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SV Werder Bremen 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Cameron Puertas on £73,000 per week · see the current SV Werder Bremen wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £602k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £31m
SQUAD SIZE63
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £15k
Then and now
SV Werder Bremen pay £718,160 a week in 2026/27 — 19% higher than the £602,375 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Puertas | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Naby Keïta | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Guinea | JUN 2024 | ||
| Victor Boniface | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Isaac Schmidt | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | Left-back, right midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Leonardo Bittencourt | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Maximilian Wöber | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marco Friedl | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | Right-back | Czechia | - | ||
| Amos Pieper | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Yukinari Sugawara | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | Right-back, right winger | Japan | JUN 2026 | ||
| Niklas Stark | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mitchell Weiser | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | Right-back, right midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Romano Schmid | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marco Grüll | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Senne Lynen | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Felix Agu | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Full-back | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mio Backhaus | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jens Stage | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Karim Coulibaly | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jovan Milošević | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | Striker | Serbia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Isak Hansen-Aarøen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2024 | ||
| Olivier Deman | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Left wing-back, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Julián Malatini | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Samuel Kinduelu Mbangula | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Justin Njinmah | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Right winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Keke Topp | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Markus Kolke | £3,900 | £202,800 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Karl Hein | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Estonia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Patrice Covic | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Benjamin Atiabou | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Centre-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Cimo Röcker | £1,400 | £72,800 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Dennis Lütke-Frie | £925 | £48,100 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Stefan Smarkalev | £865 | £44,980 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Bulgaria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sebastian Mielitz | £821 | £42,692 | 35 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Patrick Götzelmann | £757 | £39,364 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Wesley Adeh | £727 | £37,804 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| David Igboanugo | £689 | £35,828 | 20 | Centre-back, left midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Arley Mosquera | £654 | £34,008 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2027 | |||
| Ole Springer | £626 | £32,552 | 33 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2024 | |||
| Dhia Chihi | £624 | £32,448 | 21 | Left-back | JUN 2027 | |||
| David Panka | £624 | £32,448 | 25 | Winger, striker | JUN 2027 | |||
| Christian Stark | £606 | £31,512 | 27 | Winger, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Salim Musah | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Left winger | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kwassi-Vivien Felix Adabadji | £554 | £28,808 | 21 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2027 | |||
| Milen Manchev | £534 | £27,768 | 25 | Centre-back | JUN 2027 | |||
| Arda Halicioglu | £532 | £27,664 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Onur Aydoğdu | £514 | £26,728 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Julius Joas | £489 | £25,428 | 19 | Central midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Reza Bahramian-Ghotbabadi | £484 | £25,168 | 23 | Right winger | JUN 2027 | |||
| Paul Wagner | £476 | £24,752 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Tkachenko Oleksandr | £464 | £24,128 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lennart Baum | £397 | £20,644 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Ole Schulz | £392 | £20,384 | 21 | Right-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Princewill Mbock | £357 | £18,564 | 19 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Paul Bellmann | £331 | £17,212 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Mats Heitmann | £311 | £16,172 | 19 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Safa Yildirim | £301 | £15,652 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Dominik Kasper | £296 | £15,392 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Joel Imasuen | £255 | £13,260 | 20 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jannes Warnken | £204 | £10,608 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jonas Horsch | £158 | £8,216 | 26 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ben Ostermann | £153 | £7,956 | 20 | Central midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Marten Buck | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
32 Under £1k 3%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
2 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
20 £10k-£25k 58%
5 £25k-£100k 36%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
SV Werder Bremen wages, 2024/25
What was SV Werder Bremen's wage bill in 2024/25?
SV Werder Bremen paid £602,375 a week in 2024/25 - £31,323,500 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid SV Werder Bremen player in 2024/25?
Cameron Puertas was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £73,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £15,401.
What was the average SV Werder Bremen salary in 2024/25?
The average SV Werder Bremen player aged 22 or over earned £15,401 a week in 2024/25, across the 33 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do SV Werder Bremen's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
SV Werder Bremen pay £718,160 a week in 2026/27, 19% higher than the £602,375 of 2024/25. The current squad is 39 players against 63 then.