Highest paid players from Sweden
Alexander Isak is the best paid player from Sweden at £300,000 a week. We hold a wage for 169 of the 197 players in the squads we track who give Sweden, and they earn £2,062,666 a week between them, across 30 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Sweden
The eleven highest-paid players from Sweden that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Viktor Johansson £17,000 Stoke City
- D Victor Lindelöf £82,000 Aston Villa
- D Gabriel Gudmundsson £61,000 Leeds United
- D Samuel Dahl £33,000 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- D Isak Hien £29,000 Atalanta
- M Lucas Bergvall £50,000 Tottenham Hotspur
- M Mattias Svanberg £46,000 VfL Wolfsburg
- M Hugo Larsson £42,000 Eintracht Frankfurt
- A Alexander Isak £300,000 Liverpool
- A Viktor Gyökeres £200,000 Arsenal
- A Dejan Kulusevski £128,000 Tottenham Hotspur
Combined £988,000 per week · £51,376,000 per year
Highest paid from Sweden
Top 50 by weekly wage — 85% of every Sweden wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alexander Isak | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 25 | AM L, ST |
| 02 | Viktor Gyökeres | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | Arsenal | Premier League | 27 | ST |
| 03 | Dejan Kulusevski | £128,000 | £6,656,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 25 | AM RC |
| 04 | Anthony Elanga | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 23 | AM RL |
| 05 | Emil Forsberg | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | New York Red Bulls | Major League Soccer | 33 | AM RLC |
| 06 | Victor Lindelöf | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 30 | D C |
| 07 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | Leeds United | Premier League | 26 | D/WB/AM L |
| 08 | Lucas Bergvall | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 19 | DM, AM C |
| 09 | Mattias Svanberg | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 10 | Hugo Larsson | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 21 | DM |
| 11 | Samuel Dahl | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Primeira Liga | 22 | D/WB/M L |
| 12 | Amin Sarr | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Hellas Verona FC | Serie B | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 13 | Isak Hien | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Atalanta | Serie A | 26 | D C |
| 14 | Daniel Svensson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 23 | D/WB L, M C |
| 15 | Jesper Karlsson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC |
| 16 | Hjalmar Ekdal | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Burnley | Championship | 26 | D C |
| 17 | Jens Cajuste | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 25 | DM |
| 18 | Eric Smith | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | D C, DM |
| 19 | Carl Starfelt | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Celta Vigo | La Liga | 30 | D C |
| 20 | Emil Holm | £19,000 | £988,000 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 25 | D/WB/M R |
| 21 | Jordan Larsson | £18,000 | £936,000 | Football Club København | Danish Superliga | 28 | AM R, ST |
| 22 | Jesper Karlström | £18,000 | £936,000 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | 30 | DM |
| 23 | Love Arrhov | £17,000 | £884,000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 17 | AM C |
| 24 | Viktor Johansson | £17,000 | £884,000 | Stoke City | Championship | 26 | GK |
| 25 | Gustav Berggren | £17,000 | £884,000 | Lech Poznań | Ekstraklasa | 27 | DM |
| 26 | Jonah Kusi-Asare | £17,000 | £884,000 | Fulham | Premier League | 18 | ST |
| 27 | Pontus Almqvist | £17,000 | £884,000 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC |
| 28 | Mikael Ishak | £16,000 | £832,000 | Lech Poznań | Ekstraklasa | 32 | ST |
| 29 | Sebastian Nanasi | £16,000 | £832,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | 23 | AM RLC |
| 30 | Jacob Widell Zetterström | £15,000 | £780,000 | Derby County | Championship | 27 | GK |
| 31 | Jacob Ondrejka | £15,000 | £780,000 | FC Groningen | Eredivisie | 22 | AM RLC |
| 32 | Branimir Hrgota | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | AM/F C |
| 33 | Noah Eile | £14,000 | £728,000 | Bristol City | Championship | 22 | D C |
| 34 | Nils Zätterström | £14,000 | £728,000 | Sheffield United | Championship | 20 | D C |
| 35 | Anton Salétros | £14,000 | £728,000 | Chicago Fire FC | Major League Soccer | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 36 | Melker Ellborg | £14,000 | £728,000 | Sunderland | Premier League | 22 | GK |
| 37 | Benjamin Nygren | £14,000 | £728,000 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 24 | AM RLC |
| 38 | Roony Bardghji | £13,000 | £676,000 | Barcelona | La Liga | 19 | AM R |
| 39 | Erik Ahlstrand | £12,000 | £624,000 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | WB L, AM LC |
| 40 | Robin Jansson | £12,000 | £624,000 | Orlando City SC | Major League Soccer | 33 | D LC |
| 41 | Momodou Sonko | £11,000 | £572,000 | KAA Gent | Belgian Pro League | 20 | AM RL |
| 42 | Genesis Antwi | £11,000 | £572,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | 18 | D/WB RL, AM R |
| 43 | Niclas Eliasson | £11,000 | £572,000 | AEK Athens | Superleague Greece | 29 | AM RL |
| 44 | Zeidane Inoussa | £10,000 | £520,000 | Swansea City | Championship | 23 | AM L |
| 45 | Ahmed Qasem | £9,500 | £494,000 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | 22 | AM RLC |
| 46 | Alieu Eybi Njie | £9,500 | £494,000 | Torino | Serie A | 20 | AM L, ST |
| 47 | Gustaf Nilsson | £9,200 | £478,400 | Club Brugge KV | Belgian Pro League | 28 | ST |
| 48 | Herman Johansson | £9,200 | £478,400 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 27 | WB/AM R |
| 49 | Gustaf Lagerbielke | £9,200 | £478,400 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 25 | D C |
| 50 | Noel Törnqvist | £8,900 | £462,800 | Como 1907 | Serie A | 23 | GK |
Where Sweden players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the Sweden wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most Sweden players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Sweden
Who is the highest paid footballer from Sweden?
Alexander Isak of Liverpool is the highest paid player from Sweden in our data, on £300,000 per week (£15,600,000 per year).
How much do players from Sweden earn?
The 120 players from Sweden aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn £15,069 per week on average. The median is £4,400 — lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from Sweden?
The Eliteserien has the most, with 15 players from Sweden on wages we hold, ahead of the Eredivisie on 14.
How many players from Sweden do you cover?
197 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Sweden, and we hold a weekly wage for 169 of them (86%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Sweden?
Lech Poznań, with 5 players from Sweden in its current squad.
Every player from Sweden
89 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for