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VEIKKAUSLIIGA · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Veikkausliiga attackers

Otto Ruoppi is the best-paid attacker in the Veikkausliiga, on £9,000 a week at Kuopion Palloseura, or £468,000 a year. Alexander Ring is next on £4,500 at Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. We hold wages for 92 Veikkausliiga attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £9k
AVERAGE WAGE £670
SHARE OF WAGE BILL36%
TOP 10 A WEEK £28k
WAGES HELD92

The 50 best-paid Veikkausliiga 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 the Veikkausliiga in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Otto Ruoppi £9,000£9k £468,000£468k Kuopion Palloseura 19 Attacking midfielder Finland
2 Alexander Ring £4,500£5k £234,000£234k Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 34 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
3 Teemu Pukki £3,600£4k £187,200£187k Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 35 Striker Finland
4 Emmanuel Boateng £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Ghana
5 Alfie Cicale £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 23 Left wing-back, left winger England
6 Lucas Lingman £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
7 Mads Borchers £900£900 £46,800£47k Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 23 Left winger, striker Denmark
8 Alie Conteh £823£823 £42,796£43k FC Inter Turku 20 Striker Sierra Leone
9 Evgeny Bashkirov £682£682 £35,464£35k IF Gnistan 34 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Russia
10 Gustav Engvall £671£671 £34,892£35k Kuopion Palloseura 29 Attacking midfielder, striker Sweden
11 Kasper Paananen £660£660 £34,320£34k Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 22 Attacking midfielder Finland
12 Jasse Tuominen £655£655 £34,060£34k FC Inter Turku 29 Striker Finland
13 Danny Pérez £640£640 £33,280£33k IF Gnistan 25 Winger, striker Venezuela
14 Petteri Pennanen £625£625 £32,500£33k Kuopion Palloseura 34 Attacking midfielder Finland
15 Loic Essomba £621£621 £32,292£32k FC Inter Turku 21 Winger, striker Cameroon
16 Atomu Tanaka £615£615 £31,980£32k Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat 37 Attacking midfielder Japan
17 Eetu Mömmö £576£576 £29,952£30k Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 23 Left-back, winger Finland
18 Herman Sjögrell £573£573 £29,796£30k FF Jaro 24 Winger Sweden
19 Jean Botué £569£569 £29,588£30k FC Inter Turku 22 Striker Burkina Faso
20 Jayden Turfkruier £560£560 £29,120£29k Vaasan Palloseura 22 Left wing-back, left winger Suriname
21 Matias Ojala £559£559 £29,068£29k AC Oulu 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
22 Adeleke Akinyemi £553£553 £28,756£29k IF Gnistan 26 Striker Nigeria
23 Anttoni Huttunen £553£553 £28,756£29k IFK Mariehamn 23 Attacking midfielder Finland
24 Elias Mastokangas £533£533 £27,716£28k Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 24 Attacking midfielder Finland
25 Jeremiah Streng £526£526 £27,352£27k Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 23 Striker Finland
26 Artur Atarah £514£514 £26,728£27k IF Gnistan 20 Winger, striker Finland
27 Danila Bulgakov £514£514 £26,728£27k Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 20 Attacking midfielder Finland
28 Adam Larsson £512£512 £26,624£27k IFK Mariehamn 25 Striker Sweden
29 Joona Veteli £505£505 £26,260£26k Ilves 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
30 Luka Smyth £499£499 £25,948£26k Vaasan Palloseura 21 Striker Australia
31 Roope Riski £494£494 £25,688£26k Ilves 33 Striker Finland
32 Jabir Abdihakim Ali £491£491 £25,532£26k Vaasan Palloseura 26 Striker Sweden
33 Calvin Kabuye £488£488 £25,376£25k Kuopion Palloseura 22 Left winger, striker Uganda
34 Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba £483£483 £25,116£25k Kuopion Palloseura 22 Right winger, striker Finland
35 Rasmus Karjalainen £482£482 £25,064£25k AC Oulu 29 Left winger, striker Finland
36 Jardell Kanga £478£478 £24,856£25k Ilves 19 Attacking midfielder Sweden
37 Saku Ylätupa £477£477 £24,804£25k IF Gnistan 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Finland
38 Jerry Voutilainen £469£469 £24,388£24k Kuopion Palloseura 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Finland
39 Niklas Jokelainen £455£455 £23,660£24k AC Oulu 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Finland
40 Petteri Forsell £452£452 £23,504£24k Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat 34 Attacking midfielder Finland
41 Roman Eremenko £447£447 £23,244£23k IF Gnistan 38 Attacking midfielder Finland
42 Ollie Whyte £446£446 £23,192£23k Valkeakosken Haka 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder New Zealand
43 Lauri Ala-Myllymäki £443£443 £23,036£23k Ilves 28 Attacking midfielder Finland
44 Arttu Heinonen £443£443 £23,036£23k Kuopion Palloseura 26 Attacking midfielder, striker Finland
45 Sergey Eremenko £437£437 £22,724£23k IF Gnistan 26 Attacking midfielder Russia
46 Tuomas Kaukua £435£435 £22,620£23k AC Oulu 24 Left-back, winger Finland
47 Lamine Ghezali £434£434 £22,568£23k AC Oulu 26 Winger France
48 Jesse Kilo £422£422 £21,944£22k Ilves 21 Attacking midfielder Finland
49 Maksim Stjopin £420£420 £21,840£22k Ilves 22 Attacking midfielder Finland
50 Sebastian Dahlström £401£401 £20,852£21k IFK Mariehamn 28 Attacking midfielder Finland

What each position earns in the Veikkausliiga

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

Goalkeepers £564 Defenders £646 Midfielders £708 Attackers £670

Attackers take 36% of what the Veikkausliiga 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 Veikkausliiga club, added together, a week

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi £18k
Kuopion Palloseura £13k
IF Gnistan £4,279
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho £3,839
FC Inter Turku £3,653
Ilves £3,320
Vaasan Palloseura £3,144
AC Oulu £2,365
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat £2,164
IFK Mariehamn £1,785

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi pay 10 attackers £17,888 a week between them, and Alexander Ring takes 25% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Veikkausliiga club

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

Each Veikkausliiga 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
Kuopion Palloseura Otto Ruoppi £9,000£9k 1
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Alexander Ring £4,500£5k 2
FC Inter Turku Alie Conteh £823£823 8
IF Gnistan Evgeny Bashkirov £682£682 9
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho Kasper Paananen £660£660 11
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Atomu Tanaka £615£615 16
FF Jaro Herman Sjögrell £573£573 18
Vaasan Palloseura Jayden Turfkruier £560£560 20
AC Oulu Matias Ojala £559£559 21
IFK Mariehamn Anttoni Huttunen £553£553 23
Ilves Joona Veteli £505£505 29
Valkeakosken Haka Ollie Whyte £446£446 42

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Veikkausliiga ranks 38th.

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 the Veikkausliiga?

Otto Ruoppi of Kuopion Palloseura, on £9,000 a week in 2026/27, or £468,000 a year. Alexander Ring of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi is second on £4,500 a week.

How much do Veikkausliiga attackers earn?

The average Veikkausliiga attacker aged 22 or over earns £670 a week, and the median one £469. Attackers take 36% of what the Veikkausliiga pays its players of that age.

Which Veikkausliiga club pays its attackers the most?

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, £17,888 a week across the 10 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Alexander Ring on £4,500.

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 the Veikkausliiga ranks 38th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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