VfB Stuttgart 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Alexander Nübel on £61,000 per week · see the current VfB Stuttgart wage bill
Then and now
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,032,420 a week in 2026/27 — 51% higher than the £681,917 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Nübel | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 28 | GK | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Gonzalo Castro | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 32 | M/AM (RC) | Germany | - | ||
| Dan-Axel Zagadou | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | D LC | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chris Führich | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Deniz Undav | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Angelo Stiller | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | DM | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Bilal El Khannouss | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | AM LC | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ermedin Demirovic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 27 | AM LC, F C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Atakan Karazor | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | DM | Türkiye | JUN 2026 | ||
| Josha Vagnoman | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Julian Chabot | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | D C | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jamie Leweling | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luca Jaquez | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | D C | Switzerland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pascal Stenzel | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | D RC | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ramon Hendriks | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | D LC | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tiago Tomás | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Fabian Bredlow | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | GK | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Badredine Bouanani | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | AM R | Algeria | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ameen Al-Dakhil | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lorenz Assignon | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D/WB R | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nikolas Nartey | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D/WB L, DM | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alexandre Azevedo | £6,500 | £338,000 | 20 | D/WB/M L | JUN 2024 | |||
| Samuel di Benedetto | £5,600 | £291,200 | 19 | DM | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stefan Drljaca | £5,600 | £291,200 | 26 | GK | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Justin Diehl | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | AM L, ST | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paulo Fritschi | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | D C, DM | JUN 2024 | |||
| Alexander Groiß | £3,500 | £182,000 | 27 | D C, DM | JUN 2024 | |||
| Dominik Nothnagel | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | D RLC | JUN 2026 | |||
| Florian Hellstern | £3,300 | £171,600 | 17 | GK | JUN 2025 | |||
| Finn Jeltsch | £3,300 | £171,600 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Leny Meyer | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | D/WB L | JUN 2024 | |||
| Noah Darvich | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nicolas Sessa | £2,900 | £150,800 | 29 | AM C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Mohamed Sankoh | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | ST | JUN 2026 | |||
| Christopher Olivier | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | DM, AM C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Jordan Majchrzak | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | AM RC, F C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Lazar Jovanović | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | AM RL | Serbia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mansour Ouro-Tagba | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | AM RL, ST | JUN 2026 | |||
| Tim Köhler | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D LC | JUN 2026 | |||
| Abdenego Nankishi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | JUN 2024 | |||
| David Tritschler | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | ST | JUN 2024 | |||
| Dominik Draband | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Julian Lüers | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | DM | JUN 2025 | |||
| Jeremy | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM RC, F C | Ecuador | JUN 2029 | ||
| Lauri Penna | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | M C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Michael Glück | £918 | £47,736 | 22 | D C, DM | JUN 2025 | |||
| Maximilian Herwerth | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | ST | JUN 2025 | |||
| Nuha Jatta | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | AM C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Neno Žeželj | £855 | £44,460 | 18 | M C | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rinto Hanashiro | £723 | £37,596 | 19 | M C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jerik von der Felsen | £694 | £36,088 | 20 | GK | JUN 2025 | |||
| Mirza Ćatović | £637 | £33,124 | 18 | DM | Serbia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Chema | £634 | £32,968 | 20 | DM | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Semih Kara | £566 | £29,432 | 20 | D/WB/M L | JUN 2024 | |||
| Mykola Petrovskyi | £534 | £27,768 | 17 | DM | JUN 2026 | |||
| Salvatore Mule | £474 | £24,648 | 17 | AM L | JUN 2026 | |||
| Tino Kaufmann | £368 | £19,136 | 20 | ST | JUN 2024 | |||
| Kenny Freßle | £304 | £15,808 | 19 | AM C | JUN 2024 | |||
| William Recupero | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | AM C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Kirill Serdyuk | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | ST | JUN 2025 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 61 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfB Stuttgart wages, 2024/25
What was VfB Stuttgart's wage bill in 2024/25?
VfB Stuttgart paid £681,917 a week in 2024/25 - £35,459,684 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfB Stuttgart player in 2024/25?
Alexander Nübel was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £61,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £20,665.
What was the average VfB Stuttgart salary in 2024/25?
The average VfB Stuttgart player aged 22 or over earned £20,665 a week in 2024/25, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do VfB Stuttgart's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,032,420 a week in 2026/27, 51% higher than the £681,917 of 2024/25. The current squad is 32 players against 61 then.