ELITESERIEN · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Eliteserien goalkeepers
Ľubomír Belko is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Eliteserien, on £3,000 a week at Viking FK, or £156,000 a year. Nikita Haikin is next on £2,900 at FK Bodø/Glimt. We hold wages for 49 Eliteserien goalkeepers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £3k
AVERAGE WAGE £1,145
SHARE OF WAGE BILL8%
TOP 10 A WEEK £20k
WAGES HELD49
All 49 Eliteserien goalkeepers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Viking FK | 23 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia |
| 2 | Nikita Haikin | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | FK Bodø/Glimt | 30 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 3 | Albert Posiadała | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Molde FK | 22 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 4 | Jakob Haugaard | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Tromsø IL | 33 | Goalkeeper | Denmark |
| 5 | Krzysztof Bąkowski | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | 22 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 6 | Mads Kikkenborg | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Molde FK | 25 | Goalkeeper | Denmark |
| 7 | Mathias Dyngeland | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | SK Brann | 29 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 8 | Arild Østbø | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Viking FK | 34 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 9 | Carljohan Eriksson | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 30 | Goalkeeper | Finland |
| 10 | Leopold Wahlstedt | £953£953 | £49,556£50k | Rosenborg BK | 26 | Goalkeeper | Sweden |
| 11 | Marcus Sandberg | £929£929 | £48,308£48k | Hamarkameratene | 34 | Goalkeeper | Sweden |
| 12 | Michael Lansing | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Kristiansund BK | 31 | Goalkeeper | United States |
| 13 | Mamour N'Diaye | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 19 | Goalkeeper | Senegal |
| 14 | Magnus Sjøeng | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Vålerenga Fotball | 23 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 15 | Amund Wichne | £896£896 | £46,592£47k | FK Haugesund | 28 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 16 | Jan de Boer | £878£878 | £45,656£46k | Bryne FK | 25 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands |
| 17 | Julian Faye Lund | £875£875 | £45,500£46k | FK Bodø/Glimt | 26 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 18 | Martin Børsheim | £848£848 | £44,096£44k | Fredrikstad FK | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 19 | Mattias Lamhauge | £848£848 | £44,096£44k | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | 25 | Goalkeeper | Faroe Islands |
| 20 | Ole Kristian Lauvli | £807£807 | £41,964£42k | Tromsø IL | 31 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 21 | Adrian Sæther | £751£751 | £39,052£39k | Kristiansund BK | 24 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 22 | Oscar Hedvall | £734£734 | £38,168£38k | Vålerenga Fotball | 26 | Goalkeeper | Denmark |
| 23 | Rasmus Sandberg | £726£726 | £37,752£38k | Rosenborg BK | 24 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 24 | Øystein Øvretveit | £723£723 | £37,596£38k | Fredrikstad FK | 31 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 25 | Einar Fauskanger | £711£711 | £36,972£37k | FK Haugesund | 16 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 26 | Frank Stople | £701£701 | £36,452£36k | FK Haugesund | 23 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 27 | Magnus Rugland Ree | £685£685 | £35,620£36k | Bryne FK | 21 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 28 | Håvar Jenssen | £681£681 | £35,412£35k | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | 29 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 29 | Leander Øy | £677£677 | £35,204£35k | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 21 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 30 | Igor Spiridonov | £671£671 | £34,892£35k | Bryne FK | 36 | Goalkeeper | Lithuania |
| 31 | Simen Vidtun Nilsen | £600£600 | £31,200£31k | SK Brann | 25 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 32 | Isak Aron Sjong | £598£598 | £31,096£31k | FK Bodø/Glimt | 18 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 33 | Emil Ødegaard | £566£566 | £29,432£29k | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | 26 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 34 | Peder Hoel Lervik | £529£529 | £27,508£28k | Molde FK | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 35 | Sander Østraat | £499£499 | £25,948£26k | Hamarkameratene | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 36 | Elias Hadaya | £494£494 | £25,688£26k | Sandefjord Fotball | 26 | Goalkeeper | Syria |
| 37 | Ole Langbråten | £466£466 | £24,232£24k | Fredrikstad FK | 22 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 38 | Arn-Sebastian Wiik | £461£461 | £23,972£24k | Viking FK | 17 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 39 | Mathias Klausen | £407£407 | £21,164£21k | SK Brann | 17 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 40 | Mads Eikrem Myklebust | £289£289 | £15,028£15k | Molde FK | 17 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 41 | Alf Lukas Grønneberg | £289£289 | £15,028£15k | Sandefjord Fotball | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 42 | Sander Rød | £281£281 | £14,612£15k | Kristiansund BK | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 43 | Simo Lampinen-Skaug | £281£281 | £14,612£15k | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 44 | Haakon Sørum | £253£253 | £13,156£13k | Rosenborg BK | 19 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 45 | Isak Reset-Kalland | £180£180 | £9,360£9k | Molde FK | 18 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 46 | Kristoffer Bygland | £100£100 | £5,200£5k | Molde FK | 20 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 47 | Alem Omerinović | £74£74 | £3,848£4k | Sandefjord Fotball | 17 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 48 | Sverre Fauskanger-Lindberg | £74£74 | £3,848£4k | SK Brann | 18 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
| 49 | Jonathan Ådlandsvik | £47£47 | £2,444£2k | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | 22 | Goalkeeper | Norway |
What each position earns in the Eliteserien
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 8% of what the Eliteserien 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 goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Eliteserien club, added together, a week
Molde FK pay 6 goalkeepers £5,498 a week between them, and Albert Posiadała takes 45% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Eliteserien club
16 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking FK | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | 1 |
| FK Bodø/Glimt | Nikita Haikin | £2,900£3k | 2 |
| Molde FK | Albert Posiadała | £2,500£3k | 3 |
| Tromsø IL | Jakob Haugaard | £2,100£2k | 4 |
| KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Krzysztof Bąkowski | £2,000£2k | 5 |
| SK Brann | Mathias Dyngeland | £1,900£2k | 7 |
| Sarpsborg 08 FF | Carljohan Eriksson | £1,400£1k | 9 |
| Rosenborg BK | Leopold Wahlstedt | £953£953 | 10 |
| Hamarkameratene | Marcus Sandberg | £929£929 | 11 |
| Kristiansund BK | Michael Lansing | £900£900 | 12 |
| Vålerenga Fotball | Magnus Sjøeng | £900£900 | 14 |
| FK Haugesund | Amund Wichne | £896£896 | 15 |
| Bryne FK | Jan de Boer | £878£878 | 16 |
| Fredrikstad FK | Martin Børsheim | £848£848 | 18 |
| Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Mattias Lamhauge | £848£848 | 19 |
| Sandefjord Fotball | Elias Hadaya | £494£494 | 36 |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Eliteserien ranks 37th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Eliteserien?
Ľubomír Belko of Viking FK, on £3,000 a week in 2026/27, or £156,000 a year. Nikita Haikin of FK Bodø/Glimt is second on £2,900 a week.
How much do Eliteserien goalkeepers earn?
The average Eliteserien goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £1,145 a week, and the median one £877. Goalkeepers take 8% of what the Eliteserien pays its players of that age.
Which Eliteserien club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Molde FK, £5,498 a week across the 6 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Albert Posiadała on £2,500.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Eliteserien ranks 37th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Eliteserien squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Eliteserien players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Eliteserien players are paid at every age, or the Eliteserien wage bill, club by club.