Chennai 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Cristian Battocchio on £3,400 per week · see the current Chennai wage bill
Then and now
Chennai pay £9,891 a week in 2026/27 — 68% lower than the £31,240 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Battocchio | £3,400 | £176,800 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | MAY 2024 | ||
| Connor Shields | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | Winger, striker | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Ryan Edwards | £2,700 | £140,400 | 29 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Rafael Crivellaro | £2,700 | £140,400 | 34 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Jordan Murray | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | Striker | Australia | MAY 2024 | ||
| Lazar Ćirković | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Serbia | MAY 2024 | ||
| Alexander Romario Jesuraj | £970 | £50,440 | 26 | Right winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Jiteshwor Singh | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Farukh Choudhary | £730 | £37,960 | 26 | Right winger, striker | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Sarthak Golui | £690 | £35,880 | 25 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Bikash Yumnam | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Mohammed Rafique | £660 | £34,320 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Debjit Majumder | £550 | £28,600 | 35 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Sourav Das | £450 | £23,400 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Revanth (B Revanth) | £400 | £20,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | India | - | ||
| Balaji Ganesan | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | Right-back | India | - | ||
| Rahim Ali | £390 | £20,280 | 23 | Right winger, striker | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Mobashir Rahman | £320 | £16,640 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Ninthoi (Ninthoinganba Meetei) | £290 | £15,080 | 21 | Right winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Tamal Naskar | £290 | £15,080 | 23 | Goalkeeper | India | - | ||
| Thanglalsoun Gangte | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Striker | India | MAY 2026 | ||
| Sooraj Antony | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Murugan Vijay | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Goalkeeper | India | - | ||
| Sumit Goswami | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Defender | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Rajat Roy | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Centre-back | India | - | ||
| Mohammed Nihal | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Dinamani Singh | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Defender | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Benedict Bebetto | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Right-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Sharon Sellas | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Wide midfielder | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| F Lalchhanchhuaha | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Ranjeth Kumar | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Central midfielder | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Solaimalai R | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Elangbam Meitei | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Winger, striker | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Prateek Kumar | £260 | £13,520 | 23 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Ankit Mukherjee | £250 | £13,000 | 27 | Right-back | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Sachu Siby | £250 | £13,000 | 23 | Left-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Irfan Yadwad | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Striker | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Charles Britto | £230 | £11,960 | 23 | Centre-back | India | - | ||
| Abdul Hannan | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2023 | ||
| Harsh Bartwal | £230 | £11,960 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | India | - | ||
| Joel Aju | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Goalkeeper | India | - | ||
| Preyarhanjan RS | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Left-back | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Nesta Colin | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Vincy Barreto | £220 | £11,440 | 23 | Winger | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Samik Mitra | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Ayush Adhikari | £190 | £9,880 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Aakash Sangwan | £140 | £7,280 | 27 | Left-back, left winger | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Gulab Rauth | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Lijo Francis | £140 | £7,280 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Bijay Chhetri | £140 | £7,280 | 22 | Centre-back | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Mohanraj K | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | Goalkeeper | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Rahul Manjula | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Centre-back | India | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chennai wages, 2023/24
What was Chennai's wage bill in 2023/24?
Chennai paid £31,240 a week in 2023/24 - £1,624,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chennai player in 2023/24?
Cristian Battocchio was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £3,400 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £844.
What was the average Chennai salary in 2023/24?
The average Chennai player aged 22 or over earned £844 a week in 2023/24, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Chennai's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Chennai pay £9,891 a week in 2026/27, 68% lower than the £31,240 of 2023/24. The current squad is 28 players against 52 then.