PAOK Salaries 2025/26

Super League

Top Earner: M. Camara (€1.6M)

Lowest Earner: M. Balde (€130K)

M. Camara

Top Earner

M. Balde

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Right-Back Shares Top Earner Spot

In an unusual pay structure, the club's highest salary of €1.6M is shared by two players from different lines: right-back Jonjoe Kenny and central midfielder Mady Camara. It is particularly noteworthy that a defender is the club's joint-highest paid player.

Young Star Out-Earns Veterans

At just 22 years old, attacking midfielder Giannis Konstantelias is the club's third-highest earner at €1.5M, commanding a higher salary than numerous experienced veterans like Magomed Ozdoev (33) and Soualiho Meïté (31), who both earn €1.3M.

One Defender Earns Like Two

There is a massive wage disparity in the defense. Right-back Jonjoe Kenny's €1.6M salary is nearly as much as the combined wages of the other two primary defenders, center-back Tomasz Kędziora (€925K) and left-back Greg Taylor (€900K).

Forwards Out-Earned by Defense, Midfield

The club's highest-paid forwards, Fedor Chalov and Kiril Despodov (€1.3M), earn less than the top earners in both midfield (Mady Camara, €1.6M; Giannis Konstantelias, €1.5M) and defense (Jonjoe Kenny, €1.6M).

Massive Pay Gap Divides Midfield

There is a stark wage divide within the midfield. The top four midfielders all earn €1.3M or more, while the fifth, Dimitrios Pelkas, earns €650K — exactly half the salary of the next lowest-paid midfielders.

Four Players Form Salary Cluster

A significant salary cluster exists at the €1.3M mark, shared by four players across two different positions: defensive midfielders Magomed Ozdoev and Soualiho Meïté, and forwards Fedor Chalov and Kiril Despodov.

Teenage Forwards Earn Combined Pittance

The two teenage forwards, 18-year-old Anestis Mythou (€150K) and 19-year-old Mahamadou Balde (€130K), have a combined salary of €280K. This is less than half of the wage of the oldest forward, 38-year-old Taison (€625K).

The Club's Salary Tiers

The squad's salaries are structured in clear tiers. An elite group including Jonjoe Kenny, Mady Camara, and Giannis Konstantelias earns €1.5M or more. A second tier of key players sits at €1.3M, followed by a mid-range group earning between €600K and €925K. A lower tier of players earns less than €300K.

Two Goalkeepers on Identical Contracts

In an unusual salary arrangement, two of the club's goalkeepers, Jiří Pavlenka and Luka Gugeshashvili, are on identical contracts, both earning exactly €600K per year.

Attack's Top Earners Are a Pair

The highest salary in the forward line is €1.3M, a figure shared by two players: center-forward Fedor Chalov and right-winger Kiril Despodov.

Transfer rumour salaries: Jorge Sánchez, Vanja Drkušić, Krépin Diatta

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

Jorge Sánchez is reported to have a contract with annual earnings of approximately 900,000 euros at PAOK. Vanja Drkušić has reportedly agreed on a contract with annual earnings of approximately one million euros with PAOK. Krépin Diatta's annual salary requirement for PAOK is close to €1,500,000.

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Potential Wage Savings from Konstantelias and Chalov Departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Giannis Konstantelias, currently earning 1.5M per year, is linked with moves to Sporting CP or Benfica. Fedor Chalov, with a salary of 1.3M annually, could depart for clubs like Zenit or CSKA Moskva. Kiril Despodov, earning 1.3M each year, is rumored to be a target for Beşiktaş. Tomasz Kędziora, on a 925K yearly salary, is linked with a transfer to Widzew Lodz. Luka Gugeshashvili, who earns 600K annually, is rumored to be moving to Atromitos. Anestis Mythou, with a salary of 150K per year, is linked to Como or Club Brugge. Antonis Tsiftsis, earning 200K annually, is a potential target for Anderlecht.

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