INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE · ATTACKERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Indian Super League attackers
Dimitri Petratos is the best-paid attacker in the Indian Super League, on £13,000 a week at Kolkata, or £676,000 a year. Jason Cummings is next on £9,100 at Kolkata. We hold wages for 136 Indian Super League attackers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £13k
AVERAGE WAGE £985
SHARE OF WAGE BILL52%
TOP 10 A WEEK £54k
WAGES HELD136
The 50 best-paid Indian Super League attackers
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 | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Kolkata | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Australia |
| 2 | Jason Cummings | £9,100£9k | £473,200£473k | Kolkata | 29 | Striker | Australia |
| 3 | Jamie Maclaren | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | Kolkata | 31 | Striker | Australia |
| 4 | Anirudh Thapa | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | Kolkata | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 5 | Robinho | £3,700£4k | £192,400£192k | Kolkata | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 6 | Sahal Abdul Samad | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Kolkata | 28 | Attacking midfielder | India |
| 7 | Dejan Dražić | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Goa | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia |
| 8 | Jon Toral | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | Mumbai | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 9 | Madih Talal | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Chennai | 27 | Attacking midfielder | France |
| 10 | Ryan Williams | £2,700£3k | £140,400£140k | Bengaluru | 31 | Attacking midfielder | India |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | Bengaluru | 40 | Left winger, striker | India |
| 12 | Ashique Kuruniyan | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Bengaluru | 28 | Left wing-back, left winger | India |
| 13 | Brandon Fernandes | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Mumbai | 30 | Attacking midfielder | India |
| 14 | Chiki | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Goa | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain |
| 15 | Liston Colaco | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Kolkata | 26 | Winger | India |
| 16 | Mario Barco | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Inter Kashi | 32 | Striker | Spain |
| 17 | Manvir Singh | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Kolkata | 29 | Right winger, striker | India |
| 18 | Borja Martínez | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Bengaluru | 31 | Winger | Spain |
| 19 | Dani Ramírez | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Bengal | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 20 | Danish Farooq | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Bengal | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 21 | David Timor | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Goa | 35 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 22 | Jairo | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | Guwahati | 32 | Winger | Spain |
| 23 | Alfred Planas | £950£950 | £49,400£49k | Punjab FC | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 24 | Miguel Figueira | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Bengal | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 25 | Effiong Nsungusi | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Bengal | 25 | Striker | Nigeria |
| 26 | Mandar Rao Dessai | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Chennai | 33 | Left-back, left winger | India |
| 27 | Nikola Stojanović | £820£820 | £42,640£43k | Chennai | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia |
| 28 | Edmund Lalrindika | £782£782 | £40,664£41k | Bengal | 26 | Right winger, striker | India |
| 29 | Raphael Bouli | £780£780 | £40,560£41k | Punjab FC | 33 | Striker | Cameroon |
| 30 | Kevin Yoke | £765£765 | £39,780£40k | Kerala | 29 | Winger | France |
| 31 | Hitesh Sharma | £752£752 | £39,104£39k | Odisha | 27 | Attacking midfielder | India |
| 32 | Nikhil Poojary | £692£692 | £35,984£36k | Bengaluru | 29 | Right-back, right winger | India |
| 33 | Mohammed Yasir | £660£660 | £34,320£34k | Goa | 27 | Attacking midfielder | India |
| 34 | Matija Babović | £660£660 | £34,320£34k | Sporting Club Delhi | 26 | Striker | Serbia |
| 35 | Farukh Choudhary | £645£645 | £33,540£34k | Chennai | 28 | Winger, striker | India |
| 36 | Sergio Llamas | £642£642 | £33,384£33k | Mumbai | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 37 | Mahesh Singh | £617£617 | £32,084£32k | Bengal | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | India |
| 38 | Bipin Singh | £600£600 | £31,200£31k | Bengal | 30 | Winger | India |
| 39 | Víctor Bertomeu | £570£570 | £29,640£30k | Kerala | 32 | Winger, striker | Spain |
| 40 | Rahul Praveen | £567£567 | £29,484£29k | Odisha | 25 | Right winger | India |
| 41 | Nandhakumar Sekar | £565£565 | £29,380£29k | Bengal | 29 | Winger | India |
| 42 | Jerry Mawia | £520£520 | £27,040£27k | Bengal | 28 | Right winger | India |
| 43 | Boris Singh | £515£515 | £26,780£27k | Bengal | 25 | Right-back, right winger | India |
| 44 | Asif Khan | £440£440 | £22,880£23k | Bengal | 24 | Attacking midfielder | India |
| 45 | Ishan Pandita | £402£402 | £20,904£21k | Goa | 27 | Striker | India |
| 46 | Edwin Sydney | £400£400 | £20,800£21k | Odisha | 32 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 47 | Kiyan Nassiri | £382£382 | £19,864£20k | Kolkata | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | India |
