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FOOTBALL · EKSTRAKLASA · 2026/27

Ekstraklasa wages by age

Across the 462 players aged 16 to 38 we hold a wage for in the Ekstraklasa this season, the median is £294 a week at 21 and £2,900 at 28 , against £900 and £4,650 across every men's league we hold. The youngest on £10,000 a week or more is Kacper Urbański, 20, at Górnik Zabrze.

MEDIAN AT 21 £294
MEDIAN AT 28 £2,900
PLAYERS462
BEST PAID £61,000
YOUNGEST ON £10K+20

The median wage at every age in the Ekstraklasa

2026/27, weekly, at every age holding five or more priced players

Every age, and who is paid the most at it

The Ekstraklasa against every men's league we hold, 2026/27

The number of priced players, the median weekly wage against the median across every men's league, and the best-paid player at every age in the Ekstraklasa in 2026/27.
AGE PLAYERS MEDIAN ALL LEAGUES BEST PAID WEEKLY
16 10 £112 £315 Aleksander Wyganowski £405
17 4 - £345 Wojciech Katus £172
18 36 £90 £370 Isak Brusberg £1,100
19 40 £205 £482 Vincent Burlet £3,500
20 38 £181 £623 Kacper Urbański £10,000
21 42 £294 £900 Marcel Łubik £7,900
22 28 £1,400 £1,700 Janis Antiste £20,000
23 36 £1,600 £2,300 Filip Marchwiński £13,000
24 31 £1,900 £2,700 Nik Prelec £16,000
25 21 £2,400 £3,100 Luis Palma £16,000
26 25 £2,100 £3,400 Alejandro Pozo £16,000
27 29 £2,200 £4,500 Attila Szalai £36,000
28 24 £2,900 £4,650 Mahir Emreli £12,000
29 20 £2,500 £4,300 Ali Gholizadeh £6,500
30 23 £2,000 £4,400 Karol Linetty £25,000
31 12 £2,600 £4,500 Antonio Colak £8,500
32 11 £2,900 £4,500 Mikael Ishak £16,000
33 15 £1,700 £4,150 Jakub Czerwiński £4,100
34 7 £1,900 £3,900 Jesús Imaz £4,100
35 2 - £3,550 Mateusz Klich £61,000
37 6 £1,800 £3,100 Kamil Grosicki £8,000
38 2 - £4,400 Jasmin Burić £2,100

The best-paid players aged 21 and under

The Ekstraklasa, 2026/27

# PLAYER AGE CLUB POSITION WEEKLY
1 Kacper Urbański 20 Górnik Zabrze DM, AM C £10,000
2 Marcel Łubik 21 Wisła Kraków GK £7,900
3 Vincent Burlet 19 Cracovia D/WB L £3,500
4 Dijon Kameri 21 Cracovia AM C £3,400
5 Brahim Traoré 21 Cracovia D C £2,500
6 Beno Selan 20 Cracovia AM C £2,500
7 Bogdan Mirčetić 19 Raków Częstochowa AM RC £2,500
8 Guilherme Montóia 21 Jagiellonia Białystok D/WB/M L £2,200
9 Henrique Arreiol 20 Legia Warszawa DM £2,200
10 Ivan Lima 20 Piast Gliwice AM RL £2,100

The best-paid players aged 32 and over

The Ekstraklasa, 2026/27

# PLAYER AGE CLUB POSITION WEEKLY
1 Mateusz Klich 35 Cracovia AM C £61,000
2 Mikael Ishak 32 Lech Poznań ST £16,000
3 Lukas Lerager 32 Widzew Łódź DM £13,000
4 Jean-Pierre Nsamé 32 Pogoń Szczecin ST £9,100
5 Kamil Grosicki 37 Pogoń Szczecin AM RL £8,000
6 Jesús Imaz 34 Jagiellonia Białystok AM/F C £4,100
7 Jakub Czerwiński 33 Piast Gliwice D C £4,100
8 Pawel Wszolek 33 Legia Warszawa D/WB/AM R £3,800
9 Damian Dąbrowski 32 KGHM Zagłębie Lubin DM £3,400
10 František Plach 33 Piast Gliwice GK £3,300

The median 28-year-old, league by league

The Ekstraklasa and the men's leagues either side of it, at the age every men's league we hold pays best

League One £4,600 Categoría Primera A £4,250 J1 League £3,900 Danish Superliga £3,900 La Liga 2 £3,650 Super Liga £3,100 Ligue 2 £3,000 Ekstraklasa £2,900 Austrian Bundesliga £2,500 Scottish Premiership £2,300 League Two £2,100 Primeira Liga £1,950 Thai League £1,600 A-League £1,500 Belgian Challenger Pro League £1,427

The Ekstraklasa ranks 26th of the 43 men's leagues holding five or more priced 28-year-olds, on £2,900 a week. The Premier League pays the most, at £75,000.

Frequently asked questions

At what age are Ekstraklasa players paid the most?

28. The median 28-year-old in the Ekstraklasa is paid £2,900 a week in 2026/27, across 24 players, the highest of any age.

How much does a Ekstraklasa player earn at 21 and at 28?

The median is £294 a week at 21 and £2,900 at 28 in 2026/27. Across every men's league we hold it is £900 a week at 21 and £4,650 at 28.

Who is the youngest Ekstraklasa player paid £10,000 a week?

Kacper Urbański, 20, on £10,000 a week at Górnik Zabrze.

Who is the highest-paid Ekstraklasa player aged 21 or under?

Kacper Urbański, 20, on £10,000 a week at Górnik Zabrze. Marcel Łubik, 21, is next on £7,900.

Who is the highest-paid Ekstraklasa player aged 32 or over?

Mateusz Klich, 35, on £61,000 a week at Cracovia. Mikael Ishak, 32, is next on £16,000.

Where to next

The same squads, cut a different way

See every Ekstraklasa club's wage bill, the highest-paid players in the Ekstraklasa, or wages by age across every league. Or see every 28-year-old we hold, league by league.