Holstein Kiel 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Salih Özcan on £10,000 per week · see the current Holstein Kiel wage bill
We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Holstein Kiel pay £158,387 a week in 2026/27 — 38% higher than the £114,390 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salih Özcan | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | DM | Germany | ||
| Lee Jae-Sung | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | AM LC | South Korea | ||
| Aleksandar Ignjovski | £7,500 | £390,000 | 28 | D/WB R, DM | Serbia | ||
| Emmanuel Iyoha | £7,300 | £379,600 | 21 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Hauke Wahl | £7,200 | £374,400 | 25 | D C | Germany | ||
| Stefan Thesker | £6,600 | £343,200 | 28 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Johannes van den Bergh | £6,100 | £317,200 | 32 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Salim Khelifi | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | AM RLC | Tunisia | ||
| David Atanga | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Jannik Dehm | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Jonas Meffert | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | DM | Germany | ||
| Darko Todorovic | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | D/WB/M R | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Dominik Reimann | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Finn Porath | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | DM, AM LC | Germany | ||
| Fabian Reese | £4,300 | £223,600 | 21 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Janni Serra | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | ST | Germany | ||
| Phil Neumann | £3,800 | £197,600 | 21 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Alexander Mühling | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Dominik Schmidt | £3,400 | £176,800 | 32 | D C | Germany | ||
| Makana Baku | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Lion Lauberbach | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Seo Young-Jae | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | D/WB L | South Korea | ||
| Michael Eberwein | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | DM, AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Ioannis Gelios | £890 | £46,280 | 27 | GK | Greece | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 24 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Holstein Kiel wages, 2019/20
What was Holstein Kiel's wage bill in 2019/20?
Holstein Kiel paid £114,390 a week in 2019/20 - £5,948,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 24. We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Holstein Kiel player in 2019/20?
Salih Özcan was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £10,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £4,705.
What was the average Holstein Kiel salary in 2019/20?
The average Holstein Kiel player aged 22 or over earned £4,705 a week in 2019/20, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 24. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Holstein Kiel's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Holstein Kiel pay £158,387 a week in 2026/27, 38% higher than the £114,390 of 2019/20. The current squad is 34 players against 24 then.