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DANISH SUPERLIGA · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Danish Superliga attackers

Mohamed Elyounoussi is the best-paid attacker in the Danish Superliga, on £37,000 a week at Football Club København, or £1,924,000 a year. Philip Billing is next on £35,000 at Football Club Midtjylland. We hold wages for 109 Danish Superliga attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £37k
AVERAGE WAGE £6,453
SHARE OF WAGE BILL32%
TOP 10 A WEEK £189k
WAGES HELD109

The 50 best-paid Danish Superliga attackers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid attackers in the Danish Superliga in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Mohamed Elyounoussi £37,000£37k £1,924,000£1.9m Football Club København 30 Attacking midfielder Norway
2 Philip Billing £35,000£35k £1,820,000£1.8m Football Club Midtjylland 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Denmark
3 Andreas Cornelius £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m Football Club København 32 Striker Denmark
4 Cho Gue-Sung £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Football Club Midtjylland 27 Striker South Korea
5 Magnus Mattsson £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Football Club København 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Denmark
6 Mikael Uhre £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Football Club Midtjylland 30 Striker Denmark
7 Maher Carrizo £12,000£12k £624,000£624k Football Club København 19 Right winger, striker Argentina
8 Kristian Arnstad £11,000£11k £572,000£572k Aarhus Gymnastikforening 21 Attacking midfielder Norway
9 Patrick Mortensen £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 36 Striker Denmark
10 Rasmus Falk £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Odense Boldklub 33 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Denmark
11 Alexander Lind £9,500£10k £494,000£494k Football Club Nordsjælland 23 Striker Denmark
12 Axel Henriksson £8,500£9k £442,000£442k Randers Football Club 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Sweden
13 Kasper Junker £8,000£8k £416,000£416k Randers Football Club 31 Striker Denmark
14 Ola Brynhildsen £7,800£8k £405,600£406k Football Club Midtjylland 26 Winger, striker Norway
15 David Martínez £7,400£7k £384,800£385k Football Club Midtjylland 19 Attacking midfielder Venezuela
16 Jimi Tauriainen £7,100£7k £369,200£369k Alliance Club Horsens 21 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
17 Marko Divkovic £6,900£7k £358,800£359k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 26 Left-back, left midfielder, striker Croatia
18 Nicklas Røjkjær £6,900£7k £358,800£359k Football Club Nordsjælland 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Denmark
19 Rodrigo Huescas £6,700£7k £348,400£348k Football Club København 21 Right-back, right winger Mexico
20 Alexander Ahl Holmström £6,500£7k £338,000£338k Odense Boldklub 26 Striker Sweden
21 Emmanuel Dennis £6,300£6k £327,600£328k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 27 Attacking midfielder, striker Nigeria
22 Filip Bundgaard £6,300£6k £327,600£328k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 21 Attacking midfielder, striker Denmark
23 Janni Serra £6,100£6k £317,200£317k Aarhus Gymnastikforening 27 Striker Germany
24 Jacob Ambæk £6,100£6k £317,200£317k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 17 Striker Denmark
25 Mads Frøkjær £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 25 Attacking midfielder Denmark
26 Mark Brink £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Football Club Nordsjælland 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Denmark
27 Mikkel Rakneberg £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Odense Boldklub 23 Left-back, attacking midfielder Norway
28 Fiete Arp £5,300£5k £275,600£276k Odense Boldklub 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Germany
29 Mats Köhlert £4,900£5k £254,800£255k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening 27 Left-back, left winger Germany
30 Runar Norheim £4,700£5k £244,400£244k Football Club Nordsjælland 20 Left-back, left winger Norway
31 Tobias Bech £4,600£5k £239,200£239k Aarhus Gymnastikforening 23 Right winger, striker Denmark
32 Andrew Hjulsager £4,500£5k £234,000£234k Vejle Boldklub 30 Attacking midfielder Denmark
33 Youssouph Badji £4,300£4k £223,600£224k Aarhus Gymnastikforening 23 Striker Senegal
34 Edward Chilufya £4,300£4k £223,600£224k Football Club Midtjylland 25 Winger, striker Zambia
35 Mathias Greve £3,900£4k £202,800£203k Randers Football Club 30 Attacking midfielder Denmark
36 Mikkel Duelund £3,900£4k £202,800£203k Vejle Boldklub 28 Attacking midfielder Denmark
37 Topi Keskinen £3,600£4k £187,200£187k Odense Boldklub 22 Left wing-back, winger Finland
38 Andreas Bruus £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Alliance Club Horsens 26 Right-back, right winger Denmark
39 Adrian Justinussen £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Alliance Club Horsens 26 Left winger, striker Faroe Islands
40 Anssi Suhonen £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Odense Boldklub 24 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
41 Warren Caddy £3,400£3k £176,800£177k Randers Football Club 28 Attacking midfielder, striker Madagascar
42 Franculino Djú £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Football Club Midtjylland 21 Striker Guinea-Bissau
43 Frederik Gytkjær £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Lyngby Boldklub 32 Attacking midfielder, striker Denmark
44 Elies Mahmoud £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Randers Football Club 24 Winger France
45 Jona Niemiec £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Odense Boldklub 23 Right winger, striker Germany
46 Kevin Yakob £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Aarhus Gymnastikforening 24 Attacking midfielder Iraq
47 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Alliance Club Horsens 22 Left winger, striker England
48 Lirim Qamili £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Sønderjyske Fodbold 27 Right winger, striker North Macedonia
49 Magnus Jensen £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Football Club Midtjylland 28 Centre-back, striker Denmark
50 Noah Ganaus £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Odense Boldklub 24 Right winger, striker Germany

