Kocaelispor who win the TFF 1 Lig, promoted to the Turkish Super Lig In 2025-26 season. The club after making to the Super Lig, made big changes to its squad spend big budget on players transfers. Aleksandar Jovanovic, Massadio Haïdara, Joseph Nonge and Dan Agyei are top players who join the team of Kocaelispor before 2025-26 season kickoff in summer transfer window.
| Players | Base Salary | Weekly Wage | Positions | Age | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Jovanovic (new signing) | €750k | €15.6k | GK | 32 | 2027 |
| Gökhan Değirmenci | €25k | €625 | GK | 36 | 2026 |
| Ahmet Hasan Göcen | €15k | €325 | GK | 22 | 2027 |
| Aaron Appindangoyé | €230k | €4.7k | CB | 33 | 2026 |
| Tarkan Serbest | €85k | €1.77k | CB | 31 | 2026 |
| Onur Öztonga | €75k | €1.2k | CB | 25 | 2027 |
| Massadio Haïdara (new signing) | €500k | €10.4k | LB | 32 | 2027 |
| Muharrem Cinan | €150k | €3.1k | RB | 27 | 2026 |
| Ahmet Oğuz | €100k | €2k | RB | 32 | 2026 |
| Show (on loan) | – | €1.5k | DM | 26 | 2026 |
| Joseph Nonge (new signing) | €350k | €7.2k | CM | 20 | 2028 |
| Pedrinho | €300k | €6.2k | CM | 32 | 2026 |
| Cihat Çelik | €200k | €4.2k | CM | 29 | 2026 |
| Samet Yalçın | €150k | €3.1k | CM | 31 | 2026 |
| Mesut Can Tunalı | €125k | €2.6k | CM | 24 | 2026 |
| Ümitcan Ekşi | €50k | €1k | CM | 21 | 2027 |
| Mijo Caktas | €250k | €5.2k | AM | 33 | 2026 |
| Rigoberto Rivas | €450k | €9.3k | LW | 26 | 2027 |
| Ryan Mendes | €275k | €5.7k | LW | 35 | 2026 |
| Furkan Gedik | €150k | €3.1k | LW | 23 | 2026 |
| Oğulcan Çağlayan | €230k | €4.7k | RW | 29 | 2026 |
| Barış Alıcı | €200k | €4.2k | RW | 28 | 2026 |
| Bedirhan Yıldız | €15k | €312 | RW | 20 | 2026 |
| Ahmet Sağat | €275k | €5.7k | CF | 29 | 2026 |
| Dan Agyei (new signing) | €200k | €4k | CF | 28 | 2027 |
| Toheeb Lawal | €100k | €2k | CF | 19 | 2028 |
Kocaelispor wage bill spike to €5.5 million, the earnings include guaranteed base salaries of players, contract extension fees, signing bonus and players bonuses. Aleksandar Jovanovic best paid player in the squad of Kocaelispor based on his new deal, he will earn upto €15.6k a week The other players who made to highest paid list are Rigoberto Rivas, Joseph Nonge and Massadio Haïdara.
The reported figures for Kocaelispor players salaries 2025-26 are based on transfers until July 2025. Once the transfer time period is ended in September 2025, there will be more details regarding to Kocaelispor players weekly wages if any new player signed by the club.