VfL Bochum 1848 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Felix Bastians on £8,300 per week · see the current VfL Bochum 1848 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfL Bochum 1848 pay £161,656 a week in 2026/27 — 36% higher than the £119,030 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Bastians | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Johannes Wurtz | £7,100 | £369,200 | 24 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Paweł Dawidowicz | £6,800 | £353,600 | 21 | D C, DM | Poland | ||
| Anthony Losilla | £6,500 | £338,000 | 30 | DM | France | ||
| Manuel Riemann | £5,900 | £306,800 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marco Stiepermann | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Peniel Mlapa | £5,800 | £301,600 | 25 | AM R, ST | Togo | ||
| Tim Hoogland | £5,600 | £291,200 | 31 | D R, DM | Germany | ||
| Timo Perthel | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Stefano Celozzi | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Dominik Wydra | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | DM | Austria | ||
| Jannik Bandowski | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Kevin Stöger | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | AM LC | Austria | ||
| Thomas Eisfeld | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Tom Weilandt | £4,600 | £239,200 | 24 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Alexander Merkel | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | AM RC | Kazakhstan | ||
| Nils Quaschner | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | ST | Germany | ||
| Patrick Fabian | £3,800 | £197,600 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Russell Canouse | £2,700 | £140,400 | 21 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Felix Dornebusch | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Görkem Sağlam | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Jan Gyamerah | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | D/WB RL, M R | Germany | ||
| Nico Rieble | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Selim Gündüz | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | AM R | Türkiye | ||
| Vitaly Janelt | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Martin Kompalla | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | GK | Poland | ||
| Maxim Leitsch | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Florian Kraft | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tom Baack | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Ulrich Bapoh | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Vangelis Pavlidis | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Greece | ||
| Hayk Galstyan | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Armenia | ||
| Dominik Steczyk | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Poland | ||
| Gianni Honsel | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Furkan Sağman | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Jamie Gorgovski | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Australia | ||
| Görkem Can | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 37 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Bochum 1848 wages, 2016/17
What was VfL Bochum 1848's wage bill in 2016/17?
VfL Bochum 1848 paid £119,030 a week in 2016/17 - £6,189,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 37. We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Bochum 1848 player in 2016/17?
Felix Bastians was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £8,300 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £5,037.
What was the average VfL Bochum 1848 salary in 2016/17?
The average VfL Bochum 1848 player aged 22 or over earned £5,037 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 37. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Bochum 1848's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
VfL Bochum 1848 pay £161,656 a week in 2026/27, 36% higher than the £119,030 of 2016/17. The current squad is 30 players against 37 then.