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FC Köln Record Signings

FC Köln's most expensive arrivals ranked by reported fee, with direct links to players and transfer records.

Ranked fees83
Highest fee€17.0M
Recorded moves223
Fee coverage37%

Only sourced, confirmed or completed FC Köln arrivals with a stated fee are ranked. Undisclosed deals remain outside the monetary ranking.

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1Jhon Córdoba CopeteFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€17.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2017permanent
2Lukas PodolskiFC Bayern MünchenFC Köln€10.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2009permanent
3Sebastiaan BornauwCentre Back · BelgiumAnderlechtFC Köln€8.3M1 sourceAug 6, 2019permanent
4Rav van den BergCentre Back · NetherlandsMiddlesbroughFC Köln€8.0M1 sourceAug 13, 2025permanent
5Ondrej DudaHertha BSCFC Köln€7.0M1 sourceSep 16, 2020permanent
6Jorge Meré PérezSporting GijónFC Köln€7.0M1 sourceJul 20, 2017permanent
7Jannes HornVfL WolfsburgFC Köln€7.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2017permanent
8Sebastian AnderssonFC Union BerlinFC Köln€6.5M1 sourceSep 15, 2020permanent
9Jahmai Simpson-PuseyCentre Back · EnglandManchester City U21FC Köln€6.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
10Ellyes SkhiriDefensive Midfield · TunisiaMontpellierFC Köln€6.0M1 sourceJul 29, 2019permanent
11Jakub KamińskiVfL WolfsburgFC Köln€5.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
12Ísak JóhannessonCentral Midfield · IcelandFortuna DüsseldorfFC Köln€5.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
13Jahmai Simpson-PuseyCentre Back · EnglandManchester CityFC Köln€5.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
14Luka LochoshviliCentre Back · GeorgiaNürnbergFC Köln€4.9M1 sourceJul 2, 2026permanent
15Mohamed DrexlerFC MidtjyllandFC Köln€4.5M1 sourceJul 20, 2018permanent
16Anthony ModesteTSG HoffenheimFC Köln€4.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
17Pedro GeromelVitória GuimarãesFC Köln€4.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2008permanent
18Ragnar AcheAttacker · GermanyKaiserslauternFC Köln€4.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
19Birger VerstraeteGentFC Köln€4.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
20Serhou GuirassyCentre Forward · GuineaLOSC LilleFC Köln€3.8M1 sourceJul 20, 2016permanent
21Tom KraußDefensive Midfield · GermanyFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€3.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
22Louis SchaubSK RapidFC Köln€3.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
23Simon ZollerKaiserslauternFC Köln€3.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2014permanent
24Niklas HauptmannDynamo DresdenFC Köln€3.4M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
25Dimitrios LimniosPAOKFC Köln€3.3M1 sourceSep 21, 2020permanent
26Florian KainzWerder BremenFC Köln€3.0M1 sourceJan 18, 2019permanent
27Vincent KozielloNiceFC Köln€3.0M1 sourceJan 16, 2018permanent
28Simon TeroddeVfB StuttgartFC Köln€3.0M1 sourceJan 1, 2018permanent
29Milos JojićBorussia DortmundFC Köln€3.0M1 sourceJul 5, 2015permanent
30Christian ClemensFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€2.8M1 sourceJan 1, 2017permanent
31Sebastian SebulonsenRight Back · NorwayBrøndby IFFC Köln€2.5M1 sourceJul 18, 2025permanent
32Joël SchmiedCentre Back · SwitzerlandSionFC Köln€2.5M1 sourceJan 13, 2025permanent
33Jeff ChabotCentre Back · GermanySampdoriaFC Köln€2.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
34Leonardo BittencourtHannover 96FC Köln€2.5M1 sourceJul 14, 2015permanent
35Anthony UjahFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€2.3M1 sourceJul 8, 2013permanent
36Alessio Castro-MontesRight Back · BelgiumUnion Saint-GilloiseFC Köln€2.0M1 sourceSep 1, 2025permanent
37Jusuf GazibegovicSturm GrazFC Köln€2.0M1 sourceJan 1, 2025permanent
38Luca KilianFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
39Kingsley EhizibueRight Back · NetherlandsPEC ZwolleFC Köln€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
40Mato JajaloFC Siena SSDFC Köln€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2011permanent
41Reigan HeskeyLeft Wing · EnglandManchester CityFC Köln€2.0M1 sourceJul 18, 2026permanent
42Rafael CzichosHolstein KielFC Köln€1.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
43Kevin VogtFC AugsburgFC Köln€1.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2014permanent
