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AEK Athens Salaries 2025/26

Super League
Top Earner: L. Jović (€2.5M)
Lowest Earner: M. Balamotis (€100K)
L. Jović
Top Earner
M. Balamotis
Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Defensive Pair Out-earns Star Striker

The combined annual salary of the two highest-paid centre-backs, Domagoj Vida (€1.6M) and Harold Moukoudi (€1.5M), surpasses the wage of the club's top earner, striker Luka Jović (€2.5M).

Top Defender Outearns Every Midfielder

Centre-back Domagoj Vida, with a salary of €1.6M, is the highest-paid defender and earns more than any midfielder on the team. The top midfield earners, Roberto Pereyra and Orbelín Pineda, are both on €1.3M.

Jović's Salary Matches All Goalkeepers

The club's top earner, Luka Jović (€2.5M), earns a salary exactly equal to the combined wages of all three goalkeepers on the roster: Thomas Strakosha, Alberto Brignoli, and Ángelos Angelópoulos.

Minimal Gap Between Top Goalkeepers

AEK pays its top two goalkeepers, Thomas Strakosha (€1.2M) and Alberto Brignoli (€1.1M), very similar wages, with only a €100K difference separating them.

Goalkeepers Out-Earn Most Midfielders

The club's top goalkeeper, Thomas Strakosha (€1.2M), earns more than nine of the eleven midfielders on the roster. The second-choice keeper, Alberto Brignoli (€1.1M), also earns more than half of the team's midfielders.

The One Million Euro Club

A significant portion of the squad, twelve players in total, have salaries clustered between €1.0M and €1.1M. This group spans every position on the pitch, from goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli to forwards like Zini and Barnabás Varga.

AEK's Wage Tiers

The squad's salaries are grouped into distinct tiers. An elite tier is occupied solely by Luka Jović (€2.5M). A second tier of key players earning between €1.3M and €1.6M includes defenders Domagoj Vida and Harold Moukoudi, and midfielders Roberto Pereyra and Orbelín Pineda. The largest group forms a core tier of players earning between €1.0M and €1.2M.

Vida Commands The Defensive Payscale

The highest-paid defender at the club is centre-back Domagoj Vida, with an annual salary of €1.6M. He is also the second-highest earner in the entire squad.

Pereyra and Pineda Lead Midfield Earnings

The highest earners in midfield are central midfielders Roberto Pereyra and Orbelín Pineda. They both command a top salary of €1.3M for their position group.

Jović Is AEK's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is centre-forward Luka Jović, who earns an annual salary of €2.5M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Dmitriy Barinov

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

Dmitriy Barinov is reportedly open to transferring to AEK Athens and stands to earn an annual salary of €1.5 million plus bonuses.

8h ago

Potential wage savings if Thomas Strakosha departs

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Thomas Strakosha, currently earning €1.2M/year, is linked with a move to Coventry City.

8h ago

Wage Breakdown

Total spend by position group.

€28.1M
Total Yearly Wage Bill
€541K
Total Weekly Wage Bill
€7.3M / 26%
FW
€9.9M / 35%
MF
€8.3M / 30%
DF
€2.5M / 9%
GK