Hannover 96 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Artur Sobiech on £36,000 per week · see the current Hannover 96 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 50 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Hannover 96 pay £175,200 a week in 2026/27 — 48% lower than the £335,980 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Sobiech | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | ST | Poland | ||
| Stefan Strandberg | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | D C | Norway | ||
| Oliver Sorg | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Felix Klaus | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Edgar Prib | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Felipe | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Martin Harnik | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | AM R, ST | Austria | ||
| Manuel Schmiedebach | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Salif Sané | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D C, DM | Senegal | ||
| Charlison Benschop | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | ST | Holland | ||
| Iver Fossum | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | DM, AM C | Norway | ||
| Miiko Albornoz | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | D/WB RL, AM L | Chile | ||
| Niclas Füllkrug | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Uffe Bech | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Denmark | ||
| Sebastian Maier | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Marvin Bakalorz | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | DM | Germany | ||
| Florian Hübner | £7,300 | £379,600 | 25 | D C | Germany | ||
| Maurice Hirsch | £6,900 | £358,800 | 23 | DM | Germany | ||
| Philipp Tschauner | £6,800 | £353,600 | 30 | GK | Germany | ||
| Vladimir Rankovic | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Waldemar Anton | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Elias Huth | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Timo Königsmann | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Kenan Karaman | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Noah Sarenren-Bazee | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Marko Maric | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | GK | Croatia | ||
| Samuel Sahin-Radlinger | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | GK | Austria | ||
| Valmir Sulejmani | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | AM RLC | Kosovo | ||
| Kevin Wolf | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Fabian Senninger | £990 | £51,480 | 20 | D/WB/AM RL | Germany | ||
| Niklas Teichgräber | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Mete Kaan Demir | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | AM RL | Türkiye | ||
| Mike-Steven Bähre | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Can Tuna | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | DM | Germany | ||
| Timo Hübers | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Dennis Hoins | £670 | £34,840 | 23 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Markus Ballmert | £630 | £32,760 | 22 | DM, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Alexander Rehberg | £620 | £32,240 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tim Weißmann | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Tim Dierßen | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Leon Montalvo | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Fynn Arkenberg | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Lars Ritzka | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Mohamad Darwish | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | AM L, ST | Palestine | ||
| Jordan Brown | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Janik Bachmann | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Linton Maina | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM, AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Ilyas Bircan | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Milutin Djordjevic | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | Serbia | ||
| Nikita Marusenko | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 50 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Hannover 96 wages, 2016/17
What was Hannover 96's wage bill in 2016/17?
Hannover 96 paid £335,980 a week in 2016/17 - £17,470,960 across the year - spread over a squad of 50. We hold a wage for all 50 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Hannover 96 player in 2016/17?
Artur Sobiech was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £36,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £12,887.
What was the average Hannover 96 salary in 2016/17?
The average Hannover 96 player aged 22 or over earned £12,887 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 50. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Hannover 96's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Hannover 96 pay £175,200 a week in 2026/27, 48% lower than the £335,980 of 2016/17. The current squad is 31 players against 50 then.