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
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Holstein Kiel pay £158,387 a week in 2026/27 — 9% higher 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mühling | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Fin Bartels | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Niklas Hauptmann | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Johannes van den Bergh | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | D (L) | Germany | ||
| Lee Jae-Sung | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | M/AM (LC) | South Korea | ||
| Aleksandar Ignjovski | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | D (RL), WB (R), DM, M (C) | Serbia | ||
| Hauke Wahl | £7,200 | £374,400 | 26 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Stefan Thesker | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | D (LC) | Germany | ||
| Joshua Mees | £6,100 | £317,200 | 24 | M (L), AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Jannik Dehm | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | D (RL), WB (R) | Germany | ||
| Ioannis Gelios | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | GK | Greece | ||
| Jonas Meffert | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Mikkel Kirkeskov | £4,900 | £254,800 | 28 | D/WB (L) | Denmark | ||
| Thomas Dähne | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Girth | £4,500 | £234,000 | 28 | ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Dominik Reimann | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | GK | Germany | ||
| Fabian Reese | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Finn Porath | £4,300 | £223,600 | 23 | M (L), AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Janni Serra | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Phil Neumann | £3,800 | £197,600 | 23 | D/WB (R) | Germany | ||
| Simon Lorenz | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Jonas Sterner | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | WB (L), M (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Marco Komenda | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | D (LC) | Germany | ||
| Ahmet Arslan | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | DM, M (C), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Marius Bustgaard Larsen | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Norway | ||
| Noah Awuku | £758 | £39,416 | 20 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Serkan Yildirimer | £288 | £14,976 | 18 | M (C) | Germany | ||
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 £158,387 a week in 2026/27, 9% higher than the £145,646 of 2020/21. The current squad is 34 players against 27 then.