1. FC Union Berlin 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Loris Karius on £60,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Union Berlin wage bill
Then and now
1. FC Union Berlin pay £605,368 a week in 2026/27 — 84% higher than the £328,955 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loris Karius | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Kruse | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Robin Knoche | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joel Pohjanpalo | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | Striker | Finland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Akaki Gogia | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Florian Hübner | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Gentner | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcus Ingvartsen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Anthony Ujah | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niko Gießelmann | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Grischa Prömel | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cedric Teuchert | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Julian Ryerson | £9,100 | £473,200 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marvin Friedrich | £8,900 | £462,800 | 24 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sheraldo Becker | £8,600 | £447,200 | 25 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Robert Andrich | £7,700 | £400,400 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Taiwo Awoniyi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 22 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andreas Luthe | £7,500 | £390,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marius Bülter | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sebastian Griesbeck | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christopher Lenz | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jakob Busk | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nico Schlotterbeck | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Petar Musa | £2,800 | £145,600 | 22 | Striker | Croatia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Maurice Opfermann Arcones | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Moritz Nicolas | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leon Dajaku | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathis Bruns | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Union Berlin wages, 2020/21
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2020/21?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £328,955 a week in 2020/21 - £17,105,660 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 2020/21?
Loris Karius was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £60,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £12,884.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2020/21?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £12,884 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £605,368 a week in 2026/27, 84% higher than the £328,955 of 2020/21. The current squad is 31 players against 29 then.