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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
61 Daniel Daga Market Value €900k & Wage Estimate — Molde Fotballklubb €933
62 Promise Meliga Jr. Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Kristiansund Ballklubb €933
63 Efe Lucky Market Value €200k & Wage Estimate — Lillestrøm Sportsklubb €933
64 Kparobo Arierhi Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — Lillestrøm Sportsklubb €933
65 Suleman Sani Market Value €5M & Wage Estimate — RasenBallsport Leipzig €875
66 Uchenna Ogundu Market Value €4M & Wage Estimate — Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 €875
67 Zadok Yohanna Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Allmänna Idrottsklubben €837
68 Odera Samuel Adindu Market Value €350k & Wage Estimate — IK Sirius €837
69 Ibrahim Adewale Market Value €200k & Wage Estimate — Mjällby Almänna Idrottsförening €837
70 Courage Otokwefor Market Value €100k & Wage Estimate — Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna €837
71 Alex Iwobi Market Value €25M & Wage Estimate — Fulham Football Club €587
72 Ola Aina Market Value €20M & Wage Estimate — Nottingham Forest Football Club €587
73 Joe Aribo Market Value €4M & Wage Estimate — Leicester City €587
74 Semi Ajayi Market Value €2.5M & Wage Estimate — Hull City €587
75 Fred Onyedinma Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Luton Town €587
76 Calvin Bassey Market Value €28M & Wage Estimate — Fulham Football Club €519
77 Tolu Arokodare Market Value €22M & Wage Estimate — Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club €519
78 Samuel Chukwueze Market Value €15M & Wage Estimate — Fulham Football Club €519
79 Taiwo Awoniyi Market Value €9M & Wage Estimate — Nottingham Forest Football Club €519
80 Samuel Kalu Market Value €2.5M & Wage Estimate — Watford FC €519
81 Afolabi Soliu Market Value €1.5M & Wage Estimate — FC Slovan Liberec €404
82 John Auta Market Value €650k & Wage Estimate — FK Teplice, a.s. €404
83 Emmanuel Godwin Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — FK Pardubice €404
84 Emmanuel Michael Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub €404
85 Israel Isaac Ayuma Market Value €300k & Wage Estimate — NK Istra 1961 €404
86 Precious Benjamin Market Value €250k & Wage Estimate — Sportclub Rheindorf Altach €404
87 Emmanuel Chukwu Market Value €250k & Wage Estimate — RZ Pellets Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club €404
88 Paul Ndubuisi Market Value €225k & Wage Estimate — 1. FC Slovácko €404
89 Ibraheem Mahfus Ajasa Market Value €200k & Wage Estimate — FK Rostov €404
90 Victor Samuel Market Value €200k & Wage Estimate — FK Pardubice €404
91 Austin Harrison Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — RZ Pellets Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club €404
92 Abdulmalik Mohammed Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — Fudbalski Klub Partizan Beograd €404
93 Oriyomi Lebi Market Value €100k & Wage Estimate — Fudbalski Klub IMT Novi Beograd €404
94 Francis Nwokeabia Market Value €100k & Wage Estimate — Fudbalski Klub Spartak Ždrepčeva krv €404
95 Yahaya Lawali Market Value €75k & Wage Estimate — MFK Karvina €404
96 Charles Adah Agada Market Value €50k & Wage Estimate — NK Istra 1961 €404
97 Ibrahim Yusuf Omosanya Market Value €25k & Wage Estimate — FK Radnički 1923 Kragujevac €404
98 Victor Anichebe Market Value €1M & Wage Estimate — Sunderland Association Football Club €394
99 Joseph Yobo Market Value €750k & Wage Estimate — Norwich City €394
100 Peter Odemwingie Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Stoke City €394
101 Shola Ameobi Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Crystal Palace Football Club €394
102 Hope Akpan Market Value €300k & Wage Estimate — Reading FC €394
103 Sone Aluko Market Value €150k & Wage Estimate — Hull City €394
104 Ejike Opara Market Value €1M & Wage Estimate — Vitória Sport Clube €375
105 Umar Abubakar Market Value €600k & Wage Estimate — Futebol Clube de Famalicão €375
106 Ibrahim Alani Market Value €500k & Wage Estimate — Real Valladolid CF €288
107 Hafiz Umar Ibrahim Market Value €800k & Wage Estimate — Stade Reims €94
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