VfB Stuttgart 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gonzalo Castro on £54,000 per week · see the current VfB Stuttgart wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 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 — 220% higher than the £345,692 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Castro | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 33 | M/AM (RC) | Germany | ||
| Daniel Didavi | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 30 | M (L), AM (LC) | Germany | ||
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | D (C) | Greece | ||
| Erik Thommy | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | WB/M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Marc Oliver Kempf | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Nicolás González | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Argentina | ||
| Gregor Kobel | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Borna Sosa | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | D/WB/M (L) | Croatia | ||
| Philipp Klement | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Pascal Stenzel | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | D (RC), WB (R), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Marcin Kaminski | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | D (C) | Poland | ||
| Waldemar Anton | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | D (C), DM | Germany | ||
| Fabian Bredlow | £9,300 | £483,600 | 25 | GK | Germany | ||
| Silas | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | M/AM (R), ST (C) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Atakan Karazor | £8,500 | £442,000 | 23 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Wataru Endo | £8,400 | £436,800 | 27 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Japan | ||
| Clinton Mola | £8,400 | £436,800 | 19 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Philipp Förster | £7,800 | £405,600 | 25 | M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Saša Kalajdžic | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | AM (C), ST (C) | Austria | ||
| Günther Schäfer | £6,200 | £322,400 | 59 | 10 | Germany | ||
| Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | £4,200 | £218,400 | 29 | ST (C) | Morocco | ||
| Jens Grahl | £4,100 | £213,200 | 31 | GK | Germany | ||
| Mateo Klimowicz | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | AM (RLC) | Argentina | ||
| Orel Mangala | £3,800 | £197,600 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Roberto Massimo | £3,700 | £192,400 | 19 | WB (R), M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Tanguy Coulibaly | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | WB/M (L), AM (RL) | France | ||
| Darko Churlinov | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | North Macedonia | ||
| Lilian Egloff | £988 | £51,376 | 17 | M (C), AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Mohamed Cissé | £571 | £29,692 | 17 | ST (C) | Guinea | ||
| Naouirou Ahamada | £233 | £12,116 | 18 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfB Stuttgart wages, 2020/21
What was VfB Stuttgart's wage bill in 2020/21?
VfB Stuttgart paid £345,692 a week in 2020/21 - £17,975,984 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfB Stuttgart player in 2020/21?
Gonzalo Castro was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £54,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £14,852.
What was the average VfB Stuttgart salary in 2020/21?
The average VfB Stuttgart player aged 22 or over earned £14,852 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do VfB Stuttgart's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,107,320 a week in 2026/27, 220% higher than the £345,692 of 2020/21. The current squad is 37 players against 30 then.