Highest Paid Serie B Attackers

Q: Who is the highest paid attacker in Serie B?

Lorenzo Insigne of Unione Calcio Sampdoria, on £92,000 a week in 2026/27, or £4,784,000 a year. Andrea Petagna of Pisa Sporting Club is second on £39,000 a week.

Q: How much do Serie B attackers earn?

The average Serie B attacker aged 22 or over earns £8,599 a week, and the median one £4,900. Attackers take 37% of what Serie B pays its players of that age.

Q: Which Serie B club pays its attackers the most?

Unione Calcio Sampdoria, £188,943 a week across the 15 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Lorenzo Insigne on £92,000.

The 50 best-paid Serie B attackers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid attackers in Serie B in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	CLUB	AGE	POSITION	NATION
1	Lorenzo Insigne	£92,000£92k	£4,784,000£4.8m	Unione Calcio Sampdoria	34	Left winger, striker	Italy
2	Andrea Petagna	£39,000£39k	£2,028,000£2.0m	Pisa Sporting Club	30	Striker	Italy
3	Gastón Ramírez	£37,000£37k	£1,924,000£1.9m	Unione Calcio Sampdoria	29	Attacking midfielder, striker	Uruguay
4	Federico Bonazzoli	£33,000£33k	£1,716,000£1.7m	U.S. Cremonese	28	Striker	Italy
5	Amin Sarr	£31,000£31k	£1,612,000£1.6m	Hellas Verona FC	24	Winger, striker	Sweden
6	Gabriel Strefezza	£28,000£28k	£1,456,000£1.5m	Palermo F.C.	28	Winger	Brazil
7	Stefano Moreo	£26,000£26k	£1,352,000£1.4m	Pisa Sporting Club	32	Attacking midfielder, striker	Italy
8	Emmanuel Gyasi	£24,000£24k	£1,248,000£1.2m	Palermo F.C.	31	Right wing-back, winger, striker	Ghana
9	Faris	£20,000£20k	£1,040,000£1.0m	U.S. Cremonese	25	Striker	Cameroon
10	Mehdi Léris	£19,000£19k	£988,000£988k	Pisa Sporting Club	27	Wing-back, winger	Algeria
11	Jari Vandeputte	£18,000£18k	£936,000£936k	U.S. Cremonese	29	Attacking midfielder	Belgium
12	Joel Pohjanpalo	£18,000£18k	£936,000£936k	Palermo F.C.	30	Striker	Finland
13	Antonio Palumbo	£18,000£18k	£936,000£936k	Palermo F.C.	28	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Italy
14	Abdou Harroui	£16,000£16k	£832,000£832k	Hellas Verona FC	27	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Morocco
15	Alessandro Gabrielloni	£16,000£16k	£832,000£832k	Palermo F.C.	31	Striker	Italy
16	David Okereke	£15,000£15k	£780,000£780k	Benevento	27	Winger, striker	Nigeria
17	Hernâni	£15,000£15k	£780,000£780k	Palermo F.C.	31	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Brazil
18	Liam Henderson	£15,000£15k	£780,000£780k	Unione Calcio Sampdoria	29	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Scotland
19	Cristian Shpendi	£14,000£14k	£728,000£728k	Cesena F.C.	22	Attacking midfielder, striker	Albania
20	Milan Đurić	£14,000£14k	£728,000£728k	U.S. Cremonese	35	Striker	Bosnia & Herzegovina
21	Dailon Livramento	£14,000£14k	£728,000£728k	Hellas Verona FC	24	Winger, striker	Cape Verde
22	Emanuel Vignato	£14,000£14k	£728,000£728k	Pisa Sporting Club	24	Attacking midfielder	Italy
23	Morten Thorsby	£13,000£13k	£676,000£676k	U.S. Cremonese	29	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Norway
24	Giuseppe Caso	£13,000£13k	£676,000£676k	Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L	26	Attacking midfielder	Italy
25	Danel Sinani	£13,000£13k	£676,000£676k	Unione Calcio Sampdoria	28	Attacking midfielder	Luxembourg
26	Yari Verschaeren	£13,000£13k	£676,000£676k	Unione Calcio Sampdoria	24	Attacking midfielder	Belgium
27	Samuele Mulattieri	£12,000£12k	£624,000£624k	Hellas Verona FC	24	Striker	Italy
28	Dennis Johnsen	£12,000£12k	£624,000£624k	Palermo F.C.	27	Winger	Norway
29	Gabriele Artistico	£11,000£11k	£572,000£572k	Calcio Padova	23	Striker	Italy
30	Giuseppe Di Serio	£11,000£11k	£572,000£572k	Spezia Calcio	23	Left winger, striker	Italy
31	Manuel De Luca	£10,000£10k	£520,000£520k	U.S. Cremonese	26	Striker	Italy
32	Daniel Mosquera	£9,400£9k	£488,800£489k	Hellas Verona FC	25	Striker	Colombia
33	Filippo Ranocchia	£9,300£9k	£483,600£484k	Palermo F.C.	24	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Italy
34	Fabio Depaoli	£9,300£9k	£483,600£484k	Unione Calcio Sampdoria	28	Right-back, right winger	Italy
35	Rareş Burnete	£8,700£9k	£452,400£452k	FC Südtirol	21	Striker	Romania
36	Andrea Oliveri	£8,500£9k	£442,000£442k	Ascoli Calcio 1898	22	Right wing-back, right winger	Italy
37	Federico Di Francesco	£8,300£8k	£431,600£432k	Catanzaro 1929	31	Attacking midfielder, striker	Italy
38	İsak Vural	£8,100£8k	£421,200£421k	Pisa Sporting Club	19	Attacking midfielder	Türkiye
39	Salvatore Elia	£8,000£8k	£416,000£416k	U.S. Cremonese	26	Right-back, winger	Italy
40	Matteo Brunori	£7,900£8k	£410,800£411k	Ascoli Calcio 1898	30	Striker	Italy
41	Nicolas Galazzi	£7,900£8k	£410,800£411k	Calcio Padova	24	Attacking midfielder	Italy
42	Mattia Valoti	£7,900£8k	£410,800£411k	Lanerossi Vicenza	31	Attacking midfielder	Italy
43	Tomas Suslov	£7,600£8k	£395,200£395k	Hellas Verona FC	23	Attacking midfielder	Slovakia
44	Thomas Henry	£7,600£8k	£395,200£395k	AC Reggiana 1919	30	Striker	France
45	Aljosa Vasic	£7,500£8k	£390,000£390k	FC Südtirol	23	Attacking midfielder	Serbia
46	Giulio Maggiore	£7,200£7k	£374,400£374k	Società Sportiva Calcio Bari	27	Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder	Italy
47	Andrija Novaković	£6,500£7k	£338,000£338k	AC Reggiana 1919	28	Striker	United States
48	Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason	£6,500£7k	£338,000£338k	FC Südtirol	25	Attacking midfielder	Iceland
49	Andrea Franzoni	£6,500£7k	£338,000£338k	Virtus Entella	28	Attacking midfielder	Italy
50	Francesco Salvemini	£6,300£6k	£327,600£328k	Benevento	28	Striker	Italy

