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EKSTRAKLASA · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Ekstraklasa midfielders

Karol Linetty is the best-paid midfielder in the Ekstraklasa, on £25,000 a week at Śląsk Wrocław, or £1,300,000 a year. Gustav Berggren is next on £17,000 at Lech Poznań. We hold wages for 98 Ekstraklasa midfielders in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £25k
AVERAGE WAGE £3,410
SHARE OF WAGE BILL18%
TOP 10 A WEEK £117k
WAGES HELD98

The 50 best-paid Ekstraklasa midfielders

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 midfielders 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 Karol Linetty £25,000£25k £1,300,000£1.3m Śląsk Wrocław 30 Defensive midfielder Poland
2 Gustav Berggren £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Lech Poznań 27 Defensive midfielder Sweden
3 Damian Szymanski £15,000£15k £780,000£780k Legia Warszawa 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Poland
4 Lukas Lerager £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Widzew Łódź 32 Defensive midfielder Denmark
5 Paulo Bernardo £12,000£12k £624,000£624k Górnik Zabrze 23 Central midfielder Portugal
6 Kacper Urbański £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Górnik Zabrze 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
7 Sidnei Tavares £7,600£8k £395,200£395k Wisła Płock 23 Defensive midfielder Cape Verde
8 Arkadiusz Reca £6,500£7k £338,000£338k Legia Warszawa 30 Left-back, left midfielder Poland
9 Maximilian Dietz £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Górnik Zabrze 23 Centre-back, defensive midfielder United States
10 Kellyn Acosta £5,000£5k £260,000£260k Pogoń Szczecin 29 Defensive midfielder United States
11 Arvid Brorsson £4,500£5k £234,000£234k Raków Częstochowa 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Sweden
12 Dominik Baumgartner £4,400£4k £228,800£229k Cracovia 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Austria
13 Jorge Yriarte £4,100£4k £213,200£213k Śląsk Wrocław 25 Defensive midfielder Venezuela
14 Karol Struski £4,000£4k £208,000£208k Raków Częstochowa 24 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
15 Marko Bulat £3,900£4k £202,800£203k Raków Częstochowa 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Croatia
16 Petar Stojanović £3,800£4k £197,600£198k Legia Warszawa 29 Right-back, right midfielder Slovenia
17 Rafał Augustyniak £3,700£4k £192,400£192k Legia Warszawa 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Poland
18 Damian Dąbrowski £3,400£3k £176,800£177k KGHM Zagłębie Lubin 32 Defensive midfielder Poland
19 Filip Jagiełło £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Lech Poznań 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
20 Fredrik Ulvestad £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Pogoń Szczecin 33 Defensive midfielder Norway
21 Jesse Bosch £3,100£3k £161,200£161k GKS Katowice 25 Defensive midfielder Netherlands
22 Lamine Bâ £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Śląsk Wrocław 27 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Mauritania
23 Žan Rogelj £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Wisła Płock 25 Right-back, right midfielder Slovenia
24 Michal Sáček £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Górnik Zabrze 28 Right-back, central midfielder Czechia
25 Michał Mokrzycki £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Śląsk Wrocław 27 Defensive midfielder Poland
26 Patryk Dziczek £2,800£3k £145,600£146k Pogoń Szczecin 27 Defensive midfielder Poland
27 Patryk Sokołowski £2,800£3k £145,600£146k Śląsk Wrocław 30 Defensive midfielder Poland
28 Radosław Murawski £2,700£3k £140,400£140k Lech Poznań 31 Defensive midfielder Poland
29 Taras Romanczuk £2,600£3k £135,200£135k Jagiellonia Białystok 33 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Poland
30 Tin Plavotic £2,600£3k £135,200£135k Motor Lublin 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Croatia
31 Amir Al-Ammari £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Cracovia 27 Defensive midfielder Iraq
32 Bartosz Wolski £2,500£3k £130,000£130k GKS Katowice 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
33 Vladyslav Kochergin £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Raków Częstochowa 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Ukraine
34 Alan Uryga £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Wisła Kraków 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Poland
35 Víctor Meseguer £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Wisła Kraków 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
36 Christos Donis £2,400£2k £124,800£125k Radomiak Radom 30 Defensive midfielder Greece
37 Dani Pacheco £2,400£2k £124,800£125k Wisła Płock 34 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
38 Ervin Omić £2,300£2k £119,600£120k Wisła Kraków 22 Defensive midfielder Austria
39 Guilherme Montóia £2,200£2k £114,400£114k Jagiellonia Białystok 21 Left-back, left midfielder Portugal
40 Henrique Arreiol £2,200£2k £114,400£114k Legia Warszawa 20 Defensive midfielder Portugal
41 Jarosław Kubicki £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Górnik Zabrze 29 Defensive midfielder Poland
42 Josip Ćorluka £2,100£2k £109,200£109k KGHM Zagłębie Lubin 30 Right-back, central midfielder Bosnia & Herzegovina
43 Ivan Zhelizko £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Lechia Gdańsk 24 Defensive midfielder Ukraine
44 Jan Biegański £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Pogoń Szczecin 22 Defensive midfielder Poland
45 Lukas Willen £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Pogoń Szczecin 22 Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder Belgium
46 Kyriakos Savvidis £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Wisła Płock 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Greece
47 Martin Remacle £1,900£2k £98,800£99k Korona Kielce 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Belgium
48 Nono (David González Plata) £1,900£2k £98,800£99k Korona Kielce 34 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
49 Mateusz Skrzypczak £1,900£2k £98,800£99k Lech Poznań 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Poland
50 Michal Rosiak £1,900£2k £98,800£99k Śląsk Wrocław 19 Right-back, defensive midfielder 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

