The highest earners in the history of Hannover 96
Oliver Sorg has earned $5.1m at Hannover 96 across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 20 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Hannover 96 history
These 20 players took $67m between them, 55% of everything Hannover 96 has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Hannover 96 player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Hannover 96 salary 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 | Oliver Sorg | $5.1m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 2 | Edgar Prib | $4.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Kevin Wimmer | $4.8m | 1 | 2019 |
| 4 | Genki Haraguchi | $4.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 5 | Niclas Füllkrug | $4.6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 6 | Martin Harnik | $4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 7 | Ron-Robert Zieler | $4m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 8 | Salif Sané | $3.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Felix Klaus | $3.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 10 | Elias Saad | $3.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Cedric Teuchert | $3.1m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 12 | Håvard Nielsen | $3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Josip Elez | $2.6m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 14 | Dominik Kaiser | $2.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 15 | Ihlas Bebou | $2.5m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 16 | Manuel Schmiedebach | $2.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 17 | Waldemar Anton | $2.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 18 | Bobby Wood | $2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 19 | Walace | $2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 20 | Sei Muroya | $2.1m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | Boris Tomiak Current squad | $2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Hendry Blank | $2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Marcel Halstenberg | $2.1m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 24 | Michael Esser | $2.1m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 25 | Marcel Franke | $2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Louis Schaub | $1.9m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 27 | Takuma Asano | $1.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 28 | Leo Weinkauf Current squad | $1.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 29 | Noah Weißhaupt | $1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Martin Hansen | $1.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 31 | Maik Nawrocki | $1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Philipp Tschauner | $1.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 33 | Marvin Ducksch | $1.5m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 34 | Maurice Neubauer Current squad | $1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Florent Muslija | $1.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 36 | Fabian Kunze | $1.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Mike Frantz | $1.4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 38 | Luka Krajnc | $1.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 39 | Enzo Leopold | $1.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 40 | Kingsley Schindler | $1.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 41 | Mustapha Bundu Current squad | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Nahuel Noll | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Phil Neumann | $1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 44 | Noah Sarenren-Bazee | $1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 45 | Jannes Horn | $1.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 46 | Benjamin Källman Current squad | $1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Jaka Bijol | $1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 48 | Niklas Hult | $1m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Florian Hübner | $1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | $968k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Derrick Köhn | $968k | 1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Maximilian Beier | $943k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 53 | Timo Hübers | $850k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 54 | Nicolò Tresoldi | $816k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Kenan Karaman | $692k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 56 | Kevin Akpoguma | $692k | 1 | 2019 |
| 57 | Patrick Twumasi | $692k | 1 | 2021 |
| 58 | Andreas Voglsammer | $588k | 1 | 2024 |
| 59 | Linton Maina | $584k | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 60 | Muhammed Damar | $546k | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Simon Falette | $526k | 1 | 2021 |
| 62 | Barış Başdaş | $519k | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | John Guidetti | $491k | 1 | 2020 |
| 64 | Mark Diemers | $408k | 1 | 2022 |
| 65 | Toni Stahl | $360k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 66 | Ime Okon Current squad | $269k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 67 | Samuel Sahin-Radlinger | $221k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Lukas Hinterseer | $207k | 1 | 2022 |
| 69 | Mike-Steven Bähre | $53k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Hannover 96?
Oliver Sorg, with $5.1m across 3 seasons at Hannover 96.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary 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 69 players we hold a Hannover 96 salary for, from 2017 to 2026.