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EKSTRAKLASA · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Ekstraklasa attackers

Mateusz Klich is the best-paid attacker in the Ekstraklasa, on £61,000 a week at Cracovia, or £3,172,000 a year. Janis Antiste is next on £20,000 at Górnik Zabrze. We hold wages for 227 Ekstraklasa attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £61k
AVERAGE WAGE £3,685
SHARE OF WAGE BILL49%
TOP 10 A WEEK £197k
WAGES HELD227

The 50 best-paid Ekstraklasa 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 Ekstraklasa in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Mateusz Klich £61,000£61k £3,172,000£3.2m Cracovia 35 Attacking midfielder Poland
2 Janis Antiste £20,000£20k £1,040,000£1.0m Górnik Zabrze 22 Attacking midfielder, striker France
3 Nik Prelec £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Jagiellonia Białystok 24 Attacking midfielder, striker Slovenia
4 Alejandro Pozo £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Jagiellonia Białystok 26 Right-back, right winger Spain
5 Luis Palma £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Lech Poznań 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Honduras
6 Mikael Ishak £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Lech Poznań 32 Striker Sweden
7 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh £16,000£16k £832,000£832k Lech Poznań 24 Winger, striker Iran
8 Filip Marchwiński £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Cracovia 23 Attacking midfielder Poland
9 Mahir Emreli £12,000£12k £624,000£624k Raków Częstochowa 28 Attacking midfielder, striker Azerbaijan
10 Ondřej Lingr £11,000£11k £572,000£572k Korona Kielce 26 Attacking midfielder, striker Czechia
11 Stipe Biuk £11,000£11k £572,000£572k Widzew Łódź 22 Attacking midfielder Croatia
12 Kacper Urbański £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Górnik Zabrze 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
13 Jean-Pierre Nsamé £9,100£9k £473,200£473k Pogoń Szczecin 32 Striker Cameroon
14 Nahuel Leiva £9,000£9k £468,000£468k Jagiellonia Białystok 28 Attacking midfielder Spain
15 Antonio Colak £8,500£9k £442,000£442k Legia Warszawa 31 Striker Croatia
16 Kamil Grosicki £8,000£8k £416,000£416k Pogoń Szczecin 37 Winger Poland
17 Bartosz Kapustka £7,500£8k £390,000£390k Legia Warszawa 28 Attacking midfielder Poland
18 Ali Gholizadeh £6,500£7k £338,000£338k Lech Poznań 29 Winger Iran
19 Christopher Cheng £6,400£6k £332,800£333k Widzew Łódź 23 Left-back, winger Norway
20 Mileta Rajović £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Legia Warszawa 25 Striker Denmark
21 Mikkel Maigaard £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Wieczysta Kraków 29 Attacking midfielder Denmark
22 Patryk Kun £5,800£6k £301,600£302k Wisła Płock 30 Left-back, left winger Poland
23 Elie Youan £5,000£5k £260,000£260k Wisła Kraków 26 Winger, striker France
24 Ángel Rodado £5,000£5k £260,000£260k Wisła Kraków 28 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
25 Peter £4,800£5k £249,600£250k Górnik Zabrze 22 Winger Dominican Republic
26 Piotr Samiec-Talar £4,800£5k £249,600£250k Śląsk Wrocław 23 Winger, striker Poland
27 Sayfallah Ltaief £4,600£5k £239,200£239k Cracovia 25 Winger Tunisia
28 Daniel Håkans £4,400£4k £228,800£229k Lech Poznań 24 Winger Finland
29 Jesús Imaz £4,100£4k £213,200£213k Jagiellonia Białystok 34 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
30 Jason Lokilo £4,100£4k £213,200£213k Piast Gliwice 26 Winger Congo - Kinshasa
31 Lukáš Sadílek £4,000£4k £208,000£208k Górnik Zabrze 29 Attacking midfielder Czechia
32 Karol Struski £4,000£4k £208,000£208k Raków Częstochowa 24 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
33 Lucas Piazón £4,000£4k £208,000£208k Wieczysta Kraków 31 Attacking midfielder Brazil
34 Marko Bulat £3,900£4k £202,800£203k Raków Częstochowa 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Croatia
35 Pablo Rodríguez £3,800£4k £197,600£198k Lech Poznań 23 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
36 Patrik Wålemark £3,800£4k £197,600£198k Lech Poznań 23 Attacking midfielder Sweden
37 Pawel Wszolek £3,800£4k £197,600£198k Legia Warszawa 33 Right-back, right winger Poland
38 Przemysław Banaszak £3,800£4k £197,600£198k Śląsk Wrocław 28 Right winger, striker Poland
39 Olaf Kobacki £3,800£4k £197,600£198k Wisła Płock 24 Winger, striker Poland
40 Quentin Boisgard £3,700£4k £192,400£192k Piast Gliwice 28 Attacking midfielder France
41 Bartosz Nowak £3,500£4k £182,000£182k GKS Katowice 31 Attacking midfielder Poland
42 Dijon Kameri £3,400£3k £176,800£177k Cracovia 21 Attacking midfielder Austria
43 Filip Jagiełło £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Lech Poznań 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
44 Fran Álvarez £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Widzew Łódź 27 Attacking midfielder Spain
45 Jorge Félix £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Piast Gliwice 33 Attacking midfielder Spain
46 José Pozo £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Pogoń Szczecin 29 Attacking midfielder Spain
47 Kacper Chodyna £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Legia Warszawa 26 Right-back, right winger Poland
48 Luka Marjanac £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Śląsk Wrocław 22 Winger Bosnia & Herzegovina
49 Martin Minchev £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Cracovia 24 Winger, striker Bulgaria
50 Miłosz Kozak £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Śląsk Wrocław 28 Winger Poland

