VFL WOLFSBURG · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of VfL Wolfsburg
Maximilian Arnold has earned AU$65m at VfL Wolfsburg across 10 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$869.2m
PLAYERS RANKED97
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB78
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in VfL Wolfsburg history
These 20 players took AU$482.7m between them, 56% of everything VfL Wolfsburg has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every VfL Wolfsburg player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a VfL Wolfsburg 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 | Maximilian Arnold Current squad | AU$65m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Yannick Gerhardt Current squad | AU$46.2m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 3 | Koen Casteels | AU$35.2m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 4 | John Brooks | AU$33.6m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 5 | Josuha Guilavogui | AU$26m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 6 | Ignacio Camacho | AU$25.4m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 7 | Admir Mehmedi | AU$24.8m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 8 | Yunus Malli | AU$21.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 9 | Daniel Ginczek | AU$20.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 10 | Diego Benaglio | AU$18.8m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 11 | Maxence Lacroix | AU$18.8m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 12 | Jérôme Roussillon | AU$18.4m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 13 | Mattias Svanberg Current squad | AU$18.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 14 | Kevin Mbabu | AU$17.4m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 15 | André Schürrle | AU$17.1m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 16 | Wout Weghorst | AU$15.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Bruma | AU$15.5m | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 18 | Jonas Wind | AU$15.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Xaver Schlager | AU$14.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 20 | Lovro Majer | AU$14.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 21 | Daniel Didavi | AU$13.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 22 | Maximilian Philipp | AU$13.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 23 | Ricardo Rodríguez | AU$13.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 24 | Lukas Nmecha | AU$12.7m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 25 | Renato Steffen | AU$12.4m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 26 | Robin Knoche | AU$12.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 27 | Patrick Wimmer | AU$12m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 28 | Josip Brekalo | AU$11.6m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 29 | Sebastiaan Bornauw | AU$11.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 30 | William | AU$11.6m | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 31 | Max Kruse | AU$11.3m | 2 | 2016-2022 |
| 32 | Moritz Jenz Current squad | AU$11m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 33 | Joakim Mæhle Current squad | AU$10.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 34 | Luca Waldschmidt | AU$10.2m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 35 | Rogério Current squad | AU$9.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 36 | Jesper Lindstrøm | AU$9.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Pavao Pervan Current squad | AU$9m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 38 | Christian Eriksen Current squad | AU$8.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Ridle Baku | AU$8.2m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 40 | Marin Pongracic | AU$7.9m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 41 | Kevin Paredes | AU$7.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 42 | Felix Klaus | AU$7.1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 43 | Marcel Tisserand | AU$6m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 44 | Kamil Grabara | AU$5.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 45 | Daniel Caligiuri | AU$5.8m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 46 | Jakub Kamiński | AU$5.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 47 | Kilian Fischer Current squad | AU$5.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 48 | Vinicius Souza Current squad | AU$5.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Denis Vavro | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Paulo Otávio | AU$5.5m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 51 | Jeanuël Belocian | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Mohamed Amoura | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Dodi Lukébakio | AU$5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 54 | Victor Sá | AU$5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 55 | Kostas Koulierakis | AU$4.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Divock Origi | AU$4.6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 57 | Aster Vranckx Current squad | AU$4.4m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 58 | Dženan Pejčinović | AU$4.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 59 | Marius Müller | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 60 | Saël Kumbedi Current squad | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 61 | Bas Dost | AU$3.4m | 1 | 2016 |
| 62 | Kevin Behrens | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 63 | Jonas Adjetey Current squad | AU$3.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 64 | Cédric Zesiger | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 65 | Aaron Zehnter Current squad | AU$3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Bartol Franjić | AU$2.8m | 1 | 2023 |
| 67 | Tiago Tomás | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Václav Cerný | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 69 | Felix Uduokhai | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 70 | Amin Sarr | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 71 | Kento Shiogai Current squad | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2026 |
| 72 | Max Grün | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 73 | Nicolas Cozza Current squad | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 74 | Bence Dárdai Current squad | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 75 | Felix Nmecha | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 76 | Omar Marmoush | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 77 | Jenson Seelt | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 78 | Borja Mayoral | AU$2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 79 | Micky van de Ven | AU$2m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 80 | Cleiton Current squad | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 81 | Marvin Stefaniak | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 82 | Luca Itter | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 83 | Niklas Klinger | AU$845k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 84 | Vincent Heilmann | AU$835k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Paul Seguin | AU$767k | 1 | 2017 |
| 86 | Victor Osimhen | AU$688k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 87 | David Odogu | AU$635k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 88 | Elvis Rexhbeçaj Current squad | AU$550k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 89 | Ulysses Llanez | AU$344k | 1 | 2024 |
| 90 | John Yeboah | AU$316k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 91 | Jannes Horn | AU$206k | 1 | 2017 |
| 92 | Julian Justvan | AU$206k | 1 | 2018 |
| 93 | Anton Donkor | AU$147k | 1 | 2018 |
| 94 | Blaz Kramer | AU$147k | 1 | 2018 |
| 95 | Paul Jaeckel | AU$111k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 96 | Tim Siersleben | AU$72k | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 97 | Aleksi Heino | AU$6k | 1 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at VfL Wolfsburg?
Maximilian Arnold, with AU$65m across 10 seasons at VfL Wolfsburg.
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 97 players we hold a VfL Wolfsburg wage for, from 2014 to 2026.