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PAOK Salaries 2025/26

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Top Earner: M. Camara (€1.6M)
Lowest Earner: D. Berdos (€100K)
M. Camara
Top Earner
D. Berdos
Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Defender Out-earns Top Attacker

The club's highest-paid player is a defender, Jonjoe Kenny (€1.6M), who earns more than the highest-paid forward, Kiril Despodov (€1.3M).

Two Players Nearly Match Entire Attack

The combined salary of the two top earners, Jonjoe Kenny and Mady Camara (€3.2M), is almost equal to the entire wage bill for all seven forwards combined (€3.9M).

The €1.5M Elite Club

A clear top salary tier exists for players earning €1.5M or more. This exclusive group consists of right-back Jonjoe Kenny (€1.6M), central midfielder Mady Camara (€1.6M), and attacking midfielder Giannis Konstantelias (€1.5M).

Full-Backs on Equal Pay

The club pays two of its full-backs, right-back Jorge Sánchez and left-back Greg Taylor, the exact same salary of €900K.

Keeper Matches Centre-Back Salary

The top-earning goalkeeper, Jiří Pavlenka, earns €600K, the same salary as centre-back Ioannis Michailidis.

Teenagers Share Starting Salary

A centre-back, Dimitrios Bataoulas, and a centre-forward, Anestis Mythou, are on the exact same wage of €150K, despite playing at opposite ends of the pitch.

Defender and Midfielder Share Top Spot

The club's top earners are not forwards. Right-back Jonjoe Kenny and central midfielder Mady Camara are the joint highest-paid players, each earning €1.6M annually.

Despodov Leads The Attack's Wages

The highest-paid attacker at the club is right winger Kiril Despodov, with an annual salary of €1.3M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Giannoulis, Bakambu, Drkušić, and Diatta

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

Dimitris Giannoulis's annual salary is reported to reach 1,200,000 euros if he returns to a Greek club like PAOK. PAOK offered Cédric Bakambu a 1.5-year contract with earnings amounting to 2 million euros. PAOK and Vanja Drkušić have reportedly agreed on a contract with annual earnings of approximately one million euros. Krépin Diatta's annual salary requirement is close to €1,500,000 for a potential move to a Greek club like PAOK.

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Potential wage savings if Despodov and Konstantelias depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Kiril Despodov, currently earning €1.3M per year, is linked with moves to AEK Athens and CSKA Sofia. Giannis Konstantelias, with a salary of €1.5M annually, is rumored to be a target for Red Bull Salzburg and Porto. Dimitrios Chatsidis, earning €225K per year, is linked to Eintracht Frankfurt. Tomasz Kędziora, on a €925K yearly salary, is rumored to be moving to Widzew Lodz. Anestis Mythou, with an annual salary of €150K, is linked to Como and Club Brugge.

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Wage Breakdown

Total spend by position group.

€21.2M
Total Yearly Wage Bill
€407K
Total Weekly Wage Bill
€5.2M / 24%
FW
€6.8M / 32%
MF
€7.5M / 36%
DF
€1.6M / 8%
GK