| 48 | Princeton Rebello | £375£375 | £19,500£20k | Punjab FC | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 49 | Isak Vanlalruatfela | £360£360 | £18,720£19k | Goa | 24 | Winger | India |
| 50 | Rahim Ali | £355£355 | £18,460£18k | Odisha | 25 | Right winger, striker | India |
What each position earns in the Indian Super League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 52% of what the Indian Super 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 attackers the most
Every attacker wage we hold at each Indian Super League club, added together, a week
Kolkata pay 17 attackers £47,304 a week between them, and Dimitri Petratos takes 27% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every Indian Super League club
13 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | 1 |
| Goa | Dejan Dražić | £3,400£3k | 7 |
| Mumbai | Jon Toral | £3,100£3k | 8 |
| Chennai | Madih Talal | £2,900£3k | 9 |
| Bengaluru | Ryan Williams | £2,700£3k | 10 |
| Inter Kashi | Mario Barco | £1,900£2k | 16 |
| Bengal | Dani Ramírez | £1,400£1k | 19 |
| Guwahati | Jairo | £1,100£1k | 22 |
| Punjab FC | Alfred Planas | £950£950 | 23 |
| Kerala | Kevin Yoke | £765£765 | 30 |
| Odisha | Hitesh Sharma | £752£752 | 31 |
| Sporting Club Delhi | Matija Babović | £660£660 | 34 |
| Jamshedpur | Vincy Barreto | £297£297 | 55 |
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Indian Super League ranks 36th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000£3.0m | £99,591£100k |
| La Liga | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000£497k | £44,024£44k |
| Premier League | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £92,799£93k |
| Süper Lig | Victor Osimhen | £436,000£436k | £28,205£28k |
| Major League Soccer | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000£432k | £22,732£23k |
| Bundesliga | Jamal Musiala | £414,000£414k | £50,516£51k |
| Ligue 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000£332k | £29,142£29k |
| Primeira Liga | Jhon Durán | £300,000£300k | £8,858£9k |
| Serie A | Lautaro Martínez | £277,000£277k | £42,915£43k |
| La Liga 2 | Álvaro Morata | £138,000£138k | £6,395£6k |
| Championship | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000£125k | £18,757£19k |
| Eredivisie | Julian Brandt | £124,000£124k | £9,719£10k |
| Super Liga | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £5,256£5k |
| Serie B | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000£92k | £8,599£9k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Fred | £85,000£85k | £12,689£13k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,420£16k |
| Belgian Pro League | Hans Vanaken | £70,000£70k | £8,070£8k |
| Superleague Greece | Ayoub El Kaabi | £64,000£64k | £13,954£14k |
| Liga MX | Julián Carranza | £62,000£62k | £9,234£9k |
| Ekstraklasa | Mateusz Klich | £61,000£61k | £3,685£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Christian Eriksen | £60,000£60k | £9,170£9k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000£53k | £5,308£5k |
| Croatian First League | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,068£2k |
| League One | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £5,492£5k |
| Chinese Super League | Cryzan | £43,000£43k | £7,644£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000£43k | £5,076£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Téji Savanier | £39,000£39k | £4,021£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000£37k | £6,453£6k |
| J1 League | Erik | £36,000£36k | £5,315£5k |
| Czech First League | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic | £26,000£26k | £2,047£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Luis Muriel | £21,000£21k | £4,564£5k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Alexis Flips | £20,000£20k | £1,862£2k |
| Thai League | Bissoli | £17,000£17k | £2,563£3k |
| A-League | Chris Ikonomidis | £17,000£17k | £1,642£2k |
| League Two | Andreas Weimann | £16,000£16k | £2,954£3k |
| Indian Super League | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £985£985 |
| Eliteserien | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000£10k | £1,789£2k |
| Veikkausliiga | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000£9k | £670£670 |
| Scottish Championship | Adam Montgomery | £5,500£6k | £928£928 |
| I-League | Blair Spittal | £4,500£5k | £459£459 |
| National League | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £1,397£1k |
| Meistriliiga | Rauno Sappinen | £1,700£2k | £242£242 |
| Canadian Premier League | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £491£491 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid attacker in the Indian Super League?
Dimitri Petratos of Kolkata, on £13,000 a week in 2026/27, or £676,000 a year. Jason Cummings of Kolkata is second on £9,100 a week.
How much do Indian Super League attackers earn?
The average Indian Super League attacker aged 22 or over earns £985 a week, and the median one £315. Attackers take 52% of what the Indian Super League pays its players of that age.
Which Indian Super League club pays its attackers the most?
Kolkata, £47,304 a week across the 17 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Dimitri Petratos on £13,000.
Who is the highest paid attacker in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in the Indian Super League ranks 36th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Indian Super League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Indian Super League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Indian Super League players are paid at every age, or the Indian Super League wage bill, club by club.