I-LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid I-League players
Blair Spittal leads on £4,500 per week. These 100 players take £68,567 a week between them - 92% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 194 of the 197 players in the I-League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £69k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL92%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST32 Kerala FC
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £5k #10 £3k #100 £102
Blair Spittal earns 1.7× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 44× the 100th. Half of the £69k a week on this page goes to the first 10 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Blair Spittal | £4,500 | £234,000 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 29 | Attacking midfielder |
| 02 | Crislan | £4,400 | £228,800 | Kerala FC | Brazil | 33 | Striker |
| 03 | Elton Kabangu | £4,300 | £223,600 | MHDN FC | Congo - Kinshasa | 27 | Left winger, striker |
| 04 | Jamie McCart | £4,100 | £213,200 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 28 | Centre-back |
| 05 | Stephen Kingsley | £3,600 | £187,200 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 30 | Centre-back |
| 06 | Craig Halkett | £3,400 | £176,800 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 30 | Centre-back |
| 07 | Cláudio Braga | £3,400 | £176,800 | MHDN FC | Portugal | 25 | Striker |
| 08 | Jordi Altena | £3,100 | £161,200 | MHDN FC | Netherlands | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder |
| 09 | Oisin McEntee | £2,800 | £145,600 | MHDN FC | Ireland | 24 | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| 10 | Stuart Findlay | £2,600 | £135,200 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 29 | Centre-back |
| 11 | Christian Borchgrevink | £2,400 | £124,800 | MHDN FC | Norway | 26 | Right-back |
| 12 | Fallou Ndiaye | £2,300 | £119,600 | Kerala FC | Senegal | 23 | Centre-back |
| 13 | Harry Milne | £2,200 | £114,400 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 14 | Pierre Kaboré | £1,800 | £93,600 | MHDN FC | Burkina Faso | 24 | Winger, striker |
| 15 | Eneko Satrustegui | £1,300 | £67,600 | North Eastern FC | Spain | 34 | Centre-back |
| 16 | Kamal Issah | £1,000 | £52,000 | Kashmir FC | Ghana | 32 | Defensive midfielder |
| 17 | Mirjalol Kasimov | £900 | £46,800 | Kerala FC | Uzbekistan | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 18 | Ryan Fulton | £830 | £43,160 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Amid Arezou | £737 | £38,324 | Kerala FC | Afghanistan | 29 | Centre-back, striker |
| 20 | Fandjé Touré | £730 | £37,960 | Kashmir FC | Guinea | 22 | Winger, striker |
| 21 | Shedrack Charles | £685 | £35,620 | Kashmir FC | Nigeria | 22 | Winger, striker |
| 22 | Bikash Yumnam | £685 | £35,620 | Kerala FC | India | 21 | Centre-back |
| 23 | Finlay Pollock | £650 | £33,800 | MHDN FC | Scotland | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 24 | Aiban Dohling | £610 | £31,720 | Kerala FC | India | 29 | Centre-back |
| 25 | Tómas Bent Magnússon | £600 | £31,200 | MHDN FC | Iceland | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 26 | Sabah Kerjota | £600 | £31,200 | MHDN FC | Albania | 23 | Right winger |
| 27 | Hormipam Ruivah | £497 | £25,844 | Kerala FC | India | 24 | Centre-back |
| 28 | Arsh Shaikh | £440 | £22,880 | Kerala FC | India | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 29 | Lucas Chagas | £415 | £21,580 | North Eastern FC | Brazil | 22 | Centre-back |
| 30 | Adison Singh | £404 | £21,008 | MHDN FC | India | 23 | Striker |
| 31 | Lalruatthara | £372 | £19,344 | Aizawl Football Club | India | 30 | Full-back, right midfielder |
| 32 | Makan Chothe | £362 | £18,824 | MHDN FC | India | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 33 | Rowllin Borges | £355 | £18,460 | Kerala FC | India | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 34 | Jackichand Singh | £297 | £15,444 | North Eastern FC | India | 33 | Winger |
| 35 | Rakshit Dagar | £276 | £14,352 | Kerala FC | India | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 36 | Redeem Tlang | £270 | £14,040 | North Eastern FC | India | 30 | Right winger |
| 37 | Pungte Lapung | £268 | £13,936 | North Eastern FC | India | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 38 | Higor Gomes | £255 | £13,260 | Aizawl Football Club | Brazil | 22 | Right winger |
| 39 | Givson Singh | £255 | £13,260 | Kerala FC | India | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 40 | Dinesh Singh | £255 | £13,260 | North Eastern FC | India | 27 | Centre-back |
| 41 | Tondonba Singh | £237 | £12,324 | North Eastern FC | India | 30 | Left-back |
| 42 | Khoirom Singh | £234 | £12,168 | North Eastern FC | India | 20 | Goalkeeper |
| 43 | Vibin Mohanan | £230 | £11,960 | Kerala FC | India | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 44 | Seiminmang Manchong | £225 | £11,700 | Kerala FC | India | 25 | Right winger, striker |
| 45 | Mashoor Shereef | £212 | £11,024 | Kashmir FC | India | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 46 | Mamoud Oshie | £212 | £11,024 | Kashmir FC | Ghana | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Samuel Kynshi | £212 | £11,024 | Kerala FC | India | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 48 | Ashish Pradhan | £212 | £11,024 | Kerala FC | India | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 49 | Emil Benny | £212 | £11,024 | Kerala FC | India | 24 | Winger |
