VfB Stuttgart 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Christian Gentner on £35,000 per week · see the current VfB Stuttgart wage bill
We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,107,320 a week in 2026/27 — 193% higher than the £377,530 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gentner | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | DM | Germany | ||
| Emiliano Insúa | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Argentina | ||
| Alexandru Maxim | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Romania | ||
| Takuma Asano | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | AM L, ST | Japan | ||
| Kevin Großkreutz | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | D/WB R, AM RL | Germany | ||
| Josip Brekalo | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 18 | AM RL | Croatia | ||
| Daniel Ginczek | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | ST | Germany | ||
| Timo Baumgartl | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Mitchell Langerak | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | GK | Australia | ||
| Ebenezer Ofori | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Simon Terodde | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | ST | Germany | ||
| Hajime Hosogai | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | D R, DM | Japan | ||
| Jean Zimmer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | D/WB RL, AM R | Germany | ||
| Tobias Werner | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Florian Klein | £9,300 | £483,600 | 29 | D/WB/AM R | Austria | ||
| Julian Green | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | AM LC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Benjamin Pavard | £7,500 | £390,000 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Anto Grgic | £7,500 | £390,000 | 19 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Marcin Kaminski | £6,900 | £358,800 | 24 | D C | Poland | ||
| Carlos Mané | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Jérôme Onguéné | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Jens Grahl | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tobias Rathgeb | £2,600 | £135,200 | 34 | DM | Germany | ||
| Daniele Gabriele | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | ||
| Marvin Wanitzek | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Matthias Zimmermann | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D R, DM | Germany | ||
| Pascal Breier | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Tobias Feisthammel | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Uphoff | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Andreas Scheidl | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D/WB/M R | Germany | ||
| Angelos Oikonomou | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | D/WB RL, DM | Greece | ||
| Daniel Ripic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | ST | Austria | ||
| Marco Stefandl | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Nunoo Sarpei | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Mart Ristl | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Joel Soñora | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Oliver Barth | £800 | £41,600 | 36 | D C | Germany | ||
| Thomas Hagn | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | D L | Germany | ||
| Jan Ferdinand | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | ST | Germany | ||
| Caniggia Elva | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | AM RL | St Lucia | ||
| Rastko Suljagic | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | GK | Serbia | ||
| Niklas Bolten | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Berkay Özcan | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | AM LC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Stefan Peric | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C | Austria | ||
| Jesse Weippert | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Samir Bajrami | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | D/WB RL | Switzerland | ||
| Ardian Morina | £530 | £27,560 | 22 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Bojan Spasojevic | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Toni Suddoth | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | D/WB/M R | U.S.A. | ||
| Alexander Groiß | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Benedict dos Santos | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Danny Collinge | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Dylan Esmel | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Dijon Ramaj | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Philipp Walter | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Philipp Köhn | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Thomas Kunz | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Switzerland | ||
| Ali Ferati | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | Germany | ||
| Umut Güneş | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
| José-Enrique Ríos Alonso | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jeffrey Idehen | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Eric Hottmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | ||
| Georgios Spanoudakis | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Germany | ||
| David Grözinger | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Manuel Kober | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Marcel Bahm | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | Germany | ||
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 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfB Stuttgart wages, 2016/17
What was VfB Stuttgart's wage bill in 2016/17?
VfB Stuttgart paid £377,530 a week in 2016/17 - £19,631,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfB Stuttgart player in 2016/17?
Christian Gentner was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £35,000 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £10,697.
What was the average VfB Stuttgart salary in 2016/17?
The average VfB Stuttgart player aged 22 or over earned £10,697 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do VfB Stuttgart's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,107,320 a week in 2026/27, 193% higher than the £377,530 of 2016/17. The current squad is 37 players against 66 then.