FC St. Pauli 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Guido Burgstaller on £24,000 per week · see the current FC St. Pauli wage bill
Then and now
FC St. Pauli pay £251,175 a week in 2026/27 — 52% higher than the £165,665 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guido Burgstaller | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | Right winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tore Reginiussen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Lawrence | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marvin Knoll | £8,900 | £462,800 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sebastian Ohlsson | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | Centre-back, right wing-back, right midfielder, right winger | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christopher Buchtmann | £7,400 | £384,800 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christopher Avevor | £7,400 | £384,800 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Eric Smith | £7,300 | £379,600 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rico Benatelli | £6,700 | £348,400 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryo Miyaichi | £6,700 | £348,400 | 27 | Wide midfielder, winger | Japan | JUN 2021 | ||
| Simon Makienok | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leart Paqarada | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | Left-back | Kosovo | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philipp Ziereis | £5,800 | £301,600 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rodrigo Zalazar | £5,700 | £296,400 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dejan Stojanovic | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | Goalkeeper | North Macedonia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Buballa | £5,400 | £280,800 | 30 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luca Zander | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Dźwigała | £3,500 | £182,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Max Dittgen | £2,900 | £150,800 | 25 | Left wing-back, left midfielder, left winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Afeez Aremu | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dennis Smarsch | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel-Kofi Kyereh | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUL 2023 | ||
| Finn Becker | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lukas Daschner | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Svend Brodersen | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aurel Loubongo-M'Boungou | £888 | £46,176 | 19 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Viet | £868 | £45,136 | 21 | Right-back, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jannes Wieckhoff | £798 | £41,496 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luis Coordes | £778 | £40,456 | 21 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Dominican Republic | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leon Flach | £778 | £40,456 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mert Kuyucu | £768 | £39,936 | 20 | Centre-back, left wing-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Igor Matanović | £682 | £35,464 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Omar Marmoush | £605 | £31,460 | 21 | Winger, striker | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 33 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC St. Pauli wages, 2020/21
What was FC St. Pauli's wage bill in 2020/21?
FC St. Pauli paid £165,665 a week in 2020/21 - £8,614,580 across the year - spread over a squad of 33. We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC St. Pauli player in 2020/21?
Guido Burgstaller was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £24,000 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £7,230.
What was the average FC St. Pauli salary in 2020/21?
The average FC St. Pauli player aged 22 or over earned £7,230 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 33. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do FC St. Pauli's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
FC St. Pauli pay £251,175 a week in 2026/27, 52% higher than the £165,665 of 2020/21. The current squad is 29 players against 33 then.