Bjørn Johnsen vs Farouk Chafaï - salary comparison
Farouk Chafaï earns £14,000 a week more than Bjørn Johnsen — £34,000 against £20,000, a difference of £728,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Al-Wehda Club.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Bjørn Johnsen vs Farouk Chafaï, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | BJØRN JOHNSEN | FAROUK CHAFAÏ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £20,000 | £34,000 | £14,000 |
| Yearly salary | £1,040,000 | £1,768,000 | £728,000 |
| Net worth | £4.0m | £7.6m | £3.5m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Age | 33 | 35 | 2 yr |
| Position | ST | D C | - |
| Club | Al-Wehda Club | Al-Wehda Club | team-mates |
| League | Other clubs | Other clubs | same league |
| Nationality | Norway | Algeria | - |
| Contract expiry | - | - | - |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Farouk Chafaï is paid £14,000 a week more than Bjørn Johnsen — £728,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is Trat FC, whose 26 players cost £14k a week between them.
what Bjørn Johnsen is paid. Put another way, Farouk Chafaï earns Bjørn Johnsen's entire week in 4.1 days.
a week, in 2025 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 4 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Bjørn Johnsen · Farouk Chafaï
Frequently asked questions
Bjørn Johnsen vs Farouk Chafaï
Who earns more, Bjørn Johnsen or Farouk Chafaï?
Farouk Chafaï earns more. Farouk Chafaï is on £34,000 per week against Bjørn Johnsen's £20,000, a gap of £14,000 a week.
What is the difference between Bjørn Johnsen's and Farouk Chafaï's salary?
£14,000 per week, which comes to £728,000 over a year. Farouk Chafaï is paid 1.7 times what Bjørn Johnsen is paid.
How much does Bjørn Johnsen earn per week?
Bjørn Johnsen earns £20,000 per week at Al-Wehda Club, or £1,040,000 per year.
How much does Farouk Chafaï earn per week?
Farouk Chafaï earns £34,000 per week at Al-Wehda Club, or £1,768,000 per year.
Who is older, Bjørn Johnsen or Farouk Chafaï?
Farouk Chafaï is older, at 35 to 33.
Who has earned more over their career, Bjørn Johnsen or Farouk Chafaï?
Farouk Chafaï, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Bjørn Johnsen has earned £4,004,000 across 7 seasons, Farouk Chafaï £7,550,400 across 8 seasons.
How big is the gap between Bjørn Johnsen and Farouk Chafaï?
£14,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 137 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Trat FC on £13,936 a week.
