Chennai 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Fallou Diagne on £3,300 per week · see the current Chennai wage bill
Then and now
Chennai pay £9,891 a week in 2026/27 — 62% lower than the £25,830 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallou Diagne | £3,300 | £171,600 | 32 | Centre-back | Senegal | MAY 2023 | ||
| Julius Düker | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | MAY 2023 | ||
| Kwame Karikari | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Left winger, striker | Ghana | MAY 2023 | ||
| Nasser El Khayati | £1,900 | £98,800 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Morocco | MAY 2023 | ||
| Petar Sliskovic | £1,800 | £93,600 | 31 | Striker | Croatia | MAY 2023 | ||
| Anirudh Thapa | £1,500 | £78,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Vafa Hakhamaneshi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Iran | MAY 2023 | ||
| Alexander Romario Jesuraj | £1,080 | £56,160 | 25 | Right winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Narayan Das | £840 | £43,680 | 28 | Left-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Mohammed Rafique | £740 | £38,480 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Bikash Yumnam | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Ajith Kumar Kamaraj | £640 | £33,280 | 25 | Left-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Debjit Majumder | £610 | £31,720 | 34 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Edwin Sydney | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Sourav Das | £520 | £27,040 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Rahim Ali | £450 | £23,400 | 22 | Right winger, striker | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Balaji Ganesan | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Right-back | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Gurmukh Singh | £380 | £19,760 | 23 | Right-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Sajid Dhot | £350 | £18,200 | 24 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Ninthoi (Ninthoinganba Meetei) | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | Right winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Givson Singh | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Prasanth Karuthadathkuni | £270 | £14,040 | 25 | Winger, striker | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Vincy Barreto | £260 | £13,520 | 22 | Winger | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Charles Britto | £260 | £13,520 | 22 | Centre-back | India | - | ||
| Harsh Bartwal | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | India | - | ||
| Joel Aju | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Goalkeeper | India | - | ||
| Samik Mitra | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Jockson Dhas | £220 | £11,440 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Monotosh Chakladar | £200 | £10,400 | 24 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Devansh Dabas | £200 | £10,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Raunak Nagul | £160 | £8,320 | 20 | Centre-back | India | - | ||
| Gulab Rauth | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | Left winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Lijo Francis | £160 | £8,320 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Aakash Sangwan | £150 | £7,800 | 26 | Left-back, left winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Rahul Manjula | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Senthamizhi S | £110 | £5,720 | 22 | Striker | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Tamal Naskar | £110 | £5,720 | 22 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2022 | ||
| Jiteshwor Singh | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Aqib Nawab | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Chris White | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Revanth (B Revanth) | £110 | £5,720 | 23 | Goalkeeper | India | - | ||
| Mohamed Liyaakath | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Right winger | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Sajal Bag | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 43 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chennai wages, 2022/23
What was Chennai's wage bill in 2022/23?
Chennai paid £25,830 a week in 2022/23 - £1,343,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 43. We hold a wage for all 43 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chennai player in 2022/23?
Fallou Diagne was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £3,300 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £821.
What was the average Chennai salary in 2022/23?
The average Chennai player aged 22 or over earned £821 a week in 2022/23, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 43. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Chennai's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Chennai pay £9,891 a week in 2026/27, 62% lower than the £25,830 of 2022/23. The current squad is 28 players against 43 then.