Highest paid I-League goalkeepers
Ryan Fulton is the best-paid goalkeeper in the I-League, on £830 a week at MHDN FC, or £43,160 a year. Arsh Shaikh is next on £440 at Kerala FC. We hold wages for 20 I-League goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 20 I-League 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 | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £43,160£43k | MHDN FC | 29 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 2 | Arsh Shaikh | £440£440 | £22,880£23k | Kerala FC | 23 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 3 | Rakshit Dagar | £276£276 | £14,352£14k | Kerala FC | 32 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 4 | Khoirom Singh | £234£234 | £12,168£12k | North Eastern FC | 20 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 5 | Shibinraj Kunniyil | £170£170 | £8,840£9k | Kerala FC | 32 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 6 | Vikram Singh | £153£153 | £7,956£8k | CB Sports Club | 32 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 7 | Subhajit Bhattacharjee | £127£127 | £6,604£7k | MHDN FC | 23 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 8 | Kabir Kohli | £102£102 | £5,304£5k | Delhi Football Club | 25 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 9 | Furqan Ahmed | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | Kashmir FC | 26 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 10 | Sachin Suresh | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | Kerala FC | 24 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 11 | Dipesh Chauhan | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | North Eastern FC | 21 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 12 | Santosh Singh | £72£72 | £3,744£4k | North Eastern FC | 21 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 13 | Vanlalhriatpuia | £59£59 | £3,068£3k | Aizawl Football Club | 24 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 14 | Mohammad Abujar | £59£59 | £3,068£3k | Tiddim Road FC | 24 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 15 | Jetli Sorokhaibam | £55£55 | £2,860£3k | Kashmir FC | 24 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 16 | Kamaludheeen A K | £51£51 | £2,652£3k | Kerala FC | 20 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 17 | Lalhruai Tluanga | £42£42 | £2,184£2k | Aizawl Football Club | 20 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 18 | John Lalruatfela | £42£42 | £2,184£2k | Aizawl Football Club | 22 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 19 | Tajamul Islam | £42£42 | £2,184£2k | Kashmir FC | 18 | Goalkeeper | India |
| 20 | Abujam Penand Singh | £42£42 | £2,184£2k | Tiddim Road FC | 21 | Goalkeeper | India |
What each position earns in the I-League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 4% of what the I-League 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 I-League club, added together, a week
Kerala FC pay 5 goalkeepers £1,022 a week between them, and Arsh Shaikh takes 43% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every I-League club
10 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHDN FC | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | 1 |
| Kerala FC | Arsh Shaikh | £440£440 | 2 |
| North Eastern FC | Khoirom Singh | £234£234 | 4 |
| CB Sports Club | Vikram Singh | £153£153 | 6 |
| Delhi Football Club | Kabir Kohli | £102£102 | 8 |
| Kashmir FC | Furqan Ahmed | £85£85 | 9 |
| Aizawl Football Club | Vanlalhriatpuia | £59£59 | 13 |
| Tiddim Road FC | Mohammad Abujar | £59£59 | 14 |
| Pailan Arrows | No wage held | - | - |
| Chennai City | No wage held | - | - |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The I-League ranks 41st.
| 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 I-League?
Ryan Fulton of MHDN FC, on £830 a week in 2026/27, or £43,160 a year. Arsh Shaikh of Kerala FC is second on £440 a week.
How much do I-League goalkeepers earn?
The average I-League goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £191 a week, and the median one £102. Goalkeepers take 4% of what the I-League pays its players of that age.
Which I-League club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Kerala FC, £1,022 a week across the 5 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Arsh Shaikh on £440.
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 I-League ranks 41st of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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See the highest paid I-League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what I-League players are paid at every age, or the I-League wage bill, club by club.