
The highest earners in the history of Borussia Dortmund
Marco Reus has earned AU$135.3m at Borussia Dortmund across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 16 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Borussia Dortmund history
These 20 players took AU$1.1bn between them, 62% of everything Borussia Dortmund has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Borussia Dortmund player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Borussia Dortmund 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 | Marco Reus | AU$135.3m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Emre Can Current squad | AU$96.2m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 3 | Julian Brandt | AU$81m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 4 | Mats Hummels | AU$79.5m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 5 | Niklas Süle | AU$71.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 6 | Mario Götze | AU$63m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 7 | Jadon Sancho | AU$59.8m | 5 | 2018-2024 |
| 8 | Axel Witsel | AU$50.7m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 9 | Gregor Kobel Current squad | AU$50.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 10 | Thomas Meunier | AU$49.5m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 11 | Mahmoud Dahoud | AU$42.6m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 12 | Raphaël Guerreiro | AU$41.6m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 13 | Erling Haaland | AU$39.9m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 14 | Nico Schulz | AU$39.1m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 15 | Marcel Sabitzer Current squad | AU$37.2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 16 | Roman Bürki | AU$37.1m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 17 | Karim Adeyemi | AU$36.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 18 | Sébastien Haller | AU$31.6m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 19 | Felix Nmecha Current squad | AU$31.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 20 | Marcel Schmelzer | AU$30.1m | 7 | 2014-2022 |
| 21 | Ramy Bensebaïni Current squad | AU$28.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 22 | Salih Özcan | AU$27.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 23 | Marius Wolf | AU$27.4m | 4 | 2019-2024 |
| 24 | Thomas Delaney | AU$26.4m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 25 | Nico Schlotterbeck Current squad | AU$26.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 26 | Lukasz Piszczek | AU$24.9m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 27 | Thorgan Hazard | AU$24m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 28 | Serhou Guirassy Current squad | AU$23.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 29 | Donyell Malen | AU$23.3m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 30 | Manuel Akanji | AU$22.9m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 31 | Julian Ryerson Current squad | AU$21.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 32 | Christian Pulisic | AU$20.1m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 33 | Julian Weigl | AU$20m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 34 | Nuri Sahin | AU$16.8m | 3 | 2014-2018 |
| 35 | Waldemar Anton Current squad | AU$14.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Jude Bellingham | AU$14.7m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 37 | Fábio Silva Current squad | AU$13.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Maximilian Philipp | AU$13.3m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 39 | Maximilian Beier Current squad | AU$13m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Giovanni Reyna | AU$12.7m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 41 | Carney Chukwuemeka Current squad | AU$12.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Dan-Axel Zagadou | AU$11.9m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 43 | Gonzalo Castro | AU$11.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 44 | Ömer Toprak | AU$11.8m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 45 | Marwin Hitz | AU$11.4m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 46 | Jobe Bellingham Current squad | AU$10.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Yan Couto | AU$10.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 48 | Youssoufa Moukoko | AU$9.8m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 49 | Niclas Füllkrug | AU$9.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 50 | Sebastian Rode | AU$9.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 51 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos | AU$9.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 52 | Andrii Iarmolenko | AU$8.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 53 | Mateu Morey | AU$8.6m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 54 | Anthony Modeste | AU$8.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 55 | Achraf Hakimi | AU$8.1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 56 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | AU$8.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 57 | Marc Bartra | AU$7.3m | 1 | 2017 |
| 58 | Abdou Diallo | AU$7.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 59 | Michy Batshuayi | AU$6.8m | 1 | 2018 |
| 60 | Alexander Meyer Current squad | AU$6.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 61 | Daniel Svensson Current squad | AU$6.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Erik Durm | AU$6.1m | 3 | 2014-2018 |
| 63 | Felix Passlack | AU$6m | 4 | 2017-2023 |
| 64 | Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | AU$5.3m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 65 | Jeremy Toljan | AU$5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 66 | Leonardo Balerdi | AU$5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 67 | Ousmane Dembélé | AU$4.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 68 | Sven Bender | AU$4.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 69 | Ian Maatsen | AU$4.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Marin Pongracic | AU$3.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 71 | Matthias Ginter | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 72 | Neven Subotic | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2014 |
| 73 | Soumaïla Coulibaly | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2022 |
| 74 | Julian Schieber | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2014 |
| 75 | Almugera Kabar | AU$2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 76 | Emre Mor | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 77 | Alexander Isak | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 78 | Patrick Drewes Current squad | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Sergio Gómez | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 80 | Reinier | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 81 | Mikel Merino | AU$875k | 1 | 2017 |
| 82 | Jacob Bruun Larsen | AU$802k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 83 | Ayman Azhil Current squad | AU$688k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 84 | Nnamdi Collins | AU$585k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 85 | Tom Rothe | AU$360k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 86 | Cole Campbell | AU$340k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 87 | Niklas Beste | AU$291k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 88 | Immanuel Pherai | AU$250k | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 89 | Kjell Wätjen | AU$202k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 90 | Ansgar Knauff | AU$147k | 1 | 2021 |
| 91 | Atakan Karazor | AU$147k | 1 | 2017 |
| 92 | Christoph Zimmermann | AU$138k | 1 | 2017 |
| 93 | Patrick Mainka | AU$138k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 94 | Amos Pieper | AU$123k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 95 | Jonas Arweiler | AU$123k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 96 | Herbert Bockhorn | AU$122k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 97 | Elias Benkara Current squad | AU$99k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 98 | Orel Mangala | AU$79k | 1 | 2017 |
| 99 | Gabriel Kyeremateng | AU$65k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 100 | Hendry Blank | AU$59k | 1 | 2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Borussia Dortmund?
Marco Reus, with AU$135.3m across 8 seasons at Borussia Dortmund.
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 103 players we hold a Borussia Dortmund wage for, from 2014 to 2026.