1. FC Union Berlin 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Felix Kroos on £12,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Union Berlin wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27 — 278% higher than the £153,210 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Kroos | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | DM | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Polter | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | ST | Germany | ||
| Philipp Hosiner | £8,800 | £457,600 | 27 | ST | Austria | ||
| Emanuel Pogatetz | £7,300 | £379,600 | 33 | D C | Austria | ||
| Simon Hedlund | £6,600 | £343,200 | 23 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Benjamin Kessel | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Adrian Nikci | £6,500 | £338,000 | 26 | AM L | Switzerland | ||
| Dennis Daube | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | D/WB R | Austria | ||
| Damir Kreilach | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | DM | Croatia | ||
| Fabian Schönheim | £6,300 | £327,600 | 29 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Michael Parensen | £5,900 | £306,800 | 30 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Raffael Korte | £5,700 | £296,400 | 25 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Roberto Puncec | £5,700 | £296,400 | 24 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Stephan Fürstner | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | DM | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Köhler | £5,500 | £286,000 | 35 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Eroll Zejnullahu | £5,300 | £275,600 | 21 | AM C | Kosovo | ||
| Kenny Redondo | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Max Thiel | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Steven Skrzybski | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Toni Leistner | £4,600 | £239,200 | 25 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jakob Busk | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Kristian Pedersen | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | D/WB L | Denmark | ||
| Michael Gspurning | £3,900 | £202,800 | 35 | GK | Austria | ||
| Daniel Mesenhöler | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Lukas Lämmel | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Nelson Schulz-Fademrecht | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Giovanni Kotchev | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | Austria | ||
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 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Union Berlin wages, 2016/17
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2016/17?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £153,210 a week in 2016/17 - £7,966,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Union Berlin player in 2016/17?
Felix Kroos was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £12,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £6,414.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2016/17?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £6,414 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27, 278% higher than the £153,210 of 2016/17. The current squad is 31 players against 28 then.