1. FC Union Berlin 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Manuel Schmiedebach on £17,000 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 — 206% higher than the £189,300 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Schmiedebach | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Felix Kroos | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | DM | Germany | ||
| Akaki Gogia | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Polter | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | ST | Germany | ||
| Robert Zulj | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | AM/F C | Austria | ||
| Carlos Mané | £9,400 | £488,800 | 24 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Marc Torrejón | £8,900 | £462,800 | 32 | D C | Spain | ||
| Florian Hübner | £8,300 | £431,600 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Grischa Prömel | £8,200 | £426,400 | 23 | DM | Germany | ||
| Ken Reichel | £8,000 | £416,000 | 31 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Suleiman Abdullahi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 21 | AM L, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Sebastian Andersson | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | ST | Sweden | ||
| Marcel Hartel | £6,900 | £358,800 | 22 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | D/WB R | Austria | ||
| Fabian Schönheim | £6,300 | £327,600 | 31 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Michael Parensen | £5,900 | £306,800 | 32 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Nicolai Rapp | £5,900 | £306,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Rafal Gikiewicz | £5,700 | £296,400 | 30 | GK | Poland | ||
| Eroll Zejnullahu | £5,300 | £275,600 | 23 | AM C | Kosovo | ||
| Marvin Friedrich | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Julian Ryerson | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | D/WB R, DM | Norway | ||
| Jakob Busk | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Joshua Mees | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Christopher Lenz | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Berkan Taz | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Lennard Maloney | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Daniel Eidtner | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | AM L | U.S.A. | ||
| Leon Sitz | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Carl Luis Ludoşan | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Romania | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Union Berlin wages, 2018/19
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2018/19?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £189,300 a week in 2018/19 - £9,843,600 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 2018/19?
Manuel Schmiedebach was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £7,971.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2018/19?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £7,971 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27, 206% higher than the £189,300 of 2018/19. The current squad is 31 players against 29 then.