MEISTRILIIGA · TOP 100

Highest paid Meistriliiga players

Q: Who is the highest paid player in the Meistriliiga?

Rauno Sappinen of FC Flora Tallinn, on £1,700 per week — £88,400 a year.

Q: How much do the top 100 Meistriliiga players earn between them?

£20,339 per week and £1,057,628 per year, which is 78% of the entire Meistriliiga wage bill.

Q: Which Meistriliiga club has the most players in the top 100?

FC Flora Tallinn, with 17 of them, paying £4,419 a week across those players.

Q: What does it take to make the top 100?

£100 per week — that is what Marius Vister earns in 100th place.

Rauno Sappinen leads on £1,700 per week. These 100 players take £20,339 a week between them - 78% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 191 of the 289 players in the Meistriliiga.

TOP 100 WEEKLY £20k

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL78%

MEDIAN AGE24

MOST IN THE LIST22 JK Narva Trans

Meistriliiga league stats Top earner at every club All leagues Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Attackers

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

FC Flora Tallinn 17 £4k

Paide Linnameeskond 15 £4k

FCI Levadia Tallinn 16 £4k

JK Narva Trans 22 £3k

Nõmme Kalju FC 10 £2k

Pärnu JK Vaprus 6 £1k

FC Kuressaare 7 £977

JK Tammeka Tartu 4 £860

JK Tallinna Kalev 2 £455

Harju JK Laagri 1 £129

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 40 £6k

23-26 21 £4k

27-30 22 £7k

Over 30 17 £4k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank

#1 £2k #10 £320 #100 £100

Rauno Sappinen earns 5.3× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 17× the 100th. Half of the £20k a week on this page goes to the first 27 players on it.

The top 100

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#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	TEAM	NATION	AGE	POSITION
01	Rauno Sappinen	£1,700	£88,400	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	29	Attacking midfielder, striker
02	Robert Kirss	£788	£40,976	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	30	Striker
03	Modou Tambedou	£484	£25,168	Nõmme Kalju FC	Senegal	22	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
04	Bubacarr Trawally	£450	£23,400	Paide Linnameeskond	Gambia	30	Winger, striker
05	Daniel Cabral	£444	£23,088	Paide Linnameeskond	Brazil	23	Defensive midfielder
06	Marko Meerits	£427	£22,204	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	33	Goalkeeper
07	Henri Anier	£390	£20,280	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	34	Striker
08	Ilja Antonov	£347	£18,044	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	32	Defensive midfielder
09	João Pedro	£337	£17,524	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Brazil	23	Attacking midfielder
10	Muhammed Hydara	£320	£16,640	JK Tammeka Tartu	Gambia	20	Attacking midfielder

11	Nikita Baranov	£318	£16,536	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	32	Centre-back
12	Karl Andre Vallner	£306	£15,912	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	27	Goalkeeper
13	Mark Oliver Roosnupp	£297	£15,444	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	28	Attacking midfielder
14	Michael Lilander	£294	£15,288	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	28	Full-back
15	Ats Purje	£288	£14,976	JK Tallinna Kalev	Estonia	39	Winger, striker
16	Mark Anders Lepik	£285	£14,820	Pärnu JK Vaprus	Estonia	24	Winger, striker
17	Sergei Zenjov	£280	£14,560	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	36	Right winger, striker
18	German Slein	£278	£14,456	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	29	Defensive midfielder
19	Danil Kuraksin	£273	£14,196	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	22	Winger
20	Kauã Davi	£273	£14,196	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Brazil	21	Centre-back
21	Martin Miller	£273	£14,196	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	27	Attacking midfielder
22	Frank Liivak	£263	£13,676	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	29	Winger
23	Siim Luts	£259	£13,468	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	36	Attacking midfielder
24	Enock Otoo	£252	£13,104	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Ghana	21	Attacking midfielder, striker
25	Tanel Tammik	£252	£13,104	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	23	Centre-back
26	Hindrek Ojamaa	£240	£12,480	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	30	Right-back
27	Vladislav Kreida	£238	£12,376	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	25	Defensive midfielder
28	Gerdo Juhkam	£230	£11,960	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	31	Centre-back
29	Reio Laabus	£225	£11,700	JK Tammeka Tartu	Estonia	35	Attacking midfielder, striker
30	Rasmus Peetson	£219	£11,388	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	30	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
31	Aleksandr Nikolajev	£219	£11,388	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	22	Left-back
32	Willian	£219	£11,388	Paide Linnameeskond	Brazil	20	Attacking midfielder
33	Magnus Karofeld	£216	£11,232	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	28	Goalkeeper
34	Richard Aland	£215	£11,180	JK Tammeka Tartu	Estonia	31	Goalkeeper
35	Kevin Aloe	£210	£10,920	Pärnu JK Vaprus	Estonia	30	Left-back
36	Kaur Kivila	£198	£10,296	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	21	Goalkeeper
37	Edgar Tur	£190	£9,880	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	28	Right-back, right midfielder
38	Rauno Alliku	£186	£9,672	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	35	Right winger, striker
39	Henrik Ojamaa	£186	£9,672	Paide Linnameeskond	Estonia	34	Winger, striker
40	Marco Lukka	£180	£9,360	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	28	Centre-back

