The highest earners in the history of Hannover 96
Oliver Sorg has earned £3.8m 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 £50m between them, 55% of everything Hannover 96 has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Hannover 96 player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Hannover 96 wage 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 | £3.8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 2 | Edgar Prib | £3.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Kevin Wimmer | £3.6m | 1 | 2019 |
| 4 | Genki Haraguchi | £3.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 5 | Niclas Füllkrug | £3.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 6 | Martin Harnik | £3.0m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 7 | Ron-Robert Zieler | £3.0m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 8 | Salif Sané | £2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Felix Klaus | £2.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 10 | Elias Saad | £2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Cedric Teuchert | £2.3m | 4 | 2020-2024 |
| 12 | Håvard Nielsen | £2.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Josip Elez | £1.9m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 14 | Dominik Kaiser | £1.9m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 15 | Ihlas Bebou | £1.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 16 | Manuel Schmiedebach | £1.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 17 | Waldemar Anton | £1.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 18 | Bobby Wood | £1.6m | 1 | 2019 |
| 19 | Walace | £1.6m | 1 | 2019 |
| 20 | Sei Muroya | £1.6m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | Boris Tomiak Current squad | £1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Hendry Blank | £1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Marcel Halstenberg | £1.6m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 24 | Michael Esser | £1.6m | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 25 | Marcel Franke | £1.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Louis Schaub | £1.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 27 | Takuma Asano | £1.4m | 1 | 2019 |
| 28 | Leo Weinkauf Current squad | £1.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 29 | Noah Weißhaupt | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Martin Hansen | £1.2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 31 | Maik Nawrocki | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Philipp Tschauner | £1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 33 | Marvin Ducksch | £1.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 34 | Maurice Neubauer Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Florent Muslija | £1.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 36 | Fabian Kunze | £1.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Mike Frantz | £1.0m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 38 | Luka Krajnc | £988k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 39 | Enzo Leopold | £946k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 40 | Kingsley Schindler | £936k | 1 | 2021 |
| 41 | Mustapha Bundu Current squad | £931k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Nahuel Noll | £931k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Phil Neumann | £926k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 44 | Noah Sarenren-Bazee | £920k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 45 | Jannes Horn | £884k | 1 | 2020 |
| 46 | Benjamin Källman Current squad | £832k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Jaka Bijol | £780k | 1 | 2021 |
| 48 | Niklas Hult | £770k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Florian Hübner | £759k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 50 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | £728k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Derrick Köhn | £728k | 1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Maximilian Beier | £709k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 53 | Timo Hübers | £639k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 54 | Nicolò Tresoldi | £614k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Kenan Karaman | £520k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 56 | Kevin Akpoguma | £520k | 1 | 2019 |
| 57 | Patrick Twumasi | £520k | 1 | 2021 |
| 58 | Andreas Voglsammer | £442k | 1 | 2024 |
| 59 | Linton Maina | £439k | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 60 | Muhammed Damar | £411k | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Simon Falette | £395k | 1 | 2021 |
| 62 | Barış Başdaş | £390k | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | John Guidetti | £369k | 1 | 2020 |
| 64 | Mark Diemers | £307k | 1 | 2022 |
| 65 | Toni Stahl | £270k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 66 | Ime Okon Current squad | £202k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 67 | Samuel Sahin-Radlinger | £166k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Lukas Hinterseer | £156k | 1 | 2022 |
| 69 | Mike-Steven Bähre | £40k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Hannover 96?
Oliver Sorg, with £3.8m across 3 seasons at Hannover 96.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage 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 wage for, from 2017 to 2026.