SÜPER LIG · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Süper Lig midfielders
N'Golo Kanté is the best-paid midfielder in the Süper Lig, on £348,000 a week at Fenerbahçe A.Ş., or £18,096,000 a year. Nathan Aké is next on £165,000 at Fenerbahçe A.Ş.. We hold wages for 102 Süper Lig midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £348k
AVERAGE WAGE £21,488
SHARE OF WAGE BILL18%
TOP 10 A WEEK £1.1m
WAGES HELD102
The 50 best-paid Süper Lig midfielders
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 | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £18,096,000£18.1m | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 34 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 2 | Nathan Aké | £165,000£165k | £8,580,000£8.6m | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands |
| 3 | Ilkay Gündogan | £94,000£94k | £4,888,000£4.9m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany |
| 4 | Lucas Torreira | £93,000£93k | £4,836,000£4.8m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay |
| 5 | Mattéo Guendouzi | £82,000£82k | £4,264,000£4.3m | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 26 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi | £79,000£79k | £4,108,000£4.1m | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria |
| 7 | Salih Özcan | £73,000£73k | £3,796,000£3.8m | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 8 | Emmanuel Agbadou | £64,000£64k | £3,328,000£3.3m | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 9 | Gabriel Sara | £58,000£58k | £3,016,000£3.0m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil |
| 10 | Mario Lemina | £51,000£51k | £2,652,000£2.7m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Gabon |
| 11 | Ismail Jakobs | £45,000£45k | £2,340,000£2.3m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Senegal |
| 12 | Lesley Ugochukwu | £35,000£35k | £1,820,000£1.8m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 21 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 13 | Archie Brown | £34,000£34k | £1,768,000£1.8m | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | England |
| 14 | Fabio Miretti | £33,000£33k | £1,716,000£1.7m | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Italy |
| 15 | Orkun Kökçü | £31,000£31k | £1,612,000£1.6m | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye |
| 16 | Kaan Ayhan | £31,000£31k | £1,612,000£1.6m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 17 | Batista Mendy | £31,000£31k | £1,612,000£1.6m | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 25 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 18 | Okay Yokuslu | £30,000£30k | £1,560,000£1.6m | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 19 | Cheikh Niasse | £25,000£25k | £1,300,000£1.3m | Gençlerbirliği | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal |
| 20 | Ozan Tufan | £25,000£25k | £1,300,000£1.3m | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye |
| 21 | Rıdvan Yılmaz | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | Türkiye |
| 22 | Olivier Ntcham | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Samsunspor A.Ş. | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Cameroon |
| 23 | Benjamin Bouchouari | £24,000£24k | £1,248,000£1.2m | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 23 | Central midfielder | Morocco |
| 24 | Qazim Laci | £22,000£22k | £1,144,000£1.1m | Rizespor A.Ş. | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Albania |
| 25 | Eren Elmalı | £21,000£21k | £1,092,000£1.1m | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Türkiye |
| 26 | İsmail Yüksek | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 27 | Alex Matos | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Göztepe A.Ş. | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 28 | Ahmed İldiz | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Ahlatcı Çorum Futbol Kulübü | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye |
| 29 | Gaïus Makouta | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Alanyaspor | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Congo |
| 30 | Kartal Kayra Yılmaz | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 31 | Salih Uçan | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Gençlerbirliği | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 32 | Elisha Owusu | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana |
| 33 | Renato Nhaga | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau |
| 34 | Chibuike Nwaiwu | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Nigeria |
| 35 | Joseph Attamah | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Ahlatcı Çorum Futbol Kulübü | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana |
| 36 | Berkay Özcan | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye |
| 37 | Badou Ndiaye | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü A.Ş. | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal |
| 38 | Manolis Siopis | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Fatih Karagümrük A.Ş. | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Greece |
| 39 | Tim Jabol | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 25 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 40 | Pedro Pereira | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Gençlerbirliği | 27 | Full-back, right midfielder | Portugal |
| 41 | Taylan Antalyalı | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Rizespor A.Ş. | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 42 | Michal Karbownik | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | 24 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Poland |
| 43 | Mithat Pala | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Rizespor A.Ş. | 24 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 44 | Eyüp Aydın | £8,300£8k | £431,600£432k | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 45 | Olivier Kemen | £7,800£8k | £405,600£406k | Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Cameroon |
| 46 | Maestro | £6,900£7k | £358,800£359k | Alanyaspor | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Angola |
| 47 | Show (Manuel Cafumana) | £6,600£7k | £343,200£343k | Kocaelispor | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Angola |
| 48 | Samet Yalçın | £6,600£7k | £343,200£343k | Kocaelispor | 31 | Central midfielder | Türkiye |
| 49 | Bartuğ Elmaz | £6,500£7k | £338,000£338k | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Türkiye |
| 50 | Festy Ebosele | £6,300£6k | £327,600£328k | Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü | 22 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland |
What each position earns in the Süper Lig
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 18% of what the Süper Lig 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 midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Süper Lig club, added together, a week
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. pay 6 midfielders £654,500 a week between them, and N'Golo Kanté takes 53% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Süper Lig club
21 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Süper Lig ranks second.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Süper Lig?
N'Golo Kanté of Fenerbahçe A.Ş., on £348,000 a week in 2026/27, or £18,096,000 a year. Nathan Aké of Fenerbahçe A.Ş. is second on £165,000 a week.
How much do Süper Lig midfielders earn?
The average Süper Lig midfielder aged 22 or over earns £21,488 a week, and the median one £6,400. Midfielders take 18% of what the Süper Lig pays its players of that age.
Which Süper Lig club pays its midfielders the most?
Fenerbahçe A.Ş., £654,500 a week across the 6 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by N'Golo Kanté on £348,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Süper Lig ranks second of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Süper Lig squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Süper Lig players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Süper Lig players are paid at every age, or the Süper Lig wage bill, club by club.