1. FC Köln 2026/27 - player wages
Bundesliga · highest earner Ellyes Skhiri on £60,000 per week · see 1. FC Köln transfers · All-time earners · Finances · Backroom staff · Shirt prices · Stadium tour
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellyes Skhiri | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Borna Sosa | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Thijs Dallinga | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 24 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jan Thielmann | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Marius Bülter | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Timo Hübers | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Linton Maina | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ísak Jóhannesson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2030 | ||
| Ragnar Ache | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 26 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2029 | ||
| Tom Krauß | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Full-back | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Sargis Adamyan | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Armenia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joël Schmied | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2029 | ||
| Said El Mala | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2030 | ||
| Rav van den Berg | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Gideon Mensah | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Left-back | Ghana | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Norway | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £11,000 | £572,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luka Lochoshvili | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Georgia | JUN 2029 | ||
| Malek El Mala | £6,900 | £358,800 | 20 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2030 | ||
| Maik Afri Akumu | £4,900 | £254,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Reigan Heskey | £2,700 | £140,400 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Etienne Borié | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | £1,900 | £98,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luc Dabrowski | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Cenny Neumann | £459 | £23,868 | 18 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| David Fürst | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Martin James | - | - | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2026 | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a wage for.
1. FC Köln against the Bundesliga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
1. FC Köln Bundesliga average · 1. FC Köln pays over the league average in 1 of 4. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2026/27
What is 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2026/27?
The 1. FC Köln total wage bill for 2026/27 is £28,075,788 per year (£539,919 per week) across a squad of 30. We hold a wage for 29 of the 30 players.
Who is 1. FC Köln's highest earner?
Ellyes Skhiri is the highest paid player at 1. FC Köln, earning £60,000 per week.
What is the average 1. FC Köln player salary?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earns £24,595 per week in 2026/27, across the 20 we hold a wage for. The median is £22,500. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do 1. FC Köln play in?
1. FC Köln play in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is the top division of football in Germany.