What each position earns in Serie B

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £6,094 Defenders £6,876 Midfielders £8,344 Attackers £8,599

Attackers take 37% of what Serie B 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 Serie B club, added together, a week

Unione Calcio Sampdoria £189k Palermo F.C. £141k U.S. Cremonese £124k Pisa Sporting Club £119k Hellas Verona FC £100k Benevento £51k Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L £38k AC Reggiana 1919 £37k Ascoli Calcio 1898 £36k FC Südtirol £29k

Unione Calcio Sampdoria pay 15 attackers £188,943 a week between them, and Lorenzo Insigne takes 49% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Serie B club

24 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers

Each Serie B club's best-paid attacker in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every attacker in the league.
CLUB	PLAYER	WEEKLY	RANK
Unione Calcio Sampdoria	Lorenzo Insigne	£92,000£92k	1
Pisa Sporting Club	Andrea Petagna	£39,000£39k	2
U.S. Cremonese	Federico Bonazzoli	£33,000£33k	4
Hellas Verona FC	Amin Sarr	£31,000£31k	5
Palermo F.C.	Gabriel Strefezza	£28,000£28k	6
Benevento	David Okereke	£15,000£15k	16
Cesena F.C.	Cristian Shpendi	£14,000£14k	19
Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L	Giuseppe Caso	£13,000£13k	24
Calcio Padova	Gabriele Artistico	£11,000£11k	29
Spezia Calcio	Giuseppe Di Serio	£11,000£11k	30
FC Südtirol	Rareş Burnete	£8,700£9k	35
Ascoli Calcio 1898	Andrea Oliveri	£8,500£9k	36
Catanzaro 1929	Federico Di Francesco	£8,300£8k	37
Lanerossi Vicenza	Mattia Valoti	£7,900£8k	42
AC Reggiana 1919	Thomas Henry	£7,600£8k	44
Società Sportiva Calcio Bari	Giulio Maggiore	£7,200£7k	46
Virtus Entella	Andrea Franzoni	£6,500£7k	49
Empoli Football Club	Joseph Ceesay	£6,100£6k	52
S.S. Juve Stabia 1907	Kevin Piscopo	£6,000£6k	54
Carrarese Calcio 1908	Nicholas Bonfanti	£4,900£5k	63
S.S. Arezzo	Emiliano Pattarello	£4,300£4k	75
Delfino Pescara	Luca Valzania	£4,000£4k	81
Mantova 1911	No wage held	-	-
U.S. Avellino 1912	No wage held	-	-

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. Serie B ranks 14th.

The best-paid attacker in each men's league we rank attackers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average attacker wage over players aged 22 or over.
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 Serie B?

Lorenzo Insigne of Unione Calcio Sampdoria, on £92,000 a week in 2026/27, or £4,784,000 a year. Andrea Petagna of Pisa Sporting Club is second on £39,000 a week.

How much do Serie B attackers earn?

The average Serie B attacker aged 22 or over earns £8,599 a week, and the median one £4,900. Attackers take 37% of what Serie B pays its players of that age.

Which Serie B club pays its attackers the most?

Unione Calcio Sampdoria, £188,943 a week across the 15 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Lorenzo Insigne on £92,000.

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 Serie B ranks 14th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

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Highest paid Serie B attackers