41	Bubacarr Tambedou	£176	£9,152	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Gambia	23	Winger, striker
42	Daniil Tarassenkov	£176	£9,152	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	22	Right winger
43	Roko Vukušić	£176	£9,152	Nõmme Kalju FC	Croatia	21	Centre-back
44	Henri Perk	£176	£9,152	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	25	Goalkeeper
45	Michael Udebuluzor	£167	£8,684	JK Tallinna Kalev	Hong Kong	21	Right winger, striker
46	Kevin Kauber	£167	£8,684	Pärnu JK Vaprus	Estonia	30	Right winger, striker
47	Artjom Skinjov	£166	£8,632	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	29	Left-back
48	Marko Lipp	£158	£8,216	Pärnu JK Vaprus	Estonia	26	Centre-back
49	Tristan Teeväli	£153	£7,956	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	22	Defensive midfielder
50	Josué Doké	£145	£7,540	JK Narva Trans	Togo	21	Right winger, striker
51	Shalva Burjanadze	£145	£7,540	JK Narva Trans	Georgia	26	Centre-back
52	Mihhail Kolobov	£143	£7,436	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	20	Centre-back
53	Andreas Vaher	£143	£7,436	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	21	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
54	Uku Kõrre	£143	£7,436	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	25	Defender
55	Kristjan Kask	£143	£7,436	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	26	Attacking midfielder
56	Maksim Pavlov	£143	£7,436	Nõmme Kalju FC	Russia	21	Goalkeeper
57	Ebrima Jarju	£143	£7,436	Paide Linnameeskond	Gambia	27	Goalkeeper
58	Maksim Kalimullin	£136	£7,072	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	19	Striker
59	Maksim Podholjuzin	£136	£7,072	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	32	Centre-back
60	Karl-Romet Nõmm	£132	£6,864	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	27	Goalkeeper
61	Pavel Dõmov	£132	£6,864	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	31	Defensive midfielder
62	Usalifa Indi	£129	£6,708	Harju JK Laagri	Guinea-Bissau	25	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
63	Cristian Campagna	£129	£6,708	JK Narva Trans	Canada	23	Centre-back
64	Mihhail Orlov	£129	£6,708	Nõmme Kalju FC	Estonia	21	Striker
65	Markkus Seppik	£123	£6,396	Pärnu JK Vaprus	Estonia	24	Centre-back
66	Robert Veering	£122	£6,344	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	19	Centre-back
67	Alexandre (Alexandre Lopes Gomes)	£122	£6,344	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Brazil	22	Defensive midfielder
68	Sander Sinilaid	£117	£6,084	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	34	Central midfielder
69	Tristan Pajo	£114	£5,928	Pärnu JK Vaprus	Estonia	19	Attacking midfielder
70	Victor Hugo	£106	£5,512	Paide Linnameeskond	Brazil	23	Centre-back

71	Evert Grünvald	£100	£5,200	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	24	Goalkeeper
72	Sander Tovstik	£100	£5,200	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	19	Left-back
73	Oscar Pihela	£100	£5,200	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	18	Centre-back
74	Kristen Lapa	£100	£5,200	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	25	Goalkeeper
75	Taaniel Usta	£100	£5,200	FC Flora Tallinn	Estonia	22	Striker
76	Alexandr Zakarlyuka	£100	£5,200	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Russia	30	Attacking midfielder
77	Wendell	£100	£5,200	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Brazil	21	Striker
78	Houd Boukhelkhal	£100	£5,200	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	19	Striker
79	Oliver Ani	£100	£5,200	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	26	Goalkeeper
80	Gregor Lehtmets	£100	£5,200	FCI Levadia Tallinn	Estonia	21	Attacking midfielder, striker
81	Deivid Andreas	£100	£5,200	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	23	Attacking midfielder
82	Gregor Rõivassepp	£100	£5,200	FC Kuressaare	Estonia	19	Striker
83	Oleg Gonsevich	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Russia	20	Right-back
84	Eriks Santos	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Brazil	29	Centre-back
85	Harvey Rowe	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	England	21	Centre-back
86	Mark Maksimkin	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	22	Defensive midfielder
87	Elysée	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Côte d’Ivoire	35	Defensive midfielder, central midfielder
88	Denis Polyakov	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Russia	33	Defensive midfielder
89	Aleksandr Jegorov	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	19	Defensive midfielder
90	Valeri Shantenkov	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	18	Centre-back
91	Denis Sibul	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	19	Centre-back
92	Viktor Kudriashov	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Russia	19	Left winger
93	Stanislav Agaptšev	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	19	Defensive midfielder
94	Mykhaylo Kozhushko	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Ukraine	19	Striker
95	Murad Velijev	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Azerbaijan	23	Right wing-back, right winger
96	Aleksandr Ivanjušin	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	29	Right-back
97	Daniil Pareiko	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	20	Goalkeeper
98	Aleksander Filatov	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Estonia	21	Left-back, defensive midfielder
99	Ahmad Gero	£100	£5,200	JK Narva Trans	Nigeria	26	Striker
100	Marius Vister	£100	£5,200	JK Tammeka Tartu	Estonia	21	Left-back

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in the Meistriliiga?

Rauno Sappinen of FC Flora Tallinn, on £1,700 per week — £88,400 a year.

How much do the top 100 Meistriliiga players earn between them?

£20,339 per week and £1,057,628 per year, which is 78% of the entire Meistriliiga wage bill.

Which Meistriliiga club has the most players in the top 100?

FC Flora Tallinn, with 17 of them, paying £4,419 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

£100 per week — that is what Marius Vister earns in 100th place.

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