | 23 | Left-back, attacking midfielder |
| 61 | Mathias Olesen | £5,900 | £306,800 | Sønderjyske Fodbold | Luxembourg | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 62 | Tobias Salquist | £5,600 | £291,200 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 30 | Centre-back |
| 63 | Adam Sørensen | £5,500 | £286,000 | Odense Boldklub | Denmark | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 64 | William Clem | £5,400 | £280,800 | Football Club København | Denmark | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 65 | Fiete Arp | £5,300 | £275,600 | Odense Boldklub | Germany | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 66 | Jakob Busk | £5,100 | £265,200 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 67 | Mads Hedenstad | £4,900 | £254,800 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Norway | 24 | Goalkeeper |
| 68 | Nicolai Poulsen | £4,900 | £254,800 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 69 | Mats Köhlert | £4,900 | £254,800 | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | Germany | 27 | Left-back, left winger |
| 70 | Peter Ankersen | £4,800 | £249,600 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Denmark | 34 | Full-back |
| 71 | Paul Izzo | £4,800 | £249,600 | Randers Football Club | Australia | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 72 | Runar Norheim | £4,700 | £244,400 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Norway | 20 | Left-back, left winger |
| 73 | Tobias Mølgaard | £4,600 | £239,200 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 28 | Centre-back |
| 74 | Tobias Bech | £4,600 | £239,200 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 23 | Right winger, striker |
| 75 | Victor Jensen | £4,500 | £234,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Denmark | 21 | Left-back |
| 76 | Andrew Hjulsager | £4,500 | £234,000 | Vejle Boldklub | Denmark | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 77 | Daniel Høegh | £4,400 | £228,800 | Randers Football Club | Denmark | 34 | Centre-back |
| 78 | Youssouph Badji | £4,300 | £223,600 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Senegal | 23 | Striker |
| 79 | Edward Chilufya | £4,300 | £223,600 | Football Club Midtjylland | Zambia | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 80 | John Björkengren | £4,100 | £213,200 | Randers Football Club | Sweden | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 81 | Martin Hansen | £3,900 | £202,800 | Odense Boldklub | Denmark | 35 | Goalkeeper |
| 82 | Mathias Greve | £3,900 | £202,800 | Randers Football Club | Denmark | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 83 | Nikolai Hopland | £3,900 | £202,800 | Randers Football Club | Norway | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 84 | Mikkel Duelund | £3,900 | £202,800 | Vejle Boldklub | Denmark | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 85 | Pedro Bravo | £3,800 | £197,600 | Football Club Midtjylland | Colombia | 20 | Defensive midfielder |
| 86 | Ousmane Diao | £3,800 | £197,600 | Football Club Midtjylland | Senegal | 21 | Centre-back |
| 87 | Topi Keskinen | £3,600 | £187,200 | Odense Boldklub | Finland | 22 | Left wing-back, winger |
| 88 | Andreas Bruus | £3,500 | £182,000 | Alliance Club Horsens | Denmark | 26 | Right-back, right winger |
| 89 | Adrian Justinussen | £3,500 | £182,000 | Alliance Club Horsens | Faroe Islands | 26 | Left winger, striker |
| 90 | Anssi Suhonen | £3,500 | £182,000 | Odense Boldklub | Finland | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 91 | Warren Caddy | £3,400 | £176,800 | Randers Football Club | Madagascar | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 92 | Wessel Dammers | £3,400 | £176,800 | Randers Football Club | Netherlands | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 93 | Christian Sørensen | £3,400 | £176,800 | Vejle Boldklub | Denmark | 32 | Left-back |
| 94 | Felix Beijmo | £3,300 | £171,600 | Football Club København | Sweden | 27 | Centre-back |
| 95 | Franculino Djú | £3,300 | £171,600 | Football Club Midtjylland | Guinea-Bissau | 21 | Striker |
| 96 | Frederik Gytkjær | £3,300 | £171,600 | Lyngby Boldklub | Denmark | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 97 | Elies Mahmoud | £3,300 | £171,600 | Randers Football Club | France | 24 | Winger |
| 98 | Jesper Hansen | £3,100 | £161,200 | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | Denmark | 40 | Goalkeeper |
| 99 | Juho Lähteenmäki | £3,100 | £161,200 | Football Club Nordsjælland | Finland | 19 | Left-back |
| 100 | James Gomez | £3,100 | £161,200 | Odense Boldklub | Gambia | 23 | Centre-back |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Danish Superliga?
Diant Ramaj of Football Club København, on £43,000 per week — £2,236,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Danish Superliga players earn between them?
£897,800 per week and £46,685,600 per year, which is 80% of the entire Danish Superliga wage bill.
Which Danish Superliga club has the most players in the top 100?
Football Club København, with 17 of them, paying £290,500 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£3,100 per week — that is what James Gomez earns in 100th place.
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