Midfielders take 18% 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 midfielders the most

Every midfielder wage we hold at each Ekstraklasa club, added together, a week

Śląsk Wrocław £40k Górnik Zabrze £33k Legia Warszawa £33k Lech Poznań £25k Wisła Płock £18k Raków Częstochowa £17k Pogoń Szczecin £17k Widzew Łódź £13k Wisła Kraków £12k Cracovia £8,408

Śląsk Wrocław pay 7 midfielders £39,930 a week between them, and Karol Linetty takes 63% of it.

The best-paid midfielder at every Ekstraklasa club

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

Each Ekstraklasa club's best-paid midfielder in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every midfielder in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Śląsk Wrocław Karol Linetty £25,000£25k 1
Lech Poznań Gustav Berggren £17,000£17k 2
Legia Warszawa Damian Szymanski £15,000£15k 3
Widzew Łódź Lukas Lerager £13,000£13k 4
Górnik Zabrze Paulo Bernardo £12,000£12k 5
Wisła Płock Sidnei Tavares £7,600£8k 7
Pogoń Szczecin Kellyn Acosta £5,000£5k 10
Raków Częstochowa Arvid Brorsson £4,500£5k 11
Cracovia Dominik Baumgartner £4,400£4k 12
KGHM Zagłębie Lubin Damian Dąbrowski £3,400£3k 18
GKS Katowice Jesse Bosch £3,100£3k 21
Jagiellonia Białystok Taras Romanczuk £2,600£3k 29
Motor Lublin Tin Plavotic £2,600£3k 30
Wisła Kraków Alan Uryga £2,500£3k 34
Radomiak Radom Christos Donis £2,400£2k 36
Lechia Gdańsk Ivan Zhelizko £2,100£2k 43
Korona Kielce Martin Remacle £1,900£2k 47
Wieczysta Kraków Krzysztof Kalemba £562£562 63
Piast Gliwice Filip Borowski £359£359 69

The best-paid midfielder in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Ekstraklasa ranks 28th.

The best-paid midfielder in each men's league we rank midfielders in, the weekly wage, and the league's average midfielder wage over players aged 22 or over.
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 Ekstraklasa?

Karol Linetty of Śląsk Wrocław, on £25,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,300,000 a year. Gustav Berggren of Lech Poznań is second on £17,000 a week.

How much do Ekstraklasa midfielders earn?

The average Ekstraklasa midfielder aged 22 or over earns £3,410 a week, and the median one £2,500. Midfielders take 18% of what the Ekstraklasa pays its players of that age.

Which Ekstraklasa club pays its midfielders the most?

Śląsk Wrocław, £39,930 a week across the 7 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Karol Linetty on £25,000.

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 Ekstraklasa ranks 28th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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