44Frederik Hillesborg SørensenJuventusFC Köln€1.8M1 sourceJul 11, 2015permanent
45Yuya Ōsako1860 MünchenFC Köln€1.6M1 sourceJul 1, 2014permanent
46Imad RondićCentre Forward · Bosnia and HerzegovinaWidzew LodzFC Köln€1.5M1 sourceFeb 3, 2025permanent
47Rasmus CarstensenGenkFC Köln€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
48Sargis AdamyanTSG HoffenheimFC Köln€1.5M1 sourceJul 5, 2022permanent
49Filip MladenovićBATEFC Köln€1.5M1 sourceJan 5, 2016permanent
50Dominique HeintzKaiserslauternFC Köln€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
51Marco HögerSchalke 04FC Köln€1.3M1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
52Eric MartelDefensive Midfield · GermanyRB LeipzigFC Köln€1.2M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
53Steffen TiggesCentre Forward · GermanyBorussia DortmundFC Köln€1.2M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
54Emmanuel DennisClub BruggeFC Köln€1.2M1 sourceJan 25, 2021loan
55Ellyes SkhiriDefensive Midfield · TunisiaEintracht FrankfurtFC Köln€1.0M1 sourceAug 21, 2026permanent
56Thijs DallingaCentre Forward · NetherlandsBolognaFC Köln€1.0M1 sourceAug 17, 2026loan
57Paul Junior Okon-EngstlerDefensive Midfield · AustraliaSydneyFC Köln€1.0M1 sourceJul 23, 2026permanent
58Marius BülterLeft Wing · GermanyTSG HoffenheimFC Köln€1.0M1 sourceJul 31, 2025permanent
59Marcel RisseFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€700.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
60Nikola SoldoLokomotiva ZagrebFC Köln€500.0K1 sourceSep 1, 2022permanent
61Tolu ArokodareValmieraFC Köln€500.0K1 sourceSep 18, 2020loan
62Johannes GeisSchalke 04FC Köln€500.0K1 sourceJan 13, 2019permanent
63Zoran TošićManchester UnitedFC Köln€500.0K1 sourceJan 29, 2010loan
64Malek El MalaCentre Forward · GermanyViktoria Köln U19FC Köln€450.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
65Saïd El MalaMidfielder · GermanyViktoria Köln U19FC Köln€450.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
66Saïd El MalaMidfielder · GermanyViktoria KölnFC Köln€300.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
67Jeff ChabotCentre Back · GermanySampdoriaFC Köln€300.0K1 sourceJan 26, 2022loan
68Bård FinneBrannFC Köln€300.0K1 sourceJan 1, 2014permanent
69Konstantinos GiannoulisIraklis ThessalonikiFC Köln€300.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2010permanent
70Mikael IshakAssyriskaFC Köln€280.0K1 sourceJan 1, 2012permanent
71Luca KilianFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€250.0K1 sourceAug 24, 2021loan
72Kevin WimmerLASKFC Köln€250.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2012permanent
73Ron-Robert ZielerGoalkeeper · GermanyHannover 96FC Köln€200.0K1 sourceJul 7, 2025permanent
74Benno SchmitzRB LeipzigFC Köln€200.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
75Tomas KalasChelseaFC Köln€200.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2014loan
76Tese ChongVfL Bochum 1848FC Köln€200.0K1 sourceJan 30, 2012permanent
77Christopher BuchtmannFulham U21FC Köln€150.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2010permanent
78Daniel RoyerHannover 96FC Köln€120.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2012loan
79Malek El MalaCentre Forward · GermanyViktoria KölnFC Köln€100.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
80Anthony UjahFSV Mainz 05FC Köln€100.0K1 sourceAug 31, 2012loan
81Denis HuseinbasicKickers OffenbachFC Köln€50.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
82Maximilian ThielWacker BurghausenFC Köln€50.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
83Tobias StroblHoffenheim IIFC Köln€50.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2012loan

Methodology

Version fees-v3-canonical-eur

Figures are generated from a validated, versioned snapshot. A later correction creates a new snapshot without removing the previous record.

  1. Only sourced transfers marked confirmed or completed are included in ranked values and spending totals.
  2. Undisclosed fees are counted as recorded movements but are never assigned an estimated value.
  3. Only the canonical recorded EUR fee is used, consistently with TransferNews market totals. Fees in other currencies remain excluded from EUR totals until a sourced EUR value is recorded; no reference exchange rates or undisclosed-fee estimates are applied.
  4. Known net balance is calculated as known income minus known spending; positive values represent a surplus.
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