BUNDESLIGA · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
1. FC Union Berlin 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Robin Gosens on £47,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Union Berlin wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £607k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £32m
SQUAD SIZE69
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £25k
Then and now
1. FC Union Berlin pay £605,368 a week in 2026/27 — level with the £606,790 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Gosens | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Kevin Volland | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kevin Vogt | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Josip Juranović | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | Full-back | Croatia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lucas Tousart | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Frederik Rønnow | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alex Král | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Czechia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rani Khedira | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Diogo Leite | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Brenden Aaronson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2027 | ||
| Aïssa Laidouni | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Robin Knoche | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Janik Haberer | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 36 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chris Bedia | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2027 | ||
| András Schäfer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jérôme Roussillon | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | Left-back | Guadeloupe | JUN 2025 | ||
| Danilho Doekhi | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alexander Schwolow | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Yorbe Vertessen | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Benedict Hollerbach | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mikkel Kaufmann | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paul Jaeckel | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jakob Busk | £6,100 | £317,200 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jerome Scholz | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Albion Jahaj | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noah Engelbreth | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Aaron Riedel | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bariş Kalaycı | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Berkin Arslanogullari | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Valon Aliji | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | North Macedonia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Timon Kramer | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leonit Ibrahimi | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Right-back, right winger, striker | Kosovo | - | ||
| Julius Grunwald | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ion Ciobanu | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Winger, striker | Moldova | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jerome Kortebusch | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Linus Jurschik | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Magnus Rösner | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Köhler | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Laurin Schönwald | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Oskar Wadau | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tim Schleinitz | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Ackermann | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Andrik Markgraf | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leon Prosche | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jaden Rodtnick | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUL 2023 | ||
| William Giegold | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Silvio Zinner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kelvin Cao | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Richard Dannat | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kelvin Ojo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stephen Tabuaa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gennaro Mewes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aurel Dovenon | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Blaszczak | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Romeo Trinko | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nils Schlosser | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mekhi Gray | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Kopp | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bruno Rehfeld | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emre Üstün | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Salih Gülvardar | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emil Zühlke | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lennox Lebelt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jakob Wiehe | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Finn Hoffmann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julien Friedrich | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Oluwaseun Ogbemudia | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Levis Asanji | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
45 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
£2k-£5k
1 £5k-£10k 1%
11 £10k-£25k 33%
12 £25k-£100k 63%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Union Berlin wages, 2023/24
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2023/24?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £606,790 a week in 2023/24 - £31,553,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Union Berlin player in 2023/24?
Robin Gosens was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £47,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £24,754.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2023/24?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £24,754 a week in 2023/24, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £605,368 a week in 2026/27, level with the £606,790 of 2023/24. The current squad is 31 players against 69 then.