The highest earners in the history of FC St. Pauli
Eric Smith has earned AU$6.6m at FC St. Pauli across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 13 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in FC St. Pauli history
These 20 players took AU$75m between them, 69% of everything FC St. Pauli has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every FC St. Pauli player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a FC St. Pauli wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Smith Current squad | AU$6.6m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 2 | Andréas Hountondji | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 3 | Nikola Vasilj | AU$4.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 4 | Guido Burgstaller | AU$4.5m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 5 | Hauke Wahl | AU$4.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 6 | Jackson Irvine | AU$4.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 7 | Christopher Avevor | AU$4.2m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 8 | Christopher Buchtmann | AU$4m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 9 | David Nemeth Current squad | AU$3.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 10 | Adam Dźwigała Current squad | AU$3.8m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 11 | James Sands | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 12 | Karol Mets | AU$3.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Connor Metcalfe Current squad | AU$3.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 14 | Manolis Saliakas | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 15 | Mathias Pereira Lage Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 16 | Danel Sinani | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 17 | Martijn Kaars Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | James Lawrence | AU$2.8m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 19 | Joel Chima Fujita Current squad | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 20 | Marvin Knoll | AU$2.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 21 | Taichi Hara Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Arkadiusz Pyrka Current squad | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Louis Oppie Current squad | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Marcel Hartel | AU$2.1m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 25 | Sebastian Ohlsson | AU$2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Lasse Sobiech | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 27 | Simon Zoller | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 28 | Johannes Eggestein | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Leart Paqarada | AU$1.6m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 30 | Henk Veerman | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 31 | Mathias Rasmussen Current squad | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Jeremy Dudziak | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 33 | Fin Stevens | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Tomoya Ando Current squad | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Oladapo Afolayan | AU$1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 36 | Aljoscha Kemlein | AU$737k | 1 | 2024 |
| 37 | Finn Becker | AU$718k | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 38 | Erik Ahlstrand Current squad | AU$717k | 1 | 2024 |
| 39 | Justin Hoogma | AU$600k | 1 | 2019 |
| 40 | Philipp Treu | AU$570k | 1 | 2024 |
| 41 | Philipp Tschauner | AU$570k | 1 | 2014 |
| 42 | Rodrigo Zalazar | AU$560k | 1 | 2021 |
| 43 | Dejan Stojanovic | AU$531k | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh | AU$472k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 45 | Scott Banks Current squad | AU$452k | 1 | 2024 |
| 46 | Thibaud Verlinden | AU$452k | 1 | 2018 |
| 47 | Viktor Gyökeres | AU$442k | 1 | 2020 |
| 48 | Leo Østigård | AU$393k | 1 | 2020 |
| 49 | Matt Penney | AU$383k | 1 | 2020 |
| 50 | Igor Matanović | AU$283k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 51 | Elias Saad | AU$269k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 52 | Jakov Medic | AU$216k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 53 | Christian Conteh | AU$138k | 1 | 2020 |
| 54 | Omar Marmoush | AU$59k | 1 | 2021 |
| 55 | Eric da Silva Moreira | AU$12k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at FC St. Pauli?
Eric Smith, with AU$6.6m across 6 seasons at FC St. Pauli.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 55 players we hold a FC St. Pauli wage for, from 2014 to 2026.