
The highest earners in the history of 1. FC Union Berlin
Christopher Trimmel has earned AU$14.9m at 1. FC Union Berlin across 10 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 11 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in 1. FC Union Berlin history
These 20 players took AU$156.4m between them, 52% of everything 1. FC Union Berlin has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every 1. FC Union Berlin player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a 1. FC Union Berlin 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 | Christopher Trimmel Current squad | AU$14.9m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Frederik Rønnow Current squad | AU$14m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 3 | Josip Juranović Current squad | AU$12.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 4 | Rani Khedira Current squad | AU$11.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 5 | András Schäfer Current squad | AU$10.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 6 | Janik Haberer Current squad | AU$9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 7 | Danilho Doekhi | AU$8.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 8 | Diogo Leite | AU$8.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 9 | Robin Knoche | AU$7.9m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 10 | Alex Král | AU$7.2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 11 | Yunus Malli | AU$6.9m | 1 | 2020 |
| 12 | Loris Karius | AU$5.9m | 1 | 2021 |
| 13 | Akaki Gogia | AU$5.8m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 14 | Grischa Prömel | AU$5.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 15 | Felix Kroos | AU$5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 16 | Stanley Nsoki Current squad | AU$4.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 17 | Sheraldo Becker | AU$4.7m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 18 | Oliver Burke Current squad | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 19 | Andrej Ilić Current squad | AU$4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 20 | Robin Gosens | AU$4.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 21 | Sebastian Polter | AU$4.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 22 | Kevin Volland | AU$4.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 23 | Taiwo Awoniyi | AU$4.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 24 | Derrick Köhn Current squad | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Florian Hübner | AU$4.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 26 | Jakob Busk | AU$4m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 27 | Anthony Ujah | AU$3.9m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 28 | Kevin Vogt | AU$3.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 29 | Leopold Querfeld Current squad | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Robert Skov Current squad | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Jérôme Roussillon | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Tom Rothe Current squad | AU$3.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Lucas Tousart | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Julian Ryerson | AU$3.1m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 35 | Livan Burcu Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Niko Gießelmann | AU$2.8m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 37 | Aljoscha Kemlein Current squad | AU$2.8m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 38 | Christian Gentner | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 39 | Timo Baumgartl | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 40 | Ilyas Ansah | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Manuel Schmiedebach | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 42 | Marcus Ingvartsen | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 43 | Tim Skarke Current squad | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Marvin Friedrich Current squad | AU$2.6m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 45 | Woo-Yeong Jeong Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Brenden Aaronson | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 47 | Jordan | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 48 | Bastian Oczipka | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 49 | Kevin Möhwald | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 50 | Paul Jaeckel | AU$2.3m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 51 | Andreas Luthe | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 52 | Suleiman Abdullahi | AU$2.2m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 53 | Levin Öztunali | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 54 | Sebastian Andersson | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 55 | Max Kruse | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 56 | Joel Pohjanpalo | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 57 | Ken Reichel | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 58 | Matheo Raab Current squad | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 59 | Alexander Schwolow | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Benedict Hollerbach | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Jamie Leweling | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 62 | Kevin Behrens | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 63 | Rafal Gikiewicz | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 64 | Morten Thorsby | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2023 |
| 65 | Sven Michel | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 66 | Dominique Heintz | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 67 | Robert Andrich | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 68 | Christopher Lenz | AU$1.4m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 69 | Mikkel Kaufmann | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Marcel Hartel | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 71 | Marius Bülter | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 72 | Andreas Voglsammer | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 73 | Lennart Grill | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 74 | Cedric Teuchert | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 75 | Genki Haraguchi | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 76 | Neven Subotic | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 77 | Steven Skrzybski | AU$1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 78 | Carlos Mané | AU$924k | 1 | 2019 |
| 79 | Toni Leistner | AU$904k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 80 | Keita Endo | AU$885k | 1 | 2022 |
| 81 | Damir Kreilach | AU$629k | 1 | 2017 |
| 82 | Nicolai Rapp | AU$580k | 1 | 2019 |
| 83 | Paul Seguin | AU$570k | 1 | 2023 |
| 84 | Sebastian Griesbeck | AU$550k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Nico Schlotterbeck | AU$383k | 1 | 2021 |
| 86 | Moritz Nicolas | AU$373k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 87 | Lennard Maloney | AU$295k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 88 | Petar Musa | AU$275k | 1 | 2021 |
| 89 | Keven Schlotterbeck | AU$98k | 1 | 2020 |
| 90 | Fisnik Asllani | AU$6k | 1 | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at 1. FC Union Berlin?
Christopher Trimmel, with AU$14.9m across 10 seasons at 1. FC Union Berlin.
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 Union Berlin wage for, from 2017 to 2026.