FC SCHALKE 04 · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of FC Schalke 04
Ralf Fährmann has earned £15m at FC Schalke 04 across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 20 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £279m
PLAYERS RANKED112
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB98
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in FC Schalke 04 history
These 20 players took £174m between them, 63% of everything FC Schalke 04 has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every FC Schalke 04 player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a FC Schalke 04 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 | Ralf Fährmann | £15m | 8 | 2017-2025 |
| 2 | Nabil Bentaleb | £15m | 4 | 2017-2021 |
| 3 | Matija Nastasic | £15m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 4 | Salif Sané | £12m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 5 | Omar Mascarell | £12m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 6 | Breel Embolo | £11m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 7 | Benjamin Stambouli | £9.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 8 | Bastian Oczipka | £9.5m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 9 | Daniel Caligiuri | £9.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 10 | Baba Rahman | £9.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 11 | Alessandro Schöpf | £8.7m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 12 | Amine Harit | £8.7m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 13 | Mark Uth | £7.1m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 14 | Sead Kolašinac | £5.8m | 2 | 2017-2021 |
| 15 | Max Meyer | £5.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 16 | Benito Raman | £4.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 17 | Guido Burgstaller | £4.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 18 | Sebastian Rudy | £4.4m | 1 | 2019 |
| 19 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | £3.7m | 1 | 2014 |
| 20 | Suat Serdar | £3.7m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 21 | Dominick Drexler | £3.5m | 4 | 2022-2025 |
| 22 | Holger Badstuber | £3.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 23 | Johannes Geis | £3.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 24 | Leon Goretzka | £3.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Jeffrey Bruma | £2.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 26 | Weston McKennie | £2.9m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 27 | Danny Latza | £2.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 28 | Kenan Karaman Current squad | £2.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 29 | Marko Pjaca | £2.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 30 | Simon Terodde | £2.3m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Alexander Schwolow | £2.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 32 | Edin Džeko Current squad | £2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Shkodran Mustafi | £2.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 34 | Coke | £2.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 35 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | £2.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 36 | Henning Matriciani | £2.0m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 37 | Marcin Kaminski | £2.0m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 38 | Michael Langer | £2.0m | 8 | 2018-2025 |
| 39 | Bryan Lasme Current squad | £1.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 40 | Cédric Brunner | £1.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 41 | Nassim Boujellab | £1.8m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 42 | Dejan Ljubicic Current squad | £1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Ozan Kabak | £1.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 44 | William | £1.6m | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Rabbi Matondo | £1.6m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 46 | Ron Schallenberg Current squad | £1.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 47 | Hamza Mendyl | £1.5m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 48 | Kevin Müller Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Thomas Ouwejan | £1.5m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 50 | Alex Král | £1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 51 | Marius Bülter | £1.4m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 52 | Maya Yoshida | £1.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 53 | Pablo Insua | £1.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 54 | Rodrigo Zalazar | £1.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 55 | Christopher Antwi-Adjej | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Sebastian Polter | £1.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 57 | Alexander Nübel | £1.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 58 | Gonçalo Paciência | £1.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 59 | Adil Aouchiche Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 60 | Jean-Clair Todibo | £1.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 61 | Tomas Kalas | £1.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 62 | Nikola Katic Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 63 | Frederik Rønnow | £1.0m | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Cedric Teuchert | £978k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 65 | Timo Becker Current squad | £967k | 3 | 2021-2026 |
| 66 | Darko Churlinov | £957k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 67 | Loris Karius Current squad | £936k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 68 | Luca Podlech | £887k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 69 | Jere Uronen | £832k | 1 | 2023 |
| 70 | Michael Gregoritsch | £832k | 1 | 2020 |
| 71 | Jonjoe Kenny | £780k | 1 | 2020 |
| 72 | Moussa Sylla Current squad | £775k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 73 | Steven Skrzybski | £759k | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 74 | Ahmed Kutucu | £731k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 75 | Amin Younes | £728k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Anton Donkor | £728k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 77 | Paul Seguin | £728k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Tom Krauß | £728k | 1 | 2023 |
| 79 | Lino Tempelmann | £676k | 1 | 2024 |
| 80 | Moritz Jenz | £676k | 1 | 2023 |
| 81 | Niklas Tauer | £676k | 1 | 2023 |
| 82 | Timo Baumgartl | £676k | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Ko Itakura | £520k | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Sepp van den Berg | £520k | 1 | 2023 |
| 85 | Timothée Kolodziejczak | £520k | 1 | 2023 |
| 86 | Tim Skarke | £520k | 1 | 2023 |
| 87 | Marius Müller | £468k | 1 | 2024 |
| 88 | Malick Thiaw | £458k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 89 | Max Grüger | £451k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 90 | Victor Pálsson | £416k | 1 | 2022 |
| 91 | Markus Schubert | £411k | 1 | 2020 |
| 92 | Yusuf Kabadayı | £380k | 1 | 2024 |
| 93 | Thilo Kehrer | £374k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 94 | Juan Miranda | £369k | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | Mertcan Ayhan Current squad | £357k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 96 | Sidi Sané | £273k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 97 | Assan Ouédraogo | £237k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 98 | Keke Topp | £211k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 99 | Paul Pöpperl Current squad | £187k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 100 | Haji Wright | £157k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at FC Schalke 04?
Ralf Fährmann, with £15m across 8 seasons at FC Schalke 04.
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 112 players we hold a FC Schalke 04 wage for, from 2014 to 2026.