What each position earns in the Ekstraklasa

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

Goalkeepers £2,314 Defenders £2,883 Midfielders £3,410 Attackers £3,685

Attackers take 49% of what the Ekstraklasa 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 Ekstraklasa club, added together, a week

Cracovia £93k Lech Poznań £76k Jagiellonia Białystok £60k Górnik Zabrze £47k Legia Warszawa £37k Raków Częstochowa £37k Pogoń Szczecin £28k Wisła Płock £28k Wisła Kraków £23k Widzew Łódź £23k

Cracovia pay 16 attackers £93,468 a week between them, and Mateusz Klich takes 65% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Ekstraklasa club

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

Each Ekstraklasa 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
Cracovia Mateusz Klich £61,000£61k 1
Górnik Zabrze Janis Antiste £20,000£20k 2
Lech Poznań Luis Palma £16,000£16k 5
Jagiellonia Białystok Nik Prelec £16,000£16k 3
Raków Częstochowa Mahir Emreli £12,000£12k 9
Widzew Łódź Stipe Biuk £11,000£11k 11
Korona Kielce Ondřej Lingr £11,000£11k 10
Pogoń Szczecin Jean-Pierre Nsamé £9,100£9k 13
Legia Warszawa Antonio Colak £8,500£9k 15
Wieczysta Kraków Mikkel Maigaard £5,900£6k 21
Wisła Płock Patryk Kun £5,800£6k 22
Wisła Kraków Elie Youan £5,000£5k 23
Śląsk Wrocław Piotr Samiec-Talar £4,800£5k 26
Piast Gliwice Jason Lokilo £4,100£4k 30
GKS Katowice Bartosz Nowak £3,500£4k 41
Radomiak Radom Rafał Wolski £2,700£3k 52
Lechia Gdańsk Camilo Mena £2,400£2k 64
KGHM Zagłębie Lubin Jakub Sypek £2,100£2k 73
Motor Lublin Makan Aïko £1,900£2k 91

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Ekstraklasa ranks 20th.

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 Ekstraklasa?

Mateusz Klich of Cracovia, on £61,000 a week in 2026/27, or £3,172,000 a year. Janis Antiste of Górnik Zabrze is second on £20,000 a week.

How much do Ekstraklasa attackers earn?

The average Ekstraklasa attacker aged 22 or over earns £3,685 a week, and the median one £2,100. Attackers take 49% of what the Ekstraklasa pays its players of that age.

Which Ekstraklasa club pays its attackers the most?

Cracovia, £93,468 a week across the 16 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Mateusz Klich on £61,000.

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 Ekstraklasa ranks 20th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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