The highest earners in the history of Hannover 96
Oliver Sorg has earned AU$7.3m at Hannover 96 across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 20 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Hannover 96 history
These 20 players took AU$95.3m between them, 55% of everything Hannover 96 has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Hannover 96 player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Hannover 96 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 | Oliver Sorg | AU$7.3m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 2 | Edgar Prib | AU$7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Kevin Wimmer | AU$6.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 4 | Genki Haraguchi | AU$6.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 5 | Niclas Füllkrug | AU$6.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 6 | Martin Harnik | AU$5.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 7 | Ron-Robert Zieler | AU$5.7m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 8 | Salif Sané | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Felix Klaus | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 10 | Elias Saad | AU$4.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Cedric Teuchert | AU$4.4m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 12 | Håvard Nielsen | AU$4.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Josip Elez | AU$3.6m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 14 | Dominik Kaiser | AU$3.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 15 | Ihlas Bebou | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 16 | Manuel Schmiedebach | AU$3.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 17 | Waldemar Anton | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 18 | Bobby Wood | AU$3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 19 | Walace | AU$3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 20 | Sei Muroya | AU$3m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | Boris Tomiak Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Hendry Blank | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Marcel Halstenberg | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 24 | Michael Esser | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 25 | Marcel Franke | AU$2.8m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Louis Schaub | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 27 | Takuma Asano | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 28 | Leo Weinkauf Current squad | AU$2.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 29 | Noah Weißhaupt | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Martin Hansen | AU$2.3m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 31 | Maik Nawrocki | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Philipp Tschauner | AU$2.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 33 | Marvin Ducksch | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 34 | Maurice Neubauer Current squad | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Florent Muslija | AU$2.2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 36 | Fabian Kunze | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Mike Frantz | AU$2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 38 | Luka Krajnc | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 39 | Enzo Leopold | AU$1.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 40 | Kingsley Schindler | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 41 | Mustapha Bundu Current squad | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Nahuel Noll | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Phil Neumann | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 44 | Noah Sarenren-Bazee | AU$1.7m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 45 | Jannes Horn | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 46 | Benjamin Källman Current squad | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Jaka Bijol | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2021 |
| 48 | Niklas Hult | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Florian Hübner | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Derrick Köhn | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Maximilian Beier | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 53 | Timo Hübers | AU$1.2m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 54 | Nicolò Tresoldi | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Kenan Karaman | AU$983k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 56 | Kevin Akpoguma | AU$983k | 1 | 2019 |
| 57 | Patrick Twumasi | AU$983k | 1 | 2021 |
| 58 | Andreas Voglsammer | AU$835k | 1 | 2024 |
| 59 | Linton Maina | AU$829k | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 60 | Muhammed Damar | AU$776k | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Simon Falette | AU$747k | 1 | 2021 |
| 62 | Barış Başdaş | AU$737k | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | John Guidetti | AU$698k | 1 | 2020 |
| 64 | Mark Diemers | AU$580k | 1 | 2022 |
| 65 | Toni Stahl | AU$511k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 66 | Ime Okon Current squad | AU$382k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 67 | Samuel Sahin-Radlinger | AU$314k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Lukas Hinterseer | AU$295k | 1 | 2022 |
| 69 | Mike-Steven Bähre | AU$75k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Hannover 96?
Oliver Sorg, with AU$7.3m across 3 seasons at Hannover 96.
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 69 players we hold a Hannover 96 wage for, from 2017 to 2026.