The highest earners in the history of Zenit St. Petersburg
Jhon Durán has earned AU$47.8m at Zenit St. Petersburg across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 14 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Zenit St. Petersburg history
These 20 players took AU$431.4m between them, 75% of everything Zenit St. Petersburg has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Zenit St. Petersburg player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Zenit St. Petersburg 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 | Jhon Durán | AU$47.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Malcom | AU$42.9m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 3 | Artem Dzyuba | AU$28.2m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 4 | Alexandr Yerokhin Current squad | AU$27.6m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 5 | Branislav Ivanović | AU$25.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 6 | Wílmar Barrios Current squad | AU$24.6m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 7 | Douglas Santos Current squad | AU$24.1m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 8 | Javi García | AU$23.6m | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 9 | Dejan Lovren | AU$19.7m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 10 | Wendel Current squad | AU$19m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 11 | Domenico Criscito | AU$18.5m | 5 | 2014-2018 |
| 12 | Alexandr Kokorin | AU$18m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 13 | Daler Kuzyaev | AU$16.6m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 14 | Sebastián Driussi | AU$15.9m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 15 | Ezequiel Garay | AU$15.6m | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 16 | Vyacheslav Karavaev Current squad | AU$14.7m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 17 | Magomed Ozdoev | AU$13.8m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 18 | Mikhail Kerzhakov | AU$13m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 19 | Andrey Mostovoy Current squad | AU$11.7m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 20 | Andrey Lunev | AU$11m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 21 | Emiliano Rigoni | AU$9.4m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 22 | Salomón Rondón | AU$8.8m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 23 | Luiz Henrique Current squad | AU$8.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Nüraly Älip Current squad | AU$7.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 25 | Arsen Adamov | AU$6.9m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 26 | Gustavo Mantuan Current squad | AU$6.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 27 | Nino Current squad | AU$6.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 28 | Dmitry Chistyakov | AU$6.1m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 29 | Alexandr Sobolev Current squad | AU$6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Maxim Glushenkov Current squad | AU$6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Ivan Sergeev | AU$5.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 32 | Mateo Cassierra | AU$4.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 33 | Hernâni | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 34 | Denis Adamov Current squad | AU$4.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 35 | Igor Diveev Current squad | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Jhonatan (Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa) Current squad | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Vanja Drkusic | AU$3.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Anton Zabolotny | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 39 | Pedro Current squad | AU$3.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 40 | Cristian Ansaldi | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2016 |
| 41 | Evgeny Latyshonok Current squad | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Gérson | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2025 |
| 43 | Robert Renan Current squad | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 44 | Ilzat Akhmetov | AU$2.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 45 | Artur | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 46 | Yury Gorshkov Current squad | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Maurício | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 48 | Leandro Paredes | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 49 | Zelimkhan Bakaev | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2023 |
| 50 | Alexandr Kovalenko | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 51 | Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 52 | Danil Krugovoy | AU$1.3m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 53 | Daniil Odoevskiy Current squad | AU$1m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 54 | Wilson Isidor | AU$983k | 1 | 2024 |
| 55 | Yordan Osorio | AU$521k | 1 | 2020 |
| 56 | Ilja Vakhania | AU$121k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 57 | Kirill Kravtsov | AU$85k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 58 | Anton Zinkovskiy | AU$42k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Zenit St. Petersburg?
Jhon Durán, with AU$47.8m across 2 seasons at Zenit St. Petersburg.
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 58 players we hold a Zenit St. Petersburg wage for, from 2014 to 2026.