In the 2026/2027 season, more than ten Ukrainian footballers will be playing in top European leagues. Salaries of the highest-paid legionnaires exceed 5 million euros per year, with PSG defender Ilya Zabarnyi leading the ranking. This is reported by 24 Kanal.
Previously, the highest salary among Ukrainian legionnaires was held by Oleksandr Zinchenko - around 8 million euros per year. He is currently a free agent and is therefore not included in the ranking.
Who are the highest-earning Ukrainian footballers in the 2026/2027 season
The first place is taken by Ilya Zabarnyi. After moving from Bournemouth to PSG, the defender's annual salary is estimated at 5.45 million euros before taxes.
The second position is occupied by Mykhailo Mudryk with a base salary of around 5.2 million euros per year. Including bonuses, his income could potentially reach 6.7 million euros.
Third in the ranking is Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin with a salary of 4.58 million euros per year. Following him are Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin with 3.85 million euros and Bologna forward Artem Dobrik with 3.7 million euros.
Ranking of Ukrainian legionnaires' salaries in Europe in 2026
According to the source, the ranking of annual salaries of Ukrainian footballers looks like this:
- Ilya Zabarnyi, PSG - 5.45 million euros
- Mykhailo Mudryk - 5.2 million euros
- Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid - 4.58 million euros
- Anatoliy Trubin, Benfica - 3.85 million euros
- Artem Dobrik, Bologna - 3.7 million euros
- Vitaliy Mykolenko, Everton - 3.53 million euros
- Vladyslav Vanat, Girona - 2.71 million euros
- Heorhii Sudakov, Benfica - 1.92 million euros
- Yehor Yarmolyuk, Brentford - 1.5 million euros
- Oleksandr Zubkov, AEK - 1.5 million euros
- Roman Yaremchuk, Olympiacos - 1.5 million euros
- Ruslan Malinovskyi, Trabzonspor - 1.5 million euros
- Danylo Sikan, Anderlecht - 1.3 million euros
- Yukhym Konoplia, Borussia M - 1 million euros.
The figures are based on data from open sources and may not account for all bonuses and additional payments under contracts.
Who else might make it into the salary ranking in 2026
Victor Tsygankov has not yet been included in the list, as according to the source, he has moved to Ajax. Information about his salary at the Amsterdam club has not been disclosed.
The situation with Mudryk has also changed since the publication of the ranking. The Ukrainian has moved to Tottenham on loan, and his salary is estimated at around 100 thousand pounds per week.