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Highest-paid footballers from Nigeria.

Players Tracked
415
Total Wage Bill
€99.3M
Average Wage
€239k
Top Wage
€2.6M
Average Value
€1.7M
Top Value
€75M
Age Range
18–47 (avg 29)
Verified Salaries
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Top 10 Earners

RankPlayerWeekly
01Odion Ighalo€50,385
02Saviour Godwin€38,250
03George Ilenikhena€35,827
04Stanley Amuzie€30,192
05Tyronne Ebuehi€30,192
06Isaac Success€30,192
07Simy€26,731
08Seyi Adeleke€26,731
09Nnamdi Oduamadi€26,731
10Joel Obi€26,731

Top 10 by Market Value

RankPlayerValue
01Victor Osimhen€75M
02Ademola Lookman€40M
03Calvin Bassey€28M
04Alex Iwobi€25M
05Raphael Onyedika€23M
06Tolu Arokodare€22M
07Ola Aina€20M
08Nathan Tella€15M
09Samuel Chukwueze€15M
10Christantus Uche€15M

Leagues Employing Nigeria Players

GroupPlayersShareTop Wage
Süper Lig4913%€650k
Primeira Liga4312%€101k
Superliga (Denmark)308%€67k
Super League Greece298%€67k
Ukrainian Premier League298%€67k
Pro League (Belgium)267%€399k
HNL (Croatia)247%€67k
Other216%€67k
Russian Premier League216%€67k
Premier League185%€64k
Serie A175%€1.6M
Bundesliga164%€648k
Scottish Premiership164%€67k
LaLiga144%€585k
Ligue 1123%€623k

Position Breakdown

GroupPlayersShareTop Wage
Forward22354%€2.6M
Midfielder10626%€1.4M
Defender7719%€1.6M
Goalkeeper82%€1.3M
Other10%€62k

Age Distribution

Age BucketPlayersAvg Market Value
Under 2137€933k
21-2488€1.7M
25-2893€3.8M
29-3280€1.6M
33+117€255k

Full Roster — Ranked by Weekly Wage

Rank Player Weekly Wage
51 Mohammed Aliyu Market Value €50k & Wage Estimate — SK Tavriya Simferopol ( – 2022) €1,192
52 Emmanuel Fernandez Market Value €9M & Wage Estimate — Rangers Football Club €1,038
53 David Moses Market Value €9M & Wage Estimate — MFK Karvina €1,038
54 Emmanuel Uchenna Market Value €5M & Wage Estimate — AC Sparta Praha, a. s. €1,038
55 Prosper Obah Market Value €3M & Wage Estimate — FC Shakhtar Donetsk €1,038
56 Moses Usor Market Value €2.5M & Wage Estimate — Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub €1,038
57 Olakunle Olusegun Market Value €2.5M & Wage Estimate — FK Nizhny Novgorod €1,038
58 David Ankeye Market Value €2M & Wage Estimate — Fotbal Club Rapid 1923 SA €1,038
59 Emmanuel Ayaosi Market Value €2M & Wage Estimate — MFK Karvina €1,038
60 Salim Fago Lawal Market Value €1.8M & Wage Estimate — FC Viktoria Plzeň, a.s. €1,038
61 Umeh Emmanuel Market Value €1.5M & Wage Estimate — FC Zürich €1,038
62 Peter Itodo Market Value €1.2M & Wage Estimate — TOV FK Metalist 1925 Kharkiv €1,038
63 Ryan Alebiosu Market Value €1.2M & Wage Estimate — Unattached €1,038
64 Ibrahim Said Market Value €1M & Wage Estimate — Motherwell Football Club €1,038
65 Akinkunmi Amoo Market Value €1M & Wage Estimate — Football Club København €1,038
66 Samuel Akere Market Value €1M & Wage Estimate — NK Osijek s.d.d. €1,038
67 Abdullahi Bewene Market Value €850k & Wage Estimate — FC Baník Ostrava a.s. €1,038
68 Moses David Cobnan Market Value €800k & Wage Estimate — FK Krasnodar €1,038
69 Shola Ogundana Market Value €800k & Wage Estimate — Futbolniy Klub Dynamo Kyiv €1,038
70 Solomon John Market Value €750k & Wage Estimate — FK Mladá Boleslav, a.s. €1,038
71 Ehije Ukaki Market Value €700k & Wage Estimate — APS Atromitos Athinon €1,038
72 Adam Yakubu Market Value €600k & Wage Estimate — LNZ Cherkasy €1,038
73 Adetunji Rasaq Adeshina Market Value €600k & Wage Estimate — Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub €1,038
74 Timipere Johnson Eboh Market Value €600k & Wage Estimate — Athlitiki Enosi Kifisias €1,038
75 Friday Etim Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Fodbold Club Fredericia €1,038
76 Peter Kareem Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Bohemians Praha 1905, a.s. €1,038
77 Nelson Okeke Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — FK Jablonec a.s. €1,038
78 Chidera Okoh Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — A.G.S Asteras Tripolis €1,038
79 Friday Adams Market Value €400k & Wage Estimate — Asociația Fotbal Club Botoșani €1,038
80 Lucky Ezeh Market Value €400k & Wage Estimate — MFK Karvina €1,038
81 Kayode Saliman Market Value €400k & Wage Estimate — Fudbalski Klub Javor Matis Ivanjica €1,038
82 Clement Ikenna Market Value €400k & Wage Estimate — FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig €1,038
83 Peter Ambrose Market Value €400k & Wage Estimate — Aberdeen Football Club €1,038
84 Samson Tijani Market Value €375k & Wage Estimate — FK Dukla Praha a.s. €1,038
85 Ifeanyi David Nduka Market Value €350k & Wage Estimate — FK Krasnodar €1,038
86 Ime Ndon Market Value €350k & Wage Estimate — Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad €1,038
87 Meshack Ubochioma Market Value €300k & Wage Estimate — Dundee United Football Club €1,038
88 Oche Ochowechi Market Value €275k & Wage Estimate — FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig €1,038
89 Wisdom Aondowase Sule Market Value €250k & Wage Estimate — HNK Gorica €1,038
90 Christopher Nwaeze Market Value €250k & Wage Estimate — FC Zorya Lugansk €1,038
91 Chijioke Aniagboso Market Value €250k & Wage Estimate — Chornomorets Odesa €1,038
92 Bolu Ogungbayi Market Value €200k & Wage Estimate — FK Mladá Boleslav, a.s. €1,038
93 Solomon Agbalaka Market Value €200k & Wage Estimate — FK Sochi €1,038
94 Samson Lawal Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — Livingston Football Club €1,038
95 Tochukwu Raymond Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — RZ Pellets Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club €1,038
96 Obule Moses Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — Fodbold Club Midtjylland €1,038
97 Mubaraq Adeshina Market Value €125k & Wage Estimate — A.G.S Asteras Tripolis €1,038
98 Mark Ugboh Market Value €100k & Wage Estimate — Fodbold Club Midtjylland €1,038
99 Ekerette Udom Market Value €100k & Wage Estimate — A.G.S Asteras Tripolis €1,038
100 Mohammed Marzuq Yahaya Market Value €50k & Wage Estimate — FK Pardubice €1,038