1. FC Union Berlin 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Taiwo Awoniyi on £35,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Union Berlin wage bill
We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 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 — 74% higher than the £333,910 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwo Awoniyi | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Bastian Oczipka | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| András Schäfer | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | DM | Hungary | ||
| Robin Knoche | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | D C | Germany | ||
| Frederik Rønnow | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | D/WB R | Austria | ||
| Andreas Luthe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | GK | Germany | ||
| Dominique Heintz | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Timo Baumgartl | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D C | Germany | ||
| Anthony Ujah | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Andreas Voglsammer | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | ST | Germany | ||
| Rani Khedira | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | DM | Germany | ||
| Genki Haraguchi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Japan | ||
| Kevin Möhwald | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Levin Öztunali | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Julian Ryerson | £9,100 | £473,200 | 23 | D/WB R, DM | Norway | ||
| Keita Endo | £9,000 | £468,000 | 23 | AM RL | Japan | ||
| Sheraldo Becker | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Holland | ||
| Niko Gießelmann | £7,900 | £410,800 | 29 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Suleiman Abdullahi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | AM L, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Grischa Prömel | £7,200 | £374,400 | 26 | DM | Germany | ||
| Kevin Behrens | £6,000 | £312,000 | 30 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Paul Jaeckel | £5,800 | £301,600 | 22 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Sven Michel | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Jakob Busk | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Laurenz Dehl | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Malick Sanogo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Lennart Moser | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Mathis Bruns | £960 | £49,920 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Felix Ewald | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Fabian Graupner | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Gilles Kamdem | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Julian Mätzke | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | M C | Germany | ||
| Luca Dahlke | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | M LC | Germany | ||
| Miloš Cvjetinović | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D/WB/M R | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Somnitz | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Niklas Kaus | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Niklas Petzsch | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Sofiene Rachid Jannene | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Simeon Hawwary | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tom Fron | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Willi Noack | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | Germany | ||
| Batuhan Gögce | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| David Preu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Aljoscha Kemlein | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Levin Mattmüller | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | ||
| Yannic Stein | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 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 Union Berlin wages, 2021/22
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2021/22?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £333,910 a week in 2021/22 - £17,363,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Union Berlin player in 2021/22?
Taiwo Awoniyi was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £12,852.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2021/22?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £12,852 a week in 2021/22, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27, 74% higher than the £333,910 of 2021/22. The current squad is 31 players against 47 then.