SV Werder Bremen 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Zlatko Junuzovic on £43,000 per week · see the current SV Werder Bremen wage bill
Then and now
SV Werder Bremen pay £718,160 a week in 2026/27 — 35% higher than the £530,140 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 19 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zlatko Junuzovic | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | AM C | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Max Kruse | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Claudio Pizarro | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 37 | ST | Peru | JUN 2017 | ||
| Florian Kainz | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 23 | AM LC | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Clemens Fritz | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 35 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Niklas Moisander | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 30 | D C | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aron Jóhannsson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | ST | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Santiago García | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Argentina | JUN 2017 | ||
| Serge Gnabry | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 20 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Delaney | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | DM | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Czechia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Izet Hajrovic | £19,000 | £988,000 | 24 | AM RL | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fin Bartels | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lamine Sané | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philipp Bargfrede | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | DM | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luca Caldirola | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D LC | Italy | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jaroslav Drobny | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | GK | Czechia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Raphael Wolf | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | GK | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Sambou Yatabaré | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | DM, AM RC | Mali | JUN 2019 | ||
| Robert Bauer | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Justin Eilers | £8,100 | £421,200 | 28 | AM R, ST | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Johannes Eggestein | £8,100 | £421,200 | 18 | ST | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Grillitsch | £7,300 | £379,600 | 20 | DM, AM C | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Felix Wiedwald | £7,300 | £379,600 | 26 | GK | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Miloš Veljkovic | £6,900 | £358,800 | 20 | D C, DM | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ulisses Garcia | £6,500 | £338,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ousman Manneh | £5,800 | £301,600 | 19 | ST | Gambia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marc Pfitzner | £3,900 | £202,800 | 31 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Zetterer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | GK | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Niklas Schmidt | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rafael Kazior | £1,700 | £88,400 | 33 | DM, AM/F C | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Björn Rother | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | DM | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Eric Oelschlägel | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | GK | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jesper Verlaat | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mohamed Aïdara | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | DM | Senegal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Abdullah Doğan | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | AM RLC | Türkiye | JUN 2017 | ||
| Maximilian Eggestein | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luca Zander | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | D/WB R | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dominic Volkmer | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | D C | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lukas Fröde | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Maurice Hehne | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | D C | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Melvyn Lorenzen | £630 | £32,760 | 21 | AM L, ST | Uganda | JUN 2017 | ||
| Enis Bytyqi | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | ST | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ole Käuper | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | DM, AM C | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tobias Duffner | £600 | £31,200 | 32 | GK | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philipp Eggersglüß | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Thore Jacobsen | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D/WB L, DM, AM LC | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Torben Rehfeldt | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | D C | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Melvin Krol | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jannes Vollert | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leon Jensen | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luca Horn | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Leon Sitz | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Iliya Gruev | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Bulgaria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Julian Rieckmann | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luca Plogmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pascal Hackethal | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Simon Straudi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Italy | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jean-Manuel Mbom | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM, AM RC | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dominic Cyriacks | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D RC, DM | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 60 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
SV Werder Bremen wages, 2016/17
What was SV Werder Bremen's wage bill in 2016/17?
SV Werder Bremen paid £530,140 a week in 2016/17 - £27,567,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid SV Werder Bremen player in 2016/17?
Zlatko Junuzovic was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £43,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £17,764.
What was the average SV Werder Bremen salary in 2016/17?
The average SV Werder Bremen player aged 22 or over earned £17,764 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do SV Werder Bremen's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
SV Werder Bremen pay £718,160 a week in 2026/27, 35% higher than the £530,140 of 2016/17. The current squad is 39 players against 60 then.