Holstein Kiel 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Alexander Mühling on £15,000 per week · see the current Holstein Kiel wage bill
Then and now
Holstein Kiel pay £135,667 a week in 2026/27 — 7% lower than the £145,646 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mühling | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fin Bartels | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niklas Hauptmann | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Johannes van den Bergh | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lee Jae-Sung | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aleksandar Ignjovski | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | Full-back, right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hauke Wahl | £7,200 | £374,400 | 26 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stefan Thesker | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joshua Mees | £6,100 | £317,200 | 24 | Left midfielder, winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonas Meffert | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ioannis Gelios | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jannik Dehm | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | Full-back, right wing-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mikkel Kirkeskov | £4,900 | £254,800 | 28 | Left-back | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thomas Dähne | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Benjamin Girth | £4,500 | £234,000 | 28 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominik Reimann | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fabian Reese | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finn Porath | £4,300 | £223,600 | 23 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Janni Serra | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Phil Neumann | £3,800 | £197,600 | 23 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Simon Lorenz | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonas Sterner | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Left wing-back, midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marco Komenda | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ahmet Arslan | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marius Bustgaard Larsen | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Winger, striker | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Noah Awuku | £758 | £39,416 | 20 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Serkan Yildirimer | £288 | £14,976 | 18 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Holstein Kiel wages, 2020/21
What was Holstein Kiel's wage bill in 2020/21?
Holstein Kiel paid £145,646 a week in 2020/21 - £7,573,592 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Holstein Kiel player in 2020/21?
Alexander Mühling was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £15,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,157.
What was the average Holstein Kiel salary in 2020/21?
The average Holstein Kiel player aged 22 or over earned £6,157 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Holstein Kiel's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Holstein Kiel pay £135,667 a week in 2026/27, 7% lower than the £145,646 of 2020/21. The current squad is 31 players against 27 then.