VfL Bochum 1848 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Sidney Sam on £11,000 per week · see the current VfL Bochum 1848 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 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 — 37% higher than the £118,120 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Sam | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Robert Tesche | £8,700 | £452,400 | 30 | DM | Germany | ||
| Johannes Wurtz | £7,100 | £369,200 | 25 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Anthony Losilla | £6,500 | £338,000 | 31 | DM | France | ||
| Lukas Hinterseer | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | Austria | ||
| Manuel Riemann | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Robbie Kruse | £5,700 | £296,400 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Australia | ||
| Stefano Celozzi | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Timo Perthel | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Tim Hoogland | £5,600 | £291,200 | 32 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Danilo Soares | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Jannik Bandowski | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Kevin Stöger | £5,000 | £260,000 | 23 | AM LC | Austria | ||
| Thomas Eisfeld | £4,600 | £239,200 | 24 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Jan Gyamerah | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Patrick Fabian | £3,800 | £197,600 | 29 | D C | Germany | ||
| Philipp Ochs | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Felix Dornebusch | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Görkem Sağlam | £2,200 | £114,400 | 19 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Luke Hemmerich | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Selim Gündüz | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | AM R | Türkiye | ||
| Simon Lorenz | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Vitaly Janelt | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Florian Kraft | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Janni Serra | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | ST | Germany | ||
| Maxim Leitsch | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Martin Kompalla | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | GK | Poland | ||
| Niclas Thiede | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Julian Tomas | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | DM | Germany | ||
| Tom Baack | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Ulrich Bapoh | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Dominik Steczyk | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | AM/F C | Poland | ||
| Ömer Uzun | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Furkan Sağman | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Germany | ||
| Paul Grave | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jan Wellers | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Bochum 1848 wages, 2017/18
What was VfL Bochum 1848's wage bill in 2017/18?
VfL Bochum 1848 paid £118,120 a week in 2017/18 - £6,142,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Bochum 1848 player in 2017/18?
Sidney Sam was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £11,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £5,289.
What was the average VfL Bochum 1848 salary in 2017/18?
The average VfL Bochum 1848 player aged 22 or over earned £5,289 a week in 2017/18, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Bochum 1848's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
VfL Bochum 1848 pay £161,656 a week in 2026/27, 37% higher than the £118,120 of 2017/18. The current squad is 30 players against 36 then.