1. FC Köln 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Anthony Modeste on £60,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
Then and now
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27 — 19% higher than the £454,190 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Modeste | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 33 | Striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timo Horn | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonas Hector | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 31 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sebastian Andersson | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 29 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mark Uth | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 29 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ellyes Skhiri | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Florian Kainz | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dejan Ljubicic | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Louis Schaub | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kingsley Schindler | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | Right winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jannes Horn | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kingsley Ehizibue | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | Right-back, right midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ondrej Duda | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Julian Chabot | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Niklas Hauptmann | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Salih Özcan | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bright Arrey-Mbi | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jan Thielmann | £5,100 | £265,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Timo Hübers | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luca Kilian | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Obuz | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Lemperle | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tomas Ostrak | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Czechia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jonas Urbig | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Decker | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Carlo Kettig | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUL 2022 | ||
| Mikail Özkan | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Hagemoser | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | £530 | £27,560 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maximilian Schmid | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Namory Cissé | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolas Urso | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre Nadjombe | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Simon Breuer | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vladimir Fratea | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Moldova | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vladislav Fadeev | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Winzent Suchanek | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elias Bakatukanda | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marzouk Kotya-Fofana | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Neo Telle | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Meiko Wäschenbach | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Justin Diehl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marlon Monning | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Bayakala | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | 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 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2021/22
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2021/22?
1. FC Köln paid £454,190 a week in 2021/22 - £23,617,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2021/22?
Anthony Modeste was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £60,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £21,402.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2021/22?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £21,402 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27, 19% higher than the £454,190 of 2021/22. The current squad is 30 players against 46 then.