The highest earners in the history of Aberdeen
Dennis Geiger has earned £3.6m at Aberdeen across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Aberdeen history
These 20 players took £14m between them, 79% of everything Aberdeen has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Aberdeen player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Aberdeen 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 | Dennis Geiger | £3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Graeme Shinnie | £1.7m | 7 | 2017-2026 |
| 3 | Joe Lewis | £1.5m | 8 | 2016-2023 |
| 4 | Kenny McLean | £676k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 5 | Ross McCrorie | £577k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 6 | Dominic Ball | £562k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 7 | Lewis Ferguson | £514k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 8 | Bojan Miovski | £468k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 9 | Leighton Clarkson | £468k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 10 | Stuart Armstrong Current squad | £426k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Ante Palaversa Current squad | £416k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 12 | Kelle Roos | £416k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 13 | Ryan Christie | £385k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 14 | Fraser Hornby | £380k | 1 | 2021 |
| 15 | Funso Ojo | £343k | 2 | 2020-2022 |
| 16 | Angus MacDonald | £312k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 17 | Kevin Nisbet Current squad | £312k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Marley Watkins | £302k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 19 | Christian Ramírez | £281k | 1 | 2022 |
| 20 | Hayden Coulson | £270k | 1 | 2023 |
| 21 | Topi Keskinen | £270k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Liam Scales | £260k | 1 | 2023 |
| 23 | Per Kristian Bråtveit | £239k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Scott McKenna | £232k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 25 | David Bates | £229k | 1 | 2022 |
| 26 | Tom McIntyre | £218k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Sam Cosgrove | £204k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 28 | Max Lowe | £203k | 1 | 2019 |
| 29 | Connor Barron | £182k | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 30 | Dilan Markanday | £177k | 1 | 2023 |
| 31 | Florian Kamberi | £172k | 1 | 2021 |
| 32 | Freddie Woodman | £172k | 1 | 2018 |
| 33 | Jamie McGrath | £161k | 1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Jayden Richardson | £161k | 1 | 2023 |
| 35 | Ryan Jack | £140k | 1 | 2017 |
| 36 | Gary Woods | £111k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 37 | Jayden Stockley | £109k | 1 | 2017 |
| 38 | Teddy Jenks | £83k | 1 | 2022 |
| 39 | Scott Wright | £83k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 40 | Bruce Anderson | £74k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 41 | Callum Hendry | £73k | 1 | 2021 |
| 42 | Calvin Ramsay | £72k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 43 | Tyler Mykyta | £25k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Aberdeen?
Dennis Geiger, with £3.6m across 2 seasons at Aberdeen.
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 43 players we hold a Aberdeen wage for, from 2016 to 2026.