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 Centre-Backs Out-Earn Star Striker

The combined annual salary of the top two centre-backs, Domagoj Vida (€1.6M) and Harold Moukoudi (€1.5M), is €3.1M, which is significantly more than the club's top earner, striker Luka Jović (€2.5M).

Jović Earns Double The Next Forwards

Striker Luka Jović's €2.5M salary is more than double that of the next highest-earning forwards on the squad, Aboubakary Koita and Zini, who both earn €1.1M.

Veteran Vida is Second Highest Earner

At 36 years old, centre-back Domagoj Vida is the oldest player listed and also the second-highest earner in the entire squad with a salary of €1.6M.

Top Defender Out-earns Top Midfielders

The club's highest-paid defender, Domagoj Vida (€1.6M), earns more than the two highest-paid midfielders, Roberto Pereyra and Orbelín Pineda, who both earn €1.3M.

The Seven-Man €1.1M Club

A significant salary cluster exists at €1.1M, featuring seven players across four position groups: goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli, defender Alexander Callens, midfielders Jens Jønsson, Marko Grujić, and Robert Ljubicic, and forwards Aboubakary Koita and Zini.

The Five-Man €1.0M Club

Five players from three different position groups all earn exactly €1.0M annually: defenders Filipe Relvas and Lazaros Rota, midfielders Răzvan Marin and Mijat Gaćinović, and forward Barnabás Varga.

AEK's Five-Tier Salary Structure

The club's payroll has a clear hierarchy. Luka Jović (€2.5M) is in a tier of his own. The top defenders, Domagoj Vida (€1.6M) and Harold Moukoudi (€1.5M), form a second tier. A large core group of fifteen players earns between €1.0M and €1.3M. A fourth tier of key contributors earns between €650K and €800K. Finally, a group of younger players makes up the lowest tier, earning under €500K.

AEK's Top-Earning Defender

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

Midfield's Joint Top Earners

With an annual salary of €1.3M each, central midfielders Roberto Pereyra and Orbelín Pineda are the joint top earners among the club's midfielders.

Jović Is The Club's Top Earner

Centre-forward Luka Jović is the highest-paid player at AEK Athens, earning €2.5M per year. His salary accounts for approximately 9.4% of the club's total wage bill.

Transfer rumour salaries: Barinov, García

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

Dmitriy Barinov is reportedly open to transferring and stands to earn an annual salary of €1.5 million plus bonuses in Athens. Levi García's potential new club, which AEK is linked with, would need to cover his entire salary of approximately €2.5 million per year if he were to join on loan.

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Potential wage savings if Luka Jović and James Penrice depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Luka Jović, currently earning €2.5M/year, is linked with a move to Monza. James Penrice, with a salary of €800K/year, is reportedly linked to Rangers, Trabzonspor, and Beşiktaş. Răzvan Marin, who earns €1.0M/year, could move to Ajax. Robert Ljubicic, on €1.1M/year, is linked with FC Copenhagen, Sparta Praha, and Ferencváros. Dimitrios Kaloskamis, earning €350K/year, is rumored to be moving to Brentford.

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