The highest earners in the history of VfL Bochum 1848
Manuel Riemann has earned AU$8.4m at VfL Bochum 1848 across 9 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in VfL Bochum 1848 history
These 20 players took AU$73m between them, 67% of everything VfL Bochum 1848 has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every VfL Bochum 1848 player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a VfL Bochum 1848 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 | Manuel Riemann | AU$8.4m | 9 | 2017-2025 |
| 2 | Anthony Losilla | AU$7.8m | 9 | 2017-2025 |
| 3 | Cristian Gamboa | AU$5.7m | 6 | 2020-2025 |
| 4 | Gerrit Holtmann Current squad | AU$4.9m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 5 | Danilo Soares | AU$4.8m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 6 | Simon Zoller | AU$4m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 7 | Matúš Bero | AU$3.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 8 | Robert Tesche | AU$3.6m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 9 | Kevin Stöger | AU$3.4m | 4 | 2017-2024 |
| 10 | Kevin Vogt | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Kostas Stafylidis | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 12 | Danny Blum | AU$2.7m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 13 | Eduard Löwen | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 14 | Saulo Decarli | AU$2.4m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 15 | Takuma Asano | AU$2.4m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 16 | Silvère Ganvoula | AU$2.2m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 17 | Leandro Morgalla | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Gonçalo Paciência | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 19 | Christopher Antwi-Adjej | AU$2m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 20 | Farid Alfa-Ruprecht | AU$2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 21 | Philipp Förster | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 22 | Patrick Osterhage | AU$1.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 23 | Bernardo | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Callum Marshall | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Keven Schlotterbeck | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 26 | Michael Esser | AU$1.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 27 | Felix Passlack | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 28 | Dominique Heintz | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Timo Horn Current squad | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Maxim Leitsch | AU$1.4m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 31 | Francis Onyeka | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 33 | Lukas Hinterseer | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 34 | Pierre Kunde | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 35 | Armel Bella-Kotchap | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 36 | Kjell Wätjen | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Marcel Sobottka Current squad | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Jan Gyamerah | AU$1m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 39 | Cajetan Lenz | AU$969k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 40 | Andreas Luthe | AU$835k | 1 | 2024 |
| 41 | Felix Bastians | AU$816k | 1 | 2017 |
| 42 | Jürgen Locadia | AU$796k | 1 | 2022 |
| 43 | Vitaly Janelt | AU$786k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 44 | Tim Oermann | AU$735k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 45 | Mats Pannewig Current squad | AU$721k | 3 | 2023-2026 |
| 46 | Paweł Dawidowicz | AU$668k | 1 | 2017 |
| 47 | Marco Stiepermann | AU$580k | 1 | 2017 |
| 48 | Patrick Drewes | AU$452k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 49 | Alexander Merkel | AU$442k | 1 | 2017 |
| 50 | Herbert Bockhorn | AU$432k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 51 | Sebastian Polter | AU$354k | 1 | 2022 |
| 52 | Russell Canouse | AU$265k | 1 | 2017 |
| 53 | Vangelis Pavlidis | AU$47k | 1 | 2017 |
| 54 | Tjark Ernst | AU$45k | 1 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at VfL Bochum 1848?
Manuel Riemann, with AU$8.4m across 9 seasons at VfL Bochum 1848.
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 54 players we hold a VfL Bochum 1848 wage for, from 2017 to 2026.