
The highest earners in the history of Stoke City
Joe Allen has earned $21.1m at Stoke City across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Stoke City history
These 20 players took $193.1m between them, 55% of everything Stoke City has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Stoke City player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Stoke City 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 | Joe Allen | $21.1m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 2 | Mame Diouf | $18m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Charlie Adam | $14.7m | 6 | 2014-2019 |
| 4 | Saido Berahino | $14.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Ryan Shawcross | $14.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 6 | Bruno Martins Indi | $11.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 7 | Sam Clucas | $10.2m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 8 | Xherdan Shaqiri | $8.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Bojan | $8.4m | 3 | 2015-2019 |
| 10 | Erik Pieters | $8.4m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 11 | Jack Butland | $8.1m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Ben Pearson Current squad | $7.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Wilfried Bony | $7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 14 | Sam Vokes | $6.9m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 15 | Giannelli Imbula | $6.4m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 16 | Phil Bardsley | $6.3m | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 17 | Danny Batth | $5.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 18 | Lewis Baker | $5.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Kevin Wimmer | $4.9m | 1 | 2018 |
| 20 | Nick Powell | $4.8m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 21 | Geoff Cameron | $4.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 22 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | $4.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 23 | James McClean | $4.2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 24 | Lee Grant | $4.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Adam Federici | $3.9m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 26 | Thomas Ince | $3.8m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 27 | Aaron Cresswell Current squad | $3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Gavin Bazunu | $3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 29 | Marko Arnautovic | $3.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 30 | Axel Tuanzebe | $3.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 31 | Ashley Phillips | $3.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Jesé | $3.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 33 | Kurt Zouma | $3.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 34 | Bae Jun-Ho Current squad | $3.2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 35 | Badou Ndiaye | $3.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 36 | Ben Wilmot Current squad | $3.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 37 | Ramadan Sobhi | $2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 38 | Josh Tymon | $2.9m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 39 | Viktor Johansson Current squad | $2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Jacob Brown | $2.7m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 41 | Moritz Bauer | $2.7m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 42 | Tyrese Campbell | $2.3m | 7 | 2017-2024 |
| 43 | Angus Gunn | $2.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Adam Davies | $2.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 45 | Bosun Lawal Current squad | $2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Divin Mubama | $2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Ki-Jana Hoever | $2.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 48 | Maksym Taloverov Current squad | $2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Sorba Thomas | $2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Benik Afobe | $2.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 51 | Peter Etebo | $2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 52 | Ben Gibson Current squad | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Morgan Fox | $1.9m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 54 | Róbert Boženík Current squad | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Million Manhoef Current squad | $1.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 56 | Sam Gallagher Current squad | $1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Jack Clarke | $1.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 58 | Jordan Thompson | $1.7m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 59 | Dujon Sterling | $1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 60 | Dwight Gayle | $1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 61 | Tomáš Rigo Current squad | $1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Frank Fielding Current squad | $1.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 63 | Wesley Moraes | $1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Junior Tchamadeu Current squad | $1.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 65 | Jordan Cousins | $1.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 66 | Josh Laurent | $1.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 67 | Tashan Oakley-Boothe | $1.4m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 68 | Lamine Cissé Current squad | $1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Daniel Iversen | $1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Mehdi Léris | $1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 71 | Enda Stevens | $1.2m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 72 | Harry Souttar | $1.2m | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 73 | Rabbi Matondo | $1.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 74 | Daniel Johnson | $1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 75 | Luke McNally | $1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 76 | Josh Maja | $983k | 1 | 2022 |
| 77 | Luke Badley-Morgan Current squad | $983k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 78 | Steven Nzonzi | $955k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | $927k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 80 | Kostas Stafylidis | $913k | 1 | 2018 |
| 81 | Ryan Woods | $913k | 1 | 2019 |
| 82 | Julien Ngoy | $863k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 83 | Lee Gregory | $842k | 1 | 2020 |
| 84 | Liam Lindsay | $842k | 1 | 2020 |
| 85 | Nathan Collins | $842k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 86 | Sead Hakšabanovic | $842k | 1 | 2024 |
| 87 | Ryan Corrigan | $779k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 88 | Mario Vrančić | $772k | 1 | 2022 |
| 89 | Ryan Shotton | $772k | 1 | 2014 |
| 90 | Phil Jagielka | $744k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 91 | Liam McCarron | $702k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 92 | Luke Cundle | $702k | 1 | 2024 |
| 93 | Romaine Sawyers | $702k | 1 | 2022 |
| 94 | Edwin Andersson | $695k | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 95 | Blondy Nna Noukeu | $667k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 96 | Thibaud Verlinden | $653k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 97 | Ato Ampah Current squad | $650k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 98 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | $618k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 99 | Abdallah Sima | $597k | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 | Jack Bonham | $583k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Stoke City?
Joe Allen, with $21.1m across 6 seasons at Stoke City.
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 149 players we hold a Stoke City salary for, from 2014 to 2026.