SUPERLEAGUE GREECE · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
AEK Athens 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Ezequiel Ponce on £26,000 per week · see the current AEK Athens wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £349k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE62
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
AEK Athens pay £427,553 a week in 2026/27 — 23% higher than the £349,020 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel Ponce | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 26 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2027 | ||
| Domagoj Vida | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Levi Garcia | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Trinidad & Tobago | JUN 2028 | ||
| Orbelín Pineda | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Mexico | JUN 2027 | ||
| Harold Moukoudi | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jens Jønsson | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mijat Gacinovic | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rodolfo Pizarro | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Mexico | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nordin Amrabat | £17,000 | £884,000 | 36 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Morocco | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sergio Araujo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Steven Zuber | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cican Stanković | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Djibril Sidibé | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Full-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Petros Mantalos | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alexander Callens | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Peru | JUN 2025 | ||
| Damian Szymanski | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Niclas Eliasson | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Robert Ljubičić | £6,700 | £348,400 | 23 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2029 | ||
| Ehsan Hajsafi | £6,300 | £327,600 | 33 | Left-back, central midfielder | Iran | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lazaros Rota | £5,000 | £260,000 | 25 | Right-back | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kostas Galanopoulos | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paolo Fernandes | £3,800 | £197,600 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Gerasimos Mitoglou | £3,200 | £166,400 | 23 | Centre-back | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sami Tlemcani | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Morocco | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom van Weert | £2,600 | £135,200 | 33 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anel Sabanadzovic | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - | ||
| Giorgos Athanasiadis | £2,200 | £114,400 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Zini | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | Angola | JUN 2028 | ||
| Stavros Pilios | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ilyas Lefrancq | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Theodosis Machairas | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | Winger | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giorgos Theocharis | £370 | £19,240 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Judah Garcia | £310 | £16,120 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Trinidad & Tobago | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kostas Chrysopoulos | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | Centre-back | Greece | JUN 2028 | ||
| Panagiotis Ginis | £250 | £13,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Apostolis Christopoulos | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Spyros Skondras | £190 | £9,880 | 22 | Left-back, left winger | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kostas Roukounakis | £190 | £9,880 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alexis Golfinos | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Vasilis Trouboulos | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Vedad Radonja | £190 | £9,880 | 21 | Right-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Vasilis Pavlidis | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dimitris Theodoridis | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Tiéhi | £190 | £9,880 | 21 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stefanos Katsikas | £160 | £8,320 | 21 | Right-back, right midfielder | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giannis Marinis | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Giorgos Stamoulis | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tasos Kontorouchas | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Aristeidis Andrikopoulos | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right winger | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Angelos Angelopoulos | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christos Kosidis | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Centre-back | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Panagiotis Georgeas | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Winger | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Giannis Pitilakos | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christos Lelekas | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Paneras | £140 | £7,280 | 21 | Left winger | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alexandros Pilios | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Right-back | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Labros Moustakas | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giorgos Dimostheniadis | £140 | £7,280 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nikos Kanellopoulos | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Right-back | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sarantis Tselebakis | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rockson Yeboah | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lamarana Jallow | £60 | £3,120 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Gambia | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
8 £2k-£5k 7%
4 £5k-£10k 7%
14 £10k-£25k 69%
2 £25k-£100k 15%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AEK Athens wages, 2023/24
What was AEK Athens' wage bill in 2023/24?
AEK Athens paid £349,020 a week in 2023/24 - £18,149,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AEK Athens player in 2023/24?
Ezequiel Ponce was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £26,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £10,940.
What was the average AEK Athens salary in 2023/24?
The average AEK Athens player aged 22 or over earned £10,940 a week in 2023/24, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do AEK Athens' 2023/24 wages compare with now?
AEK Athens pay £427,553 a week in 2026/27, 23% higher than the £349,020 of 2023/24. The current squad is 39 players against 62 then.