AEK Athens 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Nélson Oliveira on £23,000 per week · see the current AEK Athens wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
AEK Athens pay £439,353 a week in 2026/27 — 162% higher than the £167,776 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nélson Oliveira | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | ST (C) | Portugal | ||
| Petros Mantalos | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | M (C), AM (LC) | Greece | ||
| Nenad Krsticic | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | DM, M (C) | Serbia | ||
| Dmytro Chygrynskyi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | D (C) | Ukraine | ||
| Eugene Shakhov | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | DM, M (C) | Ukraine | ||
| Levi Garcia | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | M/AM (RL) | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Damian Szymanski | £9,400 | £488,800 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Poland | ||
| Karim Ansarifard | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | ST (C) | Iran | ||
| Ionuţ Nedelcearu | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | D (C) | Romania | ||
| Muamer Tankovic | £7,900 | £410,800 | 25 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Sweden | ||
| André Simões | £6,500 | £338,000 | 30 | DM, M (C) | Portugal | ||
| Hélder Lopes | £6,200 | £322,400 | 31 | D/WB/M (L) | Portugal | ||
| Christos Albanis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | AM (RL) | Greece | ||
| Nassim Hnid | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | D (C) | Tunisia | ||
| Michalis Bakakis | £4,900 | £254,800 | 29 | D (RL), WB (R) | Greece | ||
| Kostas Galanopoulos | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Greece | ||
| Oleg Danchenko | £3,800 | £197,600 | 25 | D/WB/M (R) | Ukraine | ||
| Panagiotis Tsintotas | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | GK | Greece | ||
| Stratos Svarnas | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | D (RC) | Greece | ||
| Anel Sabanadzovic | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | DM, M (C) | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Giorgos Athanasiadis | £2,200 | £114,400 | 27 | GK | Greece | ||
| Theodosis Machairas | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Greece | ||
| Ziga Laci | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D (C) | Slovenia | ||
| Mario Mitaj | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | D (LC) | Albania | ||
| Stavros Vasilantonopoulos | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | Greece | ||
| Giorgos Theocharis | £424 | £22,048 | 18 | GK | Greece | ||
| Efthymis Christopoulos | £288 | £14,976 | 19 | ST (C) | Greece | ||
| Giannis Sardelis | £223 | £11,596 | 19 | M (L), AM (RLC) | Greece | ||
| Vedad Radonja | £205 | £10,660 | 18 | D/WB (R) | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Vasilis Chatziemmanouil | £168 | £8,736 | 20 | GK | Greece | ||
| Michalis Kosidis | £168 | £8,736 | 18 | ST (C) | Greece | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AEK Athens wages, 2020/21
What was AEK Athens' wage bill in 2020/21?
AEK Athens paid £167,776 a week in 2020/21 - £8,724,352 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AEK Athens player in 2020/21?
Nélson Oliveira was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £23,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £7,633.
What was the average AEK Athens salary in 2020/21?
The average AEK Athens player aged 22 or over earned £7,633 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do AEK Athens' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
AEK Athens pay £439,353 a week in 2026/27, 162% higher than the £167,776 of 2020/21. The current squad is 40 players against 31 then.