BUNDESLIGA · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
SV Werder Bremen 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Max Kruse on £50,000 per week · see the current SV Werder Bremen wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £547k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £28m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £17k
Then and now
SV Werder Bremen pay £718,160 a week in 2026/27 — 31% higher than the £547,150 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Kruse | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zlatko Junuzovic | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Florian Kainz | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Milot Rashica | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 20 | Winger | Kosovo | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niklas Moisander | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zhang Yuning | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 20 | Striker | China | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aron Jóhannsson | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | Striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Delaney | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | Right-back | Czechia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ishak Belfodil | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Algeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ludwig Augustinsson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | Left-back | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fin Bartels | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philipp Bargfrede | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jirí Pavlenka | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jaroslav Drobny | £13,000 | £676,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luca Caldirola | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lamine Sané | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jérôme Gondorf | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sebastian Langkamp | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Robert Bauer | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | Defender, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Justin Eilers | £9,100 | £473,200 | 29 | Right winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Johannes Eggestein | £9,100 | £473,200 | 19 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maximilian Eggestein | £8,900 | £462,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Miloš Veljkovic | £7,900 | £410,800 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marco Friedl | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Boubacar Barry | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Idrissa Touré | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Sargent | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | Striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marc Pfitzner | £3,900 | £202,800 | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dennis Rosin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Niklas Schmidt | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Zetterer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marc-André Kruska | £1,900 | £98,800 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ousman Manneh | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | Striker | Gambia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rafael Kazior | £1,700 | £88,400 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Eric Oelschlägel | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jonah Osabutey | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jesper Verlaat | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dario Thürkauf | £960 | £49,920 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dominic Volkmer | £960 | £49,920 | 21 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Damir Bektic | £960 | £49,920 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Isaiah Young | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | Winger, striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jannes Vollert | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leon Jensen | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lars Bünning | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | Centre-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fridolin Wagner | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philipp Eggersglüß | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ole Käuper | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thore Jacobsen | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Melvin Krol | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tobias Duffner | £600 | £31,200 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marco Kaffenberger | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Simon Straudi | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Malik Memisevic | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luca Plogmann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pascal Hackethal | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jean-Manuel Mbom | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Keanu Schneider | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Iliya Gruev | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Bulgaria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Julian Rieckmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maik Nawrocki | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luc Ihorst | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leon Sitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| David Philipp | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
26 Under £1k 2%
8 £1k-£2k 2%
6 £2k-£5k 4%
4 £5k-£10k 6%
13 £10k-£25k 38%
7 £25k-£100k 46%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
SV Werder Bremen wages, 2017/18
What was SV Werder Bremen's wage bill in 2017/18?
SV Werder Bremen paid £547,150 a week in 2017/18 - £28,451,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid SV Werder Bremen player in 2017/18?
Max Kruse was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £50,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £17,377.
What was the average SV Werder Bremen salary in 2017/18?
The average SV Werder Bremen player aged 22 or over earned £17,377 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do SV Werder Bremen's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
SV Werder Bremen pay £718,160 a week in 2026/27, 31% higher than the £547,150 of 2017/18. The current squad is 39 players against 64 then.