Chennai 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Esmael Gonçalves (Esmael Gonçalves) on £3,300 per week · see the current Chennai wage bill
Then and now
Chennai pay £9,891 a week in 2026/27 — 67% lower than the £30,317 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmael Gonçalves (Esmael Gonçalves) | £3,300 | £171,600 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Guinea-Bissau | MAY 2021 | ||
| Jakub Sylvestr | £3,100 | £161,200 | 31 | Striker | Slovakia | MAY 2021 | ||
| Rafael Crivellaro | £2,700 | £140,400 | 31 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Enes Sipovic | £2,300 | £119,600 | 29 | Centre-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | MAY 2021 | ||
| Eli Sabiá | £2,300 | £119,600 | 31 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Lallianzuala | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | Winger | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Memo (Emerson Gomes de Moura) | £1,900 | £98,800 | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Manu Lanzarote | £1,900 | £98,800 | 36 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | MAY 2021 | ||
| Anirudh Thapa | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2020 | ||
| Fathullo Fathulloev | £1,300 | £67,600 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Tajikistan | MAY 2021 | ||
| Dhanpal Ganesh | £967 | £50,284 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Jerry Lalrinzuala | £837 | £43,524 | 22 | Left-back | India | MAY 2020 | ||
| Vishal Kaith | £720 | £37,440 | 24 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Chhuantea (Lalchhuanmawia Fanai) | £716 | £37,232 | 31 | Left-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Thoi Singh | £705 | £36,660 | 29 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Germanpreet Singh | £623 | £32,396 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Edwin Sydney | £590 | £30,680 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, midfielder, winger | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Karanjit Singh | £583 | £30,316 | 34 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Aman Chhetri | £439 | £22,828 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Reagan Singh | £354 | £18,408 | 29 | Full-back | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Abhijit Sarkar | £286 | £14,872 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Deepak Tangri | £265 | £13,780 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Samik Mitra | £233 | £12,116 | 19 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Remi (Aimol Reamsochung) | £233 | £12,116 | 20 | Right-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Sinivasan Pandiyan | £233 | £12,116 | 24 | Central midfielder | India | MAY 2021 | ||
| Rahim Ali | £233 | £12,116 | 20 | Striker | India | MAY 2021 | ||
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 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chennai wages, 2020/21
What was Chennai's wage bill in 2020/21?
Chennai paid £30,317 a week in 2020/21 - £1,576,484 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chennai player in 2020/21?
Esmael Gonçalves (Esmael Gonçalves) was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £3,300 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £1,431.
What was the average Chennai salary in 2020/21?
The average Chennai player aged 22 or over earned £1,431 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Chennai's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Chennai pay £9,891 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £30,317 of 2020/21. The current squad is 28 players against 26 then.