STOKE CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Stoke City
Joe Allen has earned AU$29.5m at Stoke City across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$489.1m
PLAYERS RANKED149
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB132
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Stoke City history
These 20 players took AU$270.3m between them, 55% of everything Stoke City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Stoke City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Stoke City 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 | Joe Allen | AU$29.5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 2 | Mame Diouf | AU$25.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Charlie Adam | AU$20.6m | 6 | 2014-2019 |
| 4 | Saido Berahino | AU$20.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Ryan Shawcross | AU$19.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 6 | Bruno Martins Indi | AU$16.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 7 | Sam Clucas | AU$14.3m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 8 | Xherdan Shaqiri | AU$12m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Bojan | AU$11.8m | 3 | 2015-2019 |
| 10 | Erik Pieters | AU$11.8m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 11 | Jack Butland | AU$11.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Ben Pearson Current squad | AU$11m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Wilfried Bony | AU$9.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 14 | Sam Vokes | AU$9.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 15 | Giannelli Imbula | AU$8.9m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 16 | Phil Bardsley | AU$8.8m | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 17 | Danny Batth | AU$8m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 18 | Lewis Baker | AU$7.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Kevin Wimmer | AU$6.9m | 1 | 2018 |
| 20 | Nick Powell | AU$6.7m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 21 | Geoff Cameron | AU$6.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 22 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | AU$6.6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 23 | James McClean | AU$5.9m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 24 | Lee Grant | AU$5.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Adam Federici | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 26 | Thomas Ince | AU$5.3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 27 | Aaron Cresswell Current squad | AU$4.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Gavin Bazunu | AU$4.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 29 | Marko Arnautovic | AU$4.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 30 | Axel Tuanzebe | AU$4.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 31 | Ashley Phillips | AU$4.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Jesé | AU$4.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 33 | Kurt Zouma | AU$4.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 34 | Bae Jun-Ho Current squad | AU$4.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 35 | Badou Ndiaye | AU$4.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 36 | Ben Wilmot Current squad | AU$4.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 37 | Ramadan Sobhi | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 38 | Josh Tymon | AU$4.1m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 39 | Viktor Johansson Current squad | AU$4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Jacob Brown | AU$3.8m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 41 | Moritz Bauer | AU$3.7m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 42 | Tyrese Campbell | AU$3.3m | 7 | 2017-2024 |
| 43 | Angus Gunn | AU$3.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Adam Davies | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 45 | Bosun Lawal Current squad | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Divin Mubama | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Ki-Jana Hoever | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 48 | Maksym Taloverov Current squad | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Sorba Thomas | AU$3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Benik Afobe | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 51 | Peter Etebo | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 52 | Ben Gibson Current squad | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Morgan Fox | AU$2.7m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 54 | Róbert Boženík Current squad | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Million Manhoef Current squad | AU$2.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 56 | Sam Gallagher Current squad | AU$2.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Jack Clarke | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2021 |
| 58 | Jordan Thompson | AU$2.4m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 59 | Dujon Sterling | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 60 | Dwight Gayle | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 61 | Tomáš Rigo Current squad | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Frank Fielding Current squad | AU$2.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 63 | Wesley Moraes | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Junior Tchamadeu Current squad | AU$2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 65 | Jordan Cousins | AU$2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 66 | Josh Laurent | AU$2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 67 | Tashan Oakley-Boothe | AU$1.9m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 68 | Lamine Cissé Current squad | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Daniel Iversen | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Mehdi Léris | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 71 | Enda Stevens | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 72 | Harry Souttar | AU$1.6m | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 73 | Rabbi Matondo | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2021 |
| 74 | Daniel Johnson | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 75 | Luke McNally | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 76 | Josh Maja | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2022 |
| 77 | Luke Badley-Morgan Current squad | AU$1.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 78 | Steven Nzonzi | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 80 | Kostas Stafylidis | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 81 | Ryan Woods | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 82 | Julien Ngoy | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 83 | Lee Gregory | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 84 | Liam Lindsay | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 85 | Nathan Collins | AU$1.2m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 86 | Sead Hakšabanovic | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 87 | Ryan Corrigan | AU$1.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 88 | Mario Vrančić | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 89 | Ryan Shotton | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2014 |
| 90 | Phil Jagielka | AU$1m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 91 | Liam McCarron | AU$983k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 92 | Luke Cundle | AU$983k | 1 | 2024 |
| 93 | Romaine Sawyers | AU$983k | 1 | 2022 |
| 94 | Edwin Andersson | AU$973k | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 95 | Blondy Nna Noukeu | AU$934k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 96 | Thibaud Verlinden | AU$914k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 97 | Ato Ampah Current squad | AU$910k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 98 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | AU$865k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 99 | Abdallah Sima | AU$835k | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 | Jack Bonham | AU$816k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Stoke City?
Joe Allen, with AU$29.5m across 6 seasons at Stoke City.
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 149 players we hold a Stoke City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.