SV WERDER BREMEN · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of SV Werder Bremen
Leonardo Bittencourt has earned AU$22.8m at SV Werder Bremen across 7 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 13 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$478.1m
PLAYERS RANKED82
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB63
YEARS2017-2026
The 20 biggest earners in SV Werder Bremen history
These 20 players took AU$288.8m between them, 60% of everything SV Werder Bremen has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every SV Werder Bremen player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a SV Werder Bremen 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 | Leonardo Bittencourt | AU$22.8m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 2 | Jirí Pavlenka | AU$22.5m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 3 | Theodor Gebre Selassie Current squad | AU$22.4m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Cameron Puertas | AU$17.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 5 | Ömer Toprak | AU$17m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 6 | Niklas Moisander | AU$16.1m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 7 | Mitchell Weiser Current squad | AU$15m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 8 | Yûya Ôsako | AU$14.9m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 9 | Max Kruse | AU$13.8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 10 | Niclas Füllkrug Current squad | AU$13.8m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 11 | Milot Rashica | AU$13m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 12 | Marco Friedl Current squad | AU$12.6m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 13 | Ludwig Augustinsson | AU$12.4m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 14 | Davy Klaassen | AU$12m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 15 | Naby Keïta Current squad | AU$11.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 16 | Maximilian Eggestein | AU$11.8m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 17 | Victor Boniface | AU$11.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Miloš Veljkovic | AU$10.1m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 19 | Niklas Stark Current squad | AU$9.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 20 | Felix Agu Current squad | AU$8.6m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 21 | Amos Pieper Current squad | AU$8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 22 | Marvin Ducksch | AU$7.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 23 | Fin Bartels | AU$7.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 24 | Jens Stage Current squad | AU$7.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 25 | Isaac Schmidt | AU$6.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Romano Schmid | AU$6.5m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 27 | Nuri Sahin | AU$6.5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 28 | Florian Kainz | AU$6.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 29 | Maximilian Philipp | AU$6.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 30 | Senne Lynen Current squad | AU$6.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 31 | Philipp Bargfrede | AU$5.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 32 | Davie Selke | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 33 | Maximilian Wöber | AU$5.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Kevin Möhwald | AU$5.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 35 | Rafael Santos Borré | AU$4.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Thomas Delaney | AU$4.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 37 | Johannes Eggestein | AU$4.3m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 38 | Justin Njinmah Current squad | AU$4.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 39 | Yukinari Sugawara | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Anthony Jung | AU$4m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 41 | Julián Malatini Current squad | AU$3.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 42 | Olivier Deman Current squad | AU$3.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 43 | Marco Grüll Current squad | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Jovan Milošević | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 45 | Samuel Kinduelu Mbangula | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Martin Harnik | AU$3.3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 47 | Kevin Vogt | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 48 | Sebastian Langkamp | AU$3.2m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 49 | Mio Backhaus | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 50 | Josh Sargent | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 51 | Michael Lang | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 52 | Zhang Yuning | AU$3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 53 | Isak Hansen-Aarøen | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 54 | Keke Topp Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Luca Caldirola | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 56 | Dawid Kownacki Current squad | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 57 | Ishak Belfodil | AU$2.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 58 | Serge Gnabry | AU$2.3m | 1 | 2017 |
| 59 | Michael Zetterer | AU$2m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 60 | Karl Hein Current squad | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 61 | Stefanos Kapino | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 62 | Iliya Gruev | AU$1.4m | 5 | 2017-2023 |
| 63 | Skelly Alvero Current squad | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Jérôme Gondorf | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 65 | Raphael Wolf | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 66 | Nicolai Rapp | AU$983k | 1 | 2022 |
| 67 | Roger Assalé | AU$983k | 1 | 2022 |
| 68 | Patrick Erras | AU$767k | 1 | 2021 |
| 69 | Eren Dinkci Current squad | AU$747k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 70 | Nick Woltemade | AU$733k | 3 | 2021-2024 |
| 71 | Felix Wiedwald | AU$717k | 1 | 2017 |
| 72 | Florian Grillitsch | AU$717k | 1 | 2017 |
| 73 | Ulisses Garcia | AU$639k | 1 | 2017 |
| 74 | Lukas Mai | AU$590k | 1 | 2022 |
| 75 | Lee Buchanan | AU$393k | 1 | 2023 |
| 76 | Niklas Beste | AU$383k | 1 | 2019 |
| 77 | Leon Jensen | AU$119k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 78 | Fabio Chiarodia | AU$66k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 79 | Benjamin Goller | AU$27k | 1 | 2020 |
| 80 | David Philipp | AU$6k | 1 | 2018 |
| 81 | Luc Ihorst | AU$6k | 1 | 2018 |
| 82 | Maik Nawrocki | AU$6k | 1 | 2018 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at SV Werder Bremen?
Leonardo Bittencourt, with AU$22.8m across 7 seasons at SV Werder Bremen.
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 82 players we hold a SV Werder Bremen wage for, from 2017 to 2026.