STOKE CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Stoke City
Joe Allen has earned £16m at Stoke City across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £259m
PLAYERS RANKED149
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB132
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Stoke City history
These 20 players took £143m between them, 55% of everything Stoke City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Stoke City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Stoke City 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 | Joe Allen | £16m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 2 | Mame Diouf | £13m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Charlie Adam | £11m | 6 | 2014-2019 |
| 4 | Saido Berahino | £11m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Ryan Shawcross | £11m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 6 | Bruno Martins Indi | £8.7m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 7 | Sam Clucas | £7.5m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 8 | Xherdan Shaqiri | £6.3m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 9 | Bojan | £6.2m | 3 | 2015-2019 |
| 10 | Erik Pieters | £6.2m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 11 | Jack Butland | £6.0m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Ben Pearson Current squad | £5.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 13 | Wilfried Bony | £5.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 14 | Sam Vokes | £5.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 15 | Giannelli Imbula | £4.7m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 16 | Phil Bardsley | £4.7m | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 17 | Danny Batth | £4.2m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 18 | Lewis Baker | £3.9m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 19 | Kevin Wimmer | £3.6m | 1 | 2018 |
| 20 | Nick Powell | £3.5m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 21 | Geoff Cameron | £3.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 22 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | £3.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 23 | James McClean | £3.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 24 | Lee Grant | £3.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 25 | Adam Federici | £2.9m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 26 | Thomas Ince | £2.8m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 27 | Aaron Cresswell Current squad | £2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Gavin Bazunu | £2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 29 | Marko Arnautovic | £2.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 30 | Axel Tuanzebe | £2.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 31 | Ashley Phillips | £2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Jesé | £2.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 33 | Kurt Zouma | £2.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 34 | Bae Jun-Ho Current squad | £2.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 35 | Badou Ndiaye | £2.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 36 | Ben Wilmot Current squad | £2.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 37 | Ramadan Sobhi | £2.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 38 | Josh Tymon | £2.1m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 39 | Viktor Johansson Current squad | £2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Jacob Brown | £2.0m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 41 | Moritz Bauer | £2.0m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 42 | Tyrese Campbell | £1.7m | 7 | 2017-2024 |
| 43 | Angus Gunn | £1.7m | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Adam Davies | £1.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 45 | Bosun Lawal Current squad | £1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Divin Mubama | £1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Ki-Jana Hoever | £1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 48 | Maksym Taloverov Current squad | £1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Sorba Thomas | £1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Benik Afobe | £1.6m | 1 | 2019 |
| 51 | Peter Etebo | £1.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 52 | Ben Gibson Current squad | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Morgan Fox | £1.4m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 54 | Róbert Boženík Current squad | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Million Manhoef Current squad | £1.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 56 | Sam Gallagher Current squad | £1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Jack Clarke | £1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 58 | Jordan Thompson | £1.3m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 59 | Dujon Sterling | £1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 60 | Dwight Gayle | £1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 61 | Tomáš Rigo Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Frank Fielding Current squad | £1.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 63 | Wesley Moraes | £1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Junior Tchamadeu Current squad | £1.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 65 | Jordan Cousins | £1.0m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 66 | Josh Laurent | £1.0m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 67 | Tashan Oakley-Boothe | £1.0m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 68 | Lamine Cissé Current squad | £988k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Daniel Iversen | £884k | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Mehdi Léris | £884k | 1 | 2024 |
| 71 | Enda Stevens | £863k | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 72 | Harry Souttar | £863k | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 73 | Rabbi Matondo | £832k | 1 | 2021 |
| 74 | Daniel Johnson | £780k | 1 | 2024 |
| 75 | Luke McNally | £780k | 1 | 2024 |
| 76 | Josh Maja | £728k | 1 | 2022 |
| 77 | Luke Badley-Morgan Current squad | £728k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 78 | Steven Nzonzi | £707k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 79 | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | £686k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 80 | Kostas Stafylidis | £676k | 1 | 2018 |
| 81 | Ryan Woods | £676k | 1 | 2019 |
| 82 | Julien Ngoy | £640k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 83 | Lee Gregory | £624k | 1 | 2020 |
| 84 | Liam Lindsay | £624k | 1 | 2020 |
| 85 | Nathan Collins | £624k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 86 | Sead Hakšabanovic | £624k | 1 | 2024 |
| 87 | Ryan Corrigan | £577k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 88 | Mario Vrančić | £572k | 1 | 2022 |
| 89 | Ryan Shotton | £572k | 1 | 2014 |
| 90 | Phil Jagielka | £551k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 91 | Liam McCarron | £520k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 92 | Luke Cundle | £520k | 1 | 2024 |
| 93 | Romaine Sawyers | £520k | 1 | 2022 |
| 94 | Edwin Andersson | £515k | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 95 | Blondy Nna Noukeu | £494k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 96 | Thibaud Verlinden | £484k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 97 | Ato Ampah Current squad | £481k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 98 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | £458k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 99 | Abdallah Sima | £442k | 1 | 2022 |
| 100 | Jack Bonham | £432k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Stoke City?
Joe Allen, with £16m across 6 seasons at Stoke City.
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 149 players we hold a Stoke City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.