1. FC KÖLN · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of 1. FC Köln
Jonas Hector has earned $23.4m at 1. FC Köln across 7 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 16 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS $304.1m
PLAYERS RANKED90
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB72
YEARS2017-2026
The 20 biggest earners in 1. FC Köln history
These 20 players took $176.5m between them, 58% of everything 1. FC Köln has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every 1. FC Köln player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a 1. FC Köln 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 | Jonas Hector | $23.4m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 2 | Timo Horn | $19.8m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 3 | Florian Kainz | $13.3m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 4 | Anthony Modeste | $12.8m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Mark Uth | $11.8m | 5 | 2020-2025 |
| 6 | Jorge Meré | $10.6m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 7 | Christian Clemens | $7.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 8 | Ellyes Skhiri Current squad | $7.5m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 9 | Jhon Córdoba | $7m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 10 | Marco Höger | $7m | 6 | 2017-2025 |
| 11 | Marvin Schwäbe Current squad | $6.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 12 | Jan Thielmann Current squad | $6.5m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 13 | Dominique Heintz | $6.2m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 14 | Marcel Risse | $5.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 15 | Sebastian Andersson | $5.5m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 16 | Benno Schmitz | $5.5m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 17 | Simon Terodde | $5.5m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 18 | Luca Waldschmidt Current squad | $4.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 19 | Eric Martel | $4.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 20 | Frederik Sørensen | $4.3m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 21 | Jannes Horn | $4.3m | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 22 | Timo Hübers Current squad | $4.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 23 | Marius Wolf | $4.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 24 | Leonardo Bittencourt | $4.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Dejan Ljubicic | $3.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Linton Maina Current squad | $3.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 27 | Jakub Kamiński | $3.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Davie Selke | $3.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Louis Schaub | $3.7m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 30 | Dominick Drexler | $3.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 31 | Kingsley Ehizibue | $3.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 32 | Kingsley Schindler | $3.5m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 33 | Marius Bülter Current squad | $3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Sargis Adamyan Current squad | $3.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 35 | Vincent Koziello | $3.2m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 36 | Tom Krauß Current squad | $3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Ísak Jóhannesson Current squad | $3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Ragnar Ache Current squad | $2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Yûya Ôsako | $2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 40 | Denis Huseinbašić | $2.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 41 | Ron-Robert Zieler Current squad | $2.8m | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 42 | Alessio Castro-Montes Current squad | $2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Julian Chabot | $2.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 44 | Neven Subotic | $2.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 45 | Niklas Hauptmann | $2.2m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 46 | Ondrej Duda | $2.2m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 47 | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | $2.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 48 | Salih Özcan | $2.1m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 49 | Cenk Özkacar | $2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Rafael Czichos | $2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 51 | Birger Verstraete | $1.9m | 1 | 2020 |
| 52 | Joël Schmied Current squad | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Kristoffer Lund | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Sebastian Sebulonsen Current squad | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Rav van den Berg Current squad | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Thomas Kessler | $1.8m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 57 | Said El Mala Current squad | $1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Simon Zoller | $1.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 59 | Sebastiaan Bornauw | $1.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 60 | Serhou Guirassy | $1.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 61 | Johannes Geis | $1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 62 | Emmanuel Dennis | $1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | $1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 64 | Paweł Olkowski | $1.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Dimitris Limnios | $1.2m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 66 | Ismail Jakobs | $1.1m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 67 | Leart Paqarada | $1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Toni Leistner | $899k | 1 | 2020 |
| 69 | Felipe Chávez | $733k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 70 | Lasse Sobiech | $692k | 1 | 2019 |
| 71 | Lukas Klünter | $692k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 72 | Tim Lemperle | $539k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 73 | Matthias Köbbing Current squad | $468k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 74 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | $380k | 1 | 2022 |
| 75 | Damion Downs | $374k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 76 | Marcel Hartel | $339k | 1 | 2017 |
| 77 | Max Finkgräfe | $307k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 78 | Justin Diehl | $284k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 79 | Noah Katterbach | $267k | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 80 | Max Meyer | $201k | 1 | 2021 |
| 81 | Max Meyer | $201k | 1 | 2021 |
| 82 | Julian Krahl | $145k | 1 | 2021 |
| 83 | Calvin Brackelmann | $97k | 1 | 2018 |
| 84 | Toluwalase Arokodare | $57k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Jonas Urbig | $55k | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Chris Führich | $53k | 1 | 2018 |
| 87 | Carlo Kettig | $44k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Darko Churlinov | $4k | 1 | 2018 |
| 89 | Yann-Aurel Bisseck | $4k | 1 | 2018 |
| 90 | Jens Castrop | $4k | 1 | 2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at 1. FC Köln?
Jonas Hector, with $23.4m across 7 seasons at 1. FC Köln.
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 90 players we hold a 1. FC Köln salary for, from 2017 to 2026.