AEK Athens Salaries 2026/27

Super League

Top Earner: K. Arriaga (€2.9M)

Lowest Earner: M. Balamotis (€9K)

K. Arriaga

Top Earner

M. Balamotis

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Midfielder Out-earns Entire Goalkeeping Department

Defensive midfielder Kervin Arriaga's €2.9M salary is greater than the combined wages of the club's two goalkeepers, Thomas Strakosha (€1.4M) and Alberto Brignoli (€1.0M), which total €2.4M.

Top Midfielder Matches Top Two Defenders

The club's highest-paid player, midfielder Kervin Arriaga (€2.9M), earns an annual salary exactly equal to the combined wages of the club's two highest-paid defenders, Harold Moukoudi (€1.5M) and Filipe Relvas (€1.4M).

The Million Euro Quintet

Five players from across the squad share an identical €1.0M salary: goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli, right-back Lazaros Rota, defensive midfielder Răzvan Marin, central midfielder Kaan Kairinen, and attacking midfielder Mijat Gaćinović.

One Player Earns More Than Eight

The club's top earner, Kervin Arriaga (€2.9M), has a salary greater than the combined wages of the eight lowest-paid players on the squad (Zois Karargyris, Marios Balamotis, Christos Alexiou, Dimitrios Kaloskamis, Zini, Hakim Sahabo, Martin Georgiev, and Stavros Pilios), which totals approximately €1.9M.

The Four Tiers of AEK Wages

The club's salary structure is split into four clear groups: an elite tier above €2M (Arriaga, Jović, Majer), a star player tier from €1.5M-€1.8M (João Mário, Moukoudi, Varga, and Zubkov), a large key contributor group of nine players from €1.0M-€1.4M (including Thomas Strakosha, Filipe Relvas, and Domagoj Vida), and a youth/depth tier under €1M.

Defensive Midfielder Out-earns Top Striker

The club's highest-paid player is Kervin Arriaga, a defensive midfielder, whose €2.9M salary surpasses that of the top-earning forward, Luka Jović (€2.5M).

Defense Lags in Top-Tier Pay

The highest-paid defender, Harold Moukoudi at €1.5M, earns significantly less than the top earners in midfield (Kervin Arriaga, €2.9M) and attack (Luka Jović, €2.5M). His salary is also lower than the second-highest earners in both midfield (Lovro Majer, €2.0M) and attack (João Mário, €1.8M).

Attack's Top Earner

Center-forward Luka Jović is the highest-paid attacker at the club, earning €2.5M per year.

Defense's Top Earner

Center-back Harold Moukoudi is the highest-paid defender at the club, earning €1.5M per year.

AEK's Highest Paid Player

Defensive midfielder Kervin Arriaga is the club's overall top earner, with an annual salary of €2.9M.

Transfer rumour salaries: João Mário, Lovro Majer, and Milán Vitális

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

João Mário was reported to earn about 1.7 to 1.8 million euros per year at AEK. Lovro Majer's net annual salary at AEK was reported to be two million euros. Milán Vitális' annual earnings were reported to be nearly 800,000 euros at AEK.

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Potential wage savings from Dereck Kutesa and Hakim Sahabo's potential departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Zois Karargyris, earning €19K annually, is linked with a move to Panathinaikos. Dimitrios Kaloskamis, with a salary of €140K per year, is rumored to be moving to clubs like Birmingham City or Southampton. Dereck Kutesa, currently earning €950K annually, is linked with a transfer to Servette. Hakim Sahabo, who earns €312K per year, is rumored to be moving to Rapid Vienna.

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