| 50 | Nihal Sudeesh | £212 | £11,024 | Kerala FC | India | 24 | Winger, striker |
| 51 | Sandeep Singh | £212 | £11,024 | Kerala FC | India | 30 | Centre-back |
| 52 | Zodingliana (Zodingliana Ralte) | £212 | £11,024 | MHDN FC | India | 30 | Left-back |
| 53 | Parthib Gogoi | £212 | £11,024 | North Eastern FC | India | 22 | Winger, striker |
| 54 | Bekey Oram | £212 | £11,024 | North Eastern FC | India | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right winger |
| 55 | Seityasen Singh | £212 | £11,024 | North Eastern FC | India | 33 | Winger |
| 56 | Reagan Singh | £191 | £9,932 | North Eastern FC | India | 34 | Full-back |
| 57 | Anil Gaonkar | £170 | £8,840 | CB Sports Club | India | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 58 | Shibinraj Kunniyil | £170 | £8,840 | Kerala FC | India | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 59 | Wungngayam Muirang | £170 | £8,840 | Kerala FC | India | 26 | Centre-back |
| 60 | Athul Unnikrishnan | £170 | £8,840 | Kerala FC | India | 25 | Right-back |
| 61 | R Lalthanmawia | £170 | £8,840 | Kerala FC | India | 23 | Winger, striker |
| 62 | Sajad Hussain | £170 | £8,840 | MHDN FC | India | 22 | Defender |
| 63 | Asheer Akhtar | £170 | £8,840 | North Eastern FC | India | 30 | Centre-back |
| 64 | Victor Philip Ekomobong | £170 | £8,840 | North Eastern FC | Nigeria | 30 | Striker |
| 65 | Ronaldo Singh (Ronaldo Singh) | £170 | £8,840 | North Eastern FC | India | 22 | Centre-back |
| 66 | Komal Thatal | £157 | £8,164 | Kerala FC | India | 24 | Winger |
| 67 | Buanthanglun Samte | £157 | £8,164 | North Eastern FC | India | 25 | Left-back |
| 68 | Vikram Singh | £153 | £7,956 | CB Sports Club | India | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 69 | Jestin George | £153 | £7,956 | Delhi Football Club | India | 27 | Centre-back |
| 70 | Saurabh Meher | £153 | £7,956 | Kashmir FC | India | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 71 | Freddy Lallawmawma | £153 | £7,956 | Kerala FC | India | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 72 | Akshunna Tyagi | £153 | £7,956 | Kerala FC | India | 23 | Striker |
| 73 | Soyal Joshy | £153 | £7,956 | Kerala FC | India | 23 | Right-back |
| 74 | Ashley Koli | £153 | £7,956 | MHDN FC | India | 24 | Left winger |
| 75 | Mark Zothanpuia | £153 | £7,956 | North Eastern FC | India | 23 | Left-back, central midfielder |
| 76 | Paogoumang Singson | £140 | £7,280 | MHDN FC | India | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 77 | Calvin Baretto | £136 | £7,072 | Kashmir FC | India | 25 | Left-back, central midfielder |
| 78 | Harpreet Singh | £136 | £7,072 | Kerala FC | India | 22 | Centre-back |
| 79 | Milan Singh | £136 | £7,072 | Tiddim Road FC | India | 29 | Winger |
| 80 | Lalawmpuia Sailo | £127 | £6,604 | Aizawl Football Club | India | 21 | Central midfielder |
| 81 | PC Rohlupuia | £127 | £6,604 | Delhi Football Club | India | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 82 | Syed Suhail Pasha | £127 | £6,604 | Kashmir FC | India | 25 | Striker |
| 83 | Sowban Hilal Sidiqui | £127 | £6,604 | Kashmir FC | India | 25 | Left wing-back |
| 84 | Rahul Raju | £127 | £6,604 | Kerala FC | India | 21 | Left winger |
| 85 | Rishad (P Rishad) | £127 | £6,604 | Kerala FC | India | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 86 | Nidhin Krishna | £127 | £6,604 | Kerala FC | India | 26 | Right-back |
| 87 | Korou Singh | £127 | £6,604 | Kerala FC | India | 18 | Right winger |
| 88 | Soraisam Robinson Singh | £127 | £6,604 | MHDN FC | India | 22 | Right winger, striker |
| 89 | Subhajit Bhattacharjee | £127 | £6,604 | MHDN FC | India | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 90 | Fanai Lalremsanga | £127 | £6,604 | MHDN FC | India | 23 | Right winger |
| 91 | Mohammed Jassim | £127 | £6,604 | MHDN FC | India | 28 | Left-back |
| 92 | Sajal Bag | £127 | £6,604 | MHDN FC | India | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 93 | Louis Nickson | £127 | £6,604 | North Eastern FC | India | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 94 | Bishan Meitei | £127 | £6,604 | North Eastern FC | India | 27 | Full-back |
| 95 | Leibakchao Meitei | £119 | £6,188 | North Eastern FC | India | 28 | Winger |
| 96 | Karandeep | £114 | £5,928 | Kashmir FC | India | 26 | Left-back |
| 97 | Aman | £106 | £5,512 | Kerala FC | India | 22 | Full-back, right winger, striker |
| 98 | Robin Yadav | £106 | £5,512 | North Eastern FC | India | 23 | Right-back |
| 99 | Zomuansanga Lalnunzira | £102 | £5,304 | Aizawl Football Club | India | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 100 | Kabir Kohli | £102 | £5,304 | Delhi Football Club | India | 25 | Goalkeeper |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the I-League?
Blair Spittal of MHDN FC, on £4,500 per week — £234,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 I-League players earn between them?
£68,567 per week and £3,565,484 per year, which is 92% of the entire I-League wage bill.
Which I-League club has the most players in the top 100?
MHDN FC, with 27 of them, paying £42,956 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£102 per week — that is what Kabir Kohli earns in 100th place.
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