Karlsruher SC 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Philip Heise on £10,000 per week · see the current Karlsruher SC wage bill
Then and now
Karlsruher SC pay £89,091 a week in 2026/27 — 25% lower than the £118,650 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Heise | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Wanitzek | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jérôme Gondorf | £6,100 | £317,200 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philipp Hofmann | £5,800 | £301,600 | 28 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel O'Shaughnessy | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | Centre-back | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Choi Kyoung-Rok | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fabian Schleusener | £5,300 | £275,600 | 29 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marco Thiede | £4,900 | £254,800 | 29 | Full-back, right winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marc Lorenz | £4,900 | £254,800 | 32 | Left winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marius Gersbeck | £4,900 | £254,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ricardo van Rhijn | £4,700 | £244,400 | 30 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sebastian Jung | £4,600 | £239,200 | 31 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Benjamin Goller | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dominik Kother | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fabio Kaufmann | £4,300 | £223,600 | 28 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Cueto | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Winger | Germany | - | ||
| Markus Kuster | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robin Bormuth | £3,700 | £192,400 | 25 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christoph Kobald | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel Gordon | £3,400 | £176,800 | 36 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lazar Mirković | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kilian Jakob | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Malik Batmaz | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Felix Irorere | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leon Jensen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Löhr | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jannis Rabold | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tim Breithaupt | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aron Unrath | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Left wing-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adrian Freiwald | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aggelos Rafailidis | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alessandro Păunescu | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bennet Fietkau | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Max Weiß | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Emre Ekiz | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Striker | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Karlo Bungić | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nico Theisinger | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niklas Heeger | £310 | £16,120 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tim Rossmann | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thilo Marksteiner | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Karim Elabed | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Tunisia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexander Weigand | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thomas Souchard | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Winger | Luxembourg | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hugo Afonso | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leon Pertl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 45 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Karlsruher SC wages, 2021/22
What was Karlsruher SC's wage bill in 2021/22?
Karlsruher SC paid £118,650 a week in 2021/22 - £6,169,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 45. We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Karlsruher SC player in 2021/22?
Philip Heise was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £10,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £4,767.
What was the average Karlsruher SC salary in 2021/22?
The average Karlsruher SC player aged 22 or over earned £4,767 a week in 2021/22, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 45. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Karlsruher SC's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Karlsruher SC pay £89,091 a week in 2026/27, 25% lower than the £118,650 of 2021/22. The current squad is 25 players against 45 then.