At one point in his career, ex-Scorpion goalkeeper Pa Dembo Touray was the eighth highest paid footballers in the whole of Sweden, thus making him the highest paid player from The Gambia.
In our bid to find out who replaces the former Real de Banjul and Djurgarden goal keeper as the highest paid Gambian footballer presently, Observer Light brings you three of the best paid.
Modou Barrow:
Gambian international Modou Barrow became the first Gambian to play in the English Premier League when he signed for Swansea City from Ostersunds in the Swedish second tier. Barrow is definitely top of this league as the highest paid Gambian footballer because of his status as a Premier League star. The average salary for a Premier League footballer is a mouth-watering £44,000-a-week – totaling a yearly pay of £2.29million.
Mustapha Carayol:
The English market has been the attraction for many footballers because of its financial might, largely due to the lucrative television packages. The average pay of an English Championship player is £9000 per week, equating to £468,000 on average per annum, a staggering sum for a second tier – and higher than most top divisions around the world.
Sanna Nyassi:
Third on the list is Sanna Nyassi who plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer. Unlike other leagues, the MLS Players’ Union releases the salaries of its players every year. The former Gambia U-17 and U-20 forward is the only Gambian in the MLS with a six-figure pay earning a base salary of $140,000 and a guaranteed compensation fee of $147,625, each per annum.
