Top 5 highest paid Slovak footballers: how much does Milan Škriniar earn?

Slovak football is not among the best in the world, but we can still find the names of our opponents in the best European leagues, who are among the world’s best teams. In our ranking, we’ve taken a look at the five highest earning Slovak footballers, including Marek Hamšík and Milan Škriniar.

5. Marek Hamšík – €1.8 million

Marek Hamšík may have celebrated his 35th birthday this year, but he is still actively playing football. He plays for Trabzonspor in the Turkish league and earns 1.8 million euros a month, which translates to 44.3 million crowns.

This footballer has made a big name for himself, especially in Italy, where he has become a legend in Naples. He played 520 games for Naples, scoring 121 goals. He won the Italian Cup twice and the Super Cup once.

4. Albert Rusnák – €1.8 million

Albert Rusnák may not be a familiar name to Czech fans, even though this Slovakian footballer was born in the Czech Republic. He has played in youth teams and at Manchester City, where he did not make it into the main team.

Via Groningen in the Netherlands, where he won the cup once, he reached the USA, where he played for Real Salt Lake for four years. Since this season, he has been with the Seattle Sounders, where he earns 1.8 million euros a month, which translates to 44.3 million crowns.

3. Martin Dúbravka – €2.3 million

Martin Dúbravka, former Sparta goalkeeper, has been at Newcastle United, where he was the number one goalkeeper. However, the club brought in goalkeeper Nick Pope and the Slovakian goalkeeper became number two. The famous Manchester United showed interest in him, where Dúbravka went on loan.

It will be very difficult for him to get into the goal despite David de Gea, but he doesn’t have to worry about it that much. The position of number two for the Red Devils will earn him 2.3 million euros a month, which is 56.6 million in Czech crowns.

2. Stanislav Lobotka – €2.6 million

Once again we have a Neapolitan midfielder, this time he is a current player in this team. Stanislav Lobotka is in his fourth season in Naples, Italy, he is not a midfielder who scores goals often, but he is still an indispensable player for the team.

Stanislav Lobotka receives 2.6 million euros a month, which translates to 64 million crowns. The player, who is only 170 centimetres tall, has also played in Denmark and Spain.

1. Milan Škriniar – €5.6 million

The highest paid Slovak footballer is Milan Škriniar, who plays for Inter Milan. He is in his sixth year with the team and has gradually worked his way up to becoming one of the cornerstones of the team and one of the best defenders in the entire Serie A.

For his services, he receives a salary worth 5.6 million euros, which translates to 138 million crowns. He has gone on to win the Serie A and the Italian Super Cup with Inter once. His current value is estimated at 65 million euros.

Source: TransferMarkt, iSport