Bengal 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Bright Enobakhare on £5,500 per week · see the current Bengal wage bill
Then and now
Bengal pay £25,458 a week in 2026/27 — 39% lower than the £41,641 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Enobakhare | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | MAY 2021 | ||
| Anthony Pilkington | £4,500 | £234,000 | 32 | Wide midfielder, winger | Ireland | - | ||
| Danny Fox | £4,400 | £228,800 | 34 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Jacques Maghoma | £4,100 | £213,200 | 32 | Left midfielder, left winger | Congo - Kinshasa | MAY 2021 | ||
| Matti Steinmann | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | MAY 2022 | ||
| Aaron Amadi-Holloway | £2,500 | £130,000 | 27 | Striker | Wales | MAY 2021 | ||
| Scott Neville | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | Defender, wing-back | Australia | JUL 2022 | ||
| C.K. Vineeth | £1,400 | £72,800 | 32 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Calum Woods | £1,400 | £72,800 | 33 | Defender, right wing-back | England | MAY 2021 | ||
| Jeje | £1,100 | £57,200 | 29 | Striker | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Narayan Das | £818 | £42,536 | 26 | Left-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Bikash Jairu | £779 | £40,508 | 29 | Left wing-back, left midfielder, winger | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Balwant Singh | £779 | £40,508 | 33 | Striker | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Sarthak Golui | £768 | £39,936 | 22 | Centre-back, right wing-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Mohammed Rafique | £722 | £37,544 | 27 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Milan Singh | £669 | £34,788 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Subrata Paul | £600 | £31,200 | 33 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Debjit Majumder | £600 | £31,200 | 32 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Eugeneson Lyngdoh | £537 | £27,924 | 33 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Lalramchullova | £520 | £27,040 | 24 | Full-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Raju Gaikwad | £513 | £26,676 | 29 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Sourav Das | £503 | £26,156 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Sehnaj Singh | £503 | £26,156 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Surchandra Singh | £503 | £26,156 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Ankit Mukherjee | £275 | £14,300 | 24 | Right-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Rohen Singh | £266 | £13,832 | 17 | Full-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Wahengbam Angousana | £265 | £13,780 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Rana Gharami | £265 | £13,780 | 29 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Gopi Singh | £244 | £12,688 | 21 | Wide midfielder, winger | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Loken Meitei | £233 | £12,116 | 23 | Wide midfielder, winger | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Ajay Chhetri | £201 | £10,452 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Mirshad Michu | £191 | £9,932 | 26 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Harmanpreet Singh | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Striker | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Anil Chawan | £159 | £8,268 | 21 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Tomba Singh | £148 | £7,696 | 17 | Central midfielder | India | MAY 2022 | ||
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 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 35 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bengal wages, 2020/21
What was Bengal's wage bill in 2020/21?
Bengal paid £41,641 a week in 2020/21 - £2,165,332 across the year - spread over a squad of 35. We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bengal player in 2020/21?
Bright Enobakhare was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £5,500 a week, 3.9x the 22+ squad average of £1,395.
What was the average Bengal salary in 2020/21?
The average Bengal player aged 22 or over earned £1,395 a week in 2020/21, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 35. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Bengal's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Bengal pay £25,458 a week in 2026/27, 39% lower than the £41,641 of 2020/21. The current squad is 42 players against 35 then.