The highest earners in the history of AEK Athens
Petros Mantalos has earned $8.5m at AEK Athens across 10 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 13 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in AEK Athens history
These 20 players took $85.5m between them, 69% of everything AEK Athens has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every AEK Athens player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a AEK Athens 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 | Petros Mantalos Current squad | $8.5m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Domagoj Vida Current squad | $7.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 3 | Harold Moukoudi Current squad | $5.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 4 | Orbelín Pineda | $5.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 5 | Jens Jønsson | $5.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 6 | Mijat Gacinovic Current squad | $5.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 7 | Luka Jovic Current squad | $4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 8 | Ezequiel Ponce | $4.3m | 2 | 2019-2024 |
| 9 | Damian Szymanski | $4.2m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 10 | Levi Garcia | $3.9m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 11 | André Simões | $3.8m | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| 12 | Marko Livaja | $3.7m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 13 | João Mário | $3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Barnabás Varga Current squad | $3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Steven Zuber | $2.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 16 | Sergio Araujo | $2.7m | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 17 | Roberto Pereyra | $2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Nenad Krsticic | $2.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 19 | Lazaros Rota Current squad | $2.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 20 | Niclas Eliasson | $2.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 21 | Alexander Callens | $2.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 22 | Djibril Sidibé | $2.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 23 | Aboubakary Koita Current squad | $2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Thomas Strakosha Current squad | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Jakob Johansson | $1.8m | 4 | 2015-2018 |
| 26 | Robert Ljubičić | $1.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 27 | Alberto Brignoli Current squad | $1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Filipe Relvas Current squad | $1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 29 | Niklas Hult | $1.7m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 30 | Razvan Marin Current squad | $1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Tasos Bakasetas | $1.6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 32 | Daniele Verde | $1.6m | 1 | 2020 |
| 33 | Marko Grujić | $1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Dereck Kutesa Current squad | $1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Vasilis Barkas | $1.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 36 | Eugene Shakhov | $1.5m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 37 | Erik Lamela | $1.5m | 1 | 2025 |
| 38 | Damien Le Tallec | $1.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 39 | Rodolfo Pizarro | $1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Ognjen Vranješ | $1.2m | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 41 | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | $1.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 42 | James Penrice | $1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Dídac Vilà | $954k | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 44 | Lucas Boyé | $553k | 1 | 2019 |
| 45 | Moses Odubajo Current squad | $470k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Hakim Sahabo Current squad | $412k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Sami Tlemcani | $360k | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 48 | Clément Michelin | $304k | 1 | 2022 |
| 49 | Giorgos Giakoumakis | $290k | 1 | 2018 |
| 50 | Mario Mitaj | $194k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 51 | Jean-Pierre Tiéhi | $13k | 1 | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at AEK Athens?
Petros Mantalos, with $8.5m across 10 seasons at AEK Athens.
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 51 players we hold a AEK Athens salary for, from 2015 to 2026.