1. FC KÖLN · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of 1. FC Köln
Jonas Hector has earned AU$33.7m at 1. FC Köln across 7 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 16 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$439m
PLAYERS RANKED90
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB72
YEARS2017-2026
The 20 biggest earners in 1. FC Köln history
These 20 players took AU$254.8m between them, 58% of everything 1. FC Köln has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every 1. FC Köln player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a 1. FC Köln 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 | Jonas Hector | AU$33.7m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 2 | Timo Horn | AU$28.7m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 3 | Florian Kainz | AU$19.3m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 4 | Anthony Modeste | AU$18.5m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Mark Uth | AU$17.1m | 5 | 2020-2025 |
| 6 | Jorge Meré | AU$15.3m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 7 | Christian Clemens | AU$11m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 8 | Ellyes Skhiri Current squad | AU$10.9m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 9 | Jhon Córdoba | AU$10.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 10 | Marco Höger | AU$10.1m | 6 | 2017-2025 |
| 11 | Marvin Schwäbe Current squad | AU$9.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 12 | Jan Thielmann Current squad | AU$9.4m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 13 | Dominique Heintz | AU$8.9m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 14 | Marcel Risse | AU$8.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 15 | Sebastian Andersson | AU$8m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 16 | Benno Schmitz | AU$7.9m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 17 | Simon Terodde | AU$7.9m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 18 | Luca Waldschmidt Current squad | AU$7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 19 | Eric Martel | AU$6.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 20 | Frederik Sørensen | AU$6.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 21 | Jannes Horn | AU$6.2m | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 22 | Timo Hübers Current squad | AU$6m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 23 | Marius Wolf | AU$6m | 1 | 2021 |
| 24 | Leonardo Bittencourt | AU$5.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Dejan Ljubicic | AU$5.7m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Linton Maina Current squad | AU$5.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 27 | Jakub Kamiński | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Davie Selke | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Louis Schaub | AU$5.4m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 30 | Dominick Drexler | AU$5.2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 31 | Kingsley Ehizibue | AU$5.1m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 32 | Kingsley Schindler | AU$5m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 33 | Marius Bülter Current squad | AU$5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Sargis Adamyan Current squad | AU$5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 35 | Vincent Koziello | AU$4.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 36 | Tom Krauß Current squad | AU$4.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Ísak Jóhannesson Current squad | AU$4.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Ragnar Ache Current squad | AU$4.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Yûya Ôsako | AU$4.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 40 | Denis Huseinbašić | AU$4.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 41 | Ron-Robert Zieler Current squad | AU$4m | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 42 | Alessio Castro-Montes Current squad | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Julian Chabot | AU$3.7m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 44 | Neven Subotic | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 45 | Niklas Hauptmann | AU$3.2m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 46 | Ondrej Duda | AU$3.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 47 | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 48 | Salih Özcan | AU$3.1m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 49 | Cenk Özkacar | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Rafael Czichos | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 51 | Birger Verstraete | AU$2.8m | 1 | 2020 |
| 52 | Joël Schmied Current squad | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Kristoffer Lund | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Sebastian Sebulonsen Current squad | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Rav van den Berg Current squad | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Thomas Kessler | AU$2.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 57 | Said El Mala Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Simon Zoller | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 59 | Sebastiaan Bornauw | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 60 | Serhou Guirassy | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 61 | Johannes Geis | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 62 | Emmanuel Dennis | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 64 | Paweł Olkowski | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Dimitris Limnios | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 66 | Ismail Jakobs | AU$1.6m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 67 | Leart Paqarada | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Toni Leistner | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 69 | Felipe Chávez | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 70 | Lasse Sobiech | AU$998k | 1 | 2019 |
| 71 | Lukas Klünter | AU$998k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 72 | Tim Lemperle | AU$779k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 73 | Matthias Köbbing Current squad | AU$676k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 74 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | AU$549k | 1 | 2022 |
| 75 | Damion Downs | AU$540k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 76 | Marcel Hartel | AU$489k | 1 | 2017 |
| 77 | Max Finkgräfe | AU$443k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 78 | Justin Diehl | AU$410k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 79 | Noah Katterbach | AU$385k | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 80 | Max Meyer | AU$290k | 1 | 2021 |
| 81 | Max Meyer | AU$290k | 1 | 2021 |
| 82 | Julian Krahl | AU$210k | 1 | 2021 |
| 83 | Calvin Brackelmann | AU$140k | 1 | 2018 |
| 84 | Toluwalase Arokodare | AU$82k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Jonas Urbig | AU$80k | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Chris Führich | AU$76k | 1 | 2018 |
| 87 | Carlo Kettig | AU$63k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Darko Churlinov | AU$6k | 1 | 2018 |
| 89 | Yann-Aurel Bisseck | AU$6k | 1 | 2018 |
| 90 | Jens Castrop | AU$5k | 1 | 2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at 1. FC Köln?
Jonas Hector, with AU$33.7m across 7 seasons at 1. FC Köln.
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 90 players we hold a 1. FC Köln wage for, from 2017 to 2026.