AEK Athens 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Hugo Almeida on £17,000 per week · see the current AEK Athens wage bill
We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 30 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
AEK Athens pay £439,353 a week in 2026/27 — 120% higher than the £200,020 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Almeida | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | ST | Portugal | ||
| Patricio Rodríguez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | AM RL | Argentina | ||
| Sergio Araujo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Sergio Araujo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Dmytro Chygrynskyi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Ukraine | ||
| Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Greece | ||
| André Simões | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | DM | Portugal | ||
| André Simões | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Jakob Johansson | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | DM | Sweden | ||
| Jakob Johansson | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | DM | Sweden | ||
| Ronald Vargas | £7,700 | £400,400 | 29 | AM RLC | Venezuela | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £7,400 | £384,800 | 27 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £7,400 | £384,800 | 27 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Tasos Bakasetas | £6,600 | £343,200 | 23 | AM/F C | Greece | ||
| Astrit Ajdarevic | £5,500 | £286,000 | 26 | AM/F C | Sweden | ||
| Tomáš Pekhart | £4,600 | £239,200 | 27 | ST | Czechia | ||
| Dimitris Kolovetsios | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | D C | Greece | ||
| Michalis Bakakis | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | D/WB/M R | Greece | ||
| Ognjen Vranješ | £3,800 | £197,600 | 26 | D RC | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Ognjen Vranjes | £3,800 | £197,600 | 26 | D RC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Rodrigo Galo | £3,700 | £192,400 | 29 | D/WB/M R | Brazil | ||
| Christos Aravidis | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Greece | ||
| Dimitris Melikiotis | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Greece | ||
| Giannis Anestis | £3,200 | £166,400 | 25 | GK | Greece | ||
| Juan Manuel Díaz | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | D/WB L | Uruguay | ||
| Petros Mantalos | £2,800 | £145,600 | 24 | AM C | Greece | ||
| Vasilis Lampropoulos | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | D RC, DM | Greece | ||
| Vinícius Freitas | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | ||
| Vasilis Barkas | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | GK | Greece | ||
| Ilias Vouras | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | GK | Greece | ||
| Kostas Manolas | £970 | £50,440 | 23 | D LC | Greece | ||
| Andreas Vlachomitros | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Greece | ||
| Giorgos Giannoutsos | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D/WB L | Greece | ||
| Kostas Galanopoulos | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | DM | Greece | ||
| Ilias Tselios | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | AM C | Greece | ||
| Giannis Papadopoulos | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | GK | Greece | ||
| Alkiviadis Markopouliotis | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | D RC | Greece | ||
| Christos Antoniou | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM RLC | Greece | ||
| Nikos Spiliotis | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM L | Greece | ||
| Alexis Asprogiannis | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Greece | ||
| Kostas Tabas | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB R | Greece | ||
| Dimitris Lici | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM C | Greece | ||
| Adam Bluma | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM RL | Poland | ||
| Vasilis Karvounidis | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | DM | Greece | ||
| Panagiotis Kofsanidis | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D RC, DM | Greece | ||
| Vasilis Vafeiadis | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | Greece | ||
| Thanasis Pantos | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Greece | ||
| Giorgos Stavropoulos | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM R | Greece | ||
| Nikos Lepeniotis | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | AM L | Greece | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AEK Athens wages, 2016/17
What was AEK Athens' wage bill in 2016/17?
AEK Athens paid £200,020 a week in 2016/17 - £10,401,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AEK Athens player in 2016/17?
Hugo Almeida was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £6,469.
What was the average AEK Athens salary in 2016/17?
The average AEK Athens player aged 22 or over earned £6,469 a week in 2016/17, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do AEK Athens' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
AEK Athens pay £439,353 a week in 2026/27, 120% higher than the £200,020 of 2016/17. The current squad is 40 players against 49 then.