What each position earns in the Danish Superliga

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £5,493 Defenders £5,418 Midfielders £7,123 Attackers £6,453

Attackers take 32% of what the Danish Superliga 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 Danish Superliga club, added together, a week

Football Club København £102k Football Club Midtjylland £95k Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening £51k Odense Boldklub £48k Randers Football Club £34k Aarhus Gymnastikforening £32k Football Club Nordsjælland £31k Alliance Club Horsens £22k Vejle Boldklub £21k Lyngby Boldklub £9,837

Football Club København pay 7 attackers £102,061 a week between them, and Mohamed Elyounoussi takes 36% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Danish Superliga club

13 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers

Each Danish Superliga club's best-paid attacker in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every attacker in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Football Club København Mohamed Elyounoussi £37,000£37k 1
Football Club Midtjylland Philip Billing £35,000£35k 2
Aarhus Gymnastikforening Kristian Arnstad £11,000£11k 8
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening Patrick Mortensen £10,000£10k 9
Odense Boldklub Rasmus Falk £10,000£10k 10
Football Club Nordsjælland Alexander Lind £9,500£10k 11
Randers Football Club Axel Henriksson £8,500£9k 12
Alliance Club Horsens Jimi Tauriainen £7,100£7k 16
Vejle Boldklub Andrew Hjulsager £4,500£5k 32
Lyngby Boldklub Frederik Gytkjær £3,300£3k 43
Sønderjyske Fodbold Lirim Qamili £3,000£3k 48
Silkeborg Idrætsforening Oliver Ross £2,800£3k 51
Viborg Fodsports Forening No wage held - -

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Danish Superliga ranks 28th.

The best-paid attacker in each men's league we rank attackers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average attacker wage over players aged 22 or over.
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 Danish Superliga?

Mohamed Elyounoussi of Football Club København, on £37,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,924,000 a year. Philip Billing of Football Club Midtjylland is second on £35,000 a week.

How much do Danish Superliga attackers earn?

The average Danish Superliga attacker aged 22 or over earns £6,453 a week, and the median one £3,900. Attackers take 32% of what the Danish Superliga pays its players of that age.

Which Danish Superliga club pays its attackers the most?

Football Club København, £102,061 a week across the 7 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Mohamed Elyounoussi on £37,000.

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 Danish Superliga ranks 28th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

The same Danish Superliga squads, cut a different way

See the highest paid Danish Superliga players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Danish Superliga players are paid at every age, or the Danish Superliga wage bill, club by club.