1. FC KÖLN · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of 1. FC Köln
Jonas Hector has earned £18m 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 £229m
PLAYERS RANKED90
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB72
YEARS2017-2026
The 20 biggest earners in 1. FC Köln history
These 20 players took £133m between them, 58% of everything 1. FC Köln has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every 1. FC Köln player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a 1. FC Köln 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 | Jonas Hector | £18m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 2 | Timo Horn | £15m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 3 | Florian Kainz | £10m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 4 | Anthony Modeste | £9.6m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Mark Uth | £8.9m | 5 | 2020-2025 |
| 6 | Jorge Meré | £8.0m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 7 | Christian Clemens | £5.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 8 | Ellyes Skhiri Current squad | £5.7m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 9 | Jhon Córdoba | £5.3m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 10 | Marco Höger | £5.2m | 6 | 2017-2025 |
| 11 | Marvin Schwäbe Current squad | £5.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 12 | Jan Thielmann Current squad | £4.9m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 13 | Dominique Heintz | £4.6m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 14 | Marcel Risse | £4.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 15 | Sebastian Andersson | £4.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 16 | Benno Schmitz | £4.1m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 17 | Simon Terodde | £4.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 18 | Luca Waldschmidt Current squad | £3.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 19 | Eric Martel | £3.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 20 | Frederik Sørensen | £3.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 21 | Jannes Horn | £3.2m | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 22 | Timo Hübers Current squad | £3.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 23 | Marius Wolf | £3.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 24 | Leonardo Bittencourt | £3.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Dejan Ljubicic | £3.0m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Linton Maina Current squad | £2.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 27 | Jakub Kamiński | £2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Davie Selke | £2.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Louis Schaub | £2.8m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 30 | Dominick Drexler | £2.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 31 | Kingsley Ehizibue | £2.7m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 32 | Kingsley Schindler | £2.6m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 33 | Marius Bülter Current squad | £2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Sargis Adamyan Current squad | £2.6m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 35 | Vincent Koziello | £2.4m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 36 | Tom Krauß Current squad | £2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Ísak Jóhannesson Current squad | £2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Ragnar Ache Current squad | £2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Yûya Ôsako | £2.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 40 | Denis Huseinbašić | £2.1m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 41 | Ron-Robert Zieler Current squad | £2.1m | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 42 | Alessio Castro-Montes Current squad | £1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Julian Chabot | £1.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 44 | Neven Subotic | £1.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 45 | Niklas Hauptmann | £1.7m | 3 | 2019-2022 |
| 46 | Ondrej Duda | £1.7m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 47 | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | £1.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 48 | Salih Özcan | £1.6m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 49 | Cenk Özkacar | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Rafael Czichos | £1.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 51 | Birger Verstraete | £1.5m | 1 | 2020 |
| 52 | Joël Schmied Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Kristoffer Lund | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Sebastian Sebulonsen Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Rav van den Berg Current squad | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Thomas Kessler | £1.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 57 | Said El Mala Current squad | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Simon Zoller | £1.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 59 | Sebastiaan Bornauw | £1.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 60 | Serhou Guirassy | £1.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 61 | Johannes Geis | £1.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 62 | Emmanuel Dennis | £988k | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | £941k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 64 | Paweł Olkowski | £936k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Dimitris Limnios | £926k | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 66 | Ismail Jakobs | £818k | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 67 | Leart Paqarada | £780k | 1 | 2024 |
| 68 | Toni Leistner | £676k | 1 | 2020 |
| 69 | Felipe Chávez | £551k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 70 | Lasse Sobiech | £520k | 1 | 2019 |
| 71 | Lukas Klünter | £520k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 72 | Tim Lemperle | £406k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 73 | Matthias Köbbing Current squad | £352k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 74 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | £286k | 1 | 2022 |
| 75 | Damion Downs | £281k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 76 | Marcel Hartel | £255k | 1 | 2017 |
| 77 | Max Finkgräfe | £231k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 78 | Justin Diehl | £214k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 79 | Noah Katterbach | £201k | 3 | 2018-2021 |
| 80 | Max Meyer | £151k | 1 | 2021 |
| 81 | Max Meyer | £151k | 1 | 2021 |
| 82 | Julian Krahl | £109k | 1 | 2021 |
| 83 | Calvin Brackelmann | £73k | 1 | 2018 |
| 84 | Toluwalase Arokodare | £43k | 1 | 2021 |
| 85 | Jonas Urbig | £42k | 1 | 2022 |
| 86 | Chris Führich | £40k | 1 | 2018 |
| 87 | Carlo Kettig | £33k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Darko Churlinov | £3k | 1 | 2018 |
| 89 | Yann-Aurel Bisseck | £3k | 1 | 2018 |
| 90 | Jens Castrop | £3k | 1 | 2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at 1. FC Köln?
Jonas Hector, with £18m across 7 seasons at 1. FC Köln.
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 90 players we hold a 1. FC Köln wage for, from 2017 to 2026.