Highest paid Russian Premier League goalkeepers
Igor Akinfeev and Alexandr Maximenko are the best-paid goalkeepers in the Russian Premier League, on £28,000 a week each, or £1,456,000 a year. Ilja Lantratov is next on £19,000 at Lokomotiv Moscow. We hold wages for 29 Russian Premier League goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 29 Russian Premier 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 | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £1,456,000£1.5m | CSKA Moscow | 39 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 2 | Alexandr Maximenko | £28,000£28k | £1,456,000£1.5m | Spartak Moscow | 27 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 3 | Ilja Lantratov | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Lokomotiv Moscow | 29 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 4 | Andrey Lunev | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Dinamo Moscow | 33 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 5 | Stanislav Agkatsev | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | FC Krasnodar | 23 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 6 | Ilja Pomazun | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Spartak Moscow | 28 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 7 | Denis Adamov | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Zenit St. Petersburg | 27 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 8 | Anton Mitryushkin | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Lokomotiv Moscow | 29 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 9 | Evgeny Latyshonok | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Zenit St. Petersburg | 27 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 10 | Daniil Odoevskiy | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Zenit St. Petersburg | 22 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 11 | Rustam Yatimov | £8,700£9k | £452,400£452k | FC Rostov | 27 | Goalkeeper | Tajikistan |
| 12 | Igor Leschuk | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Dinamo Moscow | 29 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 13 | Artur Nigmatullin | £6,500£7k | £338,000£338k | Rubin Kazan | 34 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 14 | Yury Dyupin | £6,300£6k | £327,600£328k | FC Sochi | 37 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 15 | Alexandr Koryakin | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | FC Krasnodar | 23 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 16 | Evgeny Staver | £5,300£5k | £275,600£276k | Rubin Kazan | 27 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 17 | Vladislav Torop | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | CSKA Moscow | 21 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 18 | Alexey Kenyaikin | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Rubin Kazan | 26 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 19 | Alexandr Dovbnya | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Spartak Moscow | 38 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 20 | Bogdan Moskvichev | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Zenit St. Petersburg | 21 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 21 | Giorgi Shelia | £1,200£1k | £62,400£62k | Akhmat Grozny | 36 | Goalkeeper | Georgia |
| 22 | David Volk | £1,023£1k | £53,196£53k | Dinamo Makhachkala | 24 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 23 | Alexandr Degtev | £955£955 | £49,660£50k | FC Sochi | 20 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 24 | Vadim Uljanov | £500£500 | £26,000£26k | Akhmat Grozny | 23 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 25 | Nikolay Barovskiy | £327£327 | £17,004£17k | CSKA Moscow | 18 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 26 | Kurban Rasulov | £246£246 | £12,792£13k | Dinamo Moscow | 19 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 27 | Roman Safronov | £230£230 | £11,960£12k | FC Krasnodar | 22 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 28 | Daniil Veselov | £197£197 | £10,244£10k | Lokomotiv Moscow | 20 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 29 | Yegor Besaev | £63£63 | £3,276£3k | CSKA Moscow | 19 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
What each position earns in the Russian Premier League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 8% of what the Russian Premier 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 Russian Premier League club, added together, a week
Spartak Moscow pay 3 goalkeepers £46,500 a week between them, and Alexandr Maximenko takes 60% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Russian Premier League club
17 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moscow | Alexandr Maximenko | £28,000£28k | 2 |
| CSKA Moscow | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Ilja Lantratov | £19,000£19k | 3 |
| Dinamo Moscow | Andrey Lunev | £18,000£18k | 4 |
| FC Krasnodar | Stanislav Agkatsev | £17,000£17k | 5 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | Denis Adamov | £15,000£15k | 7 |
| FC Rostov | Rustam Yatimov | £8,700£9k | 11 |
| Rubin Kazan | Artur Nigmatullin | £6,500£7k | 13 |
| FC Sochi | Yury Dyupin | £6,300£6k | 14 |
| Akhmat Grozny | Giorgi Shelia | £1,200£1k | 21 |
| Dinamo Makhachkala | David Volk | £1,023£1k | 22 |
| Akron Togliatti | No wage held | - | - |
| Baltika Kaliningrad | No wage held | - | - |
| Fakel Voronezh | No wage held | - | - |
| FC Orenburg | No wage held | - | - |
| Krylja Sovetov Samara | No wage held | - | - |
| Rodina Moscow | No wage held | - | - |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Russian Premier League ranks 20th.
| 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 Russian Premier League?
Igor Akinfeev of CSKA Moscow and Alexandr Maximenko of Spartak Moscow, on £28,000 a week each in 2026/27, or £1,456,000 a year.
How much do Russian Premier League goalkeepers earn?
The average Russian Premier League goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £10,471 a week, and the median one £8,400. Goalkeepers take 8% of what the Russian Premier League pays its players of that age.
Which Russian Premier League club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Spartak Moscow, £46,500 a week across the 3 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Alexandr Maximenko on £28,000.
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 Russian Premier League ranks 20th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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See the highest paid Russian Premier League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Russian Premier League players are paid at every age, or the Russian Premier League wage bill, club by club.