1. FC Union Berlin 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Atsuto Uchida on £16,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Union Berlin wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 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 — 226% higher than the £177,660 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsuto Uchida | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Japan | ||
| Felix Kroos | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | DM | Germany | ||
| Akaki Gogia | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Polter | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | ST | Germany | ||
| Marc Torrejón | £8,900 | £462,800 | 31 | D C | Spain | ||
| Philipp Hosiner | £8,800 | £457,600 | 28 | ST | Austria | ||
| Christoph Schösswendter | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | D C | Austria | ||
| Grischa Prömel | £8,200 | £426,400 | 22 | DM | Germany | ||
| Simon Hedlund | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Marcel Hartel | £6,900 | £358,800 | 21 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Dennis Daube | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £6,400 | £332,800 | 30 | D/WB R | Austria | ||
| Fabian Schönheim | £6,300 | £327,600 | 30 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Michael Parensen | £5,900 | £306,800 | 31 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Steven Skrzybski | £5,600 | £291,200 | 24 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Stephan Fürstner | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Kenny Redondo | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Marvin Friedrich | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Toni Leistner | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jakob Busk | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Kristian Pedersen | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | D/WB L | Denmark | ||
| Peter Kurzweg | £3,800 | £197,600 | 23 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Daniel Mesenhöler | £3,400 | £176,800 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Lars Dietz | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | D RLC, DM | Germany | ||
| Berkan Taz | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Lennard Maloney | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Cihan Kahraman | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | AM R | Türkiye | ||
| Michael Gspurning | £900 | £46,800 | 36 | GK | Austria | ||
| Daniel Eidtner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L | 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 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Union Berlin wages, 2017/18
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2017/18?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £177,660 a week in 2017/18 - £9,238,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Union Berlin player in 2017/18?
Atsuto Uchida was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £16,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £7,310.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2017/18?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £7,310 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27, 226% higher than the £177,660 of 2017/18. The current squad is 31 players against 29 then.