Chennai 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Alberto Noguera on £2,500 per week · see the current Chennai wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Chennai pay £10,112 a week in 2026/27 — 49% lower than the £19,893 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Noguera | £2,500 | £130,000 | 35 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Daniel Chima Chukwu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 34 | AM R, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Mohammed Ali Bemammer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 35 | DM | Morocco | ||
| Kau | £1,300 | £67,600 | 26 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Elsinho | £1,300 | £67,600 | 34 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Mandar Rao Dessai | £891 | £46,332 | 33 | D/WB/AM L | India | ||
| Jiteshwor Singh | £856 | £44,512 | 23 | DM | India | ||
| Gurkirat Singh | £849 | £44,148 | 21 | AM L, ST | India | ||
| Imran Khan | £778 | £40,456 | 30 | AM LC | India | ||
| Farukh Choudhary | £725 | £37,700 | 28 | AM R, ST | India | ||
| Pritam Kotal | £708 | £36,816 | 31 | D RC | India | ||
| Lalrinliana Hnamte | £698 | £36,296 | 22 | AM RC | India | ||
| Jitendra Singh | £616 | £32,032 | 24 | D C, DM | India | ||
| Vignesh Dakshinamurthy | £598 | £31,096 | 27 | D/AM L | India | ||
| Laldinliana | £519 | £26,988 | 26 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Mohammad Nawaz | £473 | £24,596 | 25 | GK | India | ||
| PC Laldinpuia | £399 | £20,748 | 28 | D RC | India | ||
| Klusner Pereira | £289 | £15,028 | 27 | D L | |||
| Preyarhanjan RS | £257 | £13,364 | 19 | WB L | India | ||
| Karthick Thirumalai | £252 | £13,104 | 19 | M C | |||
| Ankit Mukherjee | £250 | £13,000 | 29 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Irfan Yadwad | £241 | £12,532 | 24 | ST | India | ||
| Raj Basfore | £216 | £11,232 | 22 | D C | India | ||
| Samik Mitra | £212 | £11,024 | 24 | GK | India | ||
| Vivek S | £198 | £10,296 | 20 | D C | |||
| Malhar Mohol | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | GK | |||
| Devansh Dabas | £173 | £8,996 | 23 | GK | India | ||
| Mohanraj K | £115 | £5,980 | 21 | GK | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chennai wages, 2024/25
What was Chennai's wage bill in 2024/25?
Chennai paid £19,893 a week in 2024/25 - £1,034,436 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chennai player in 2024/25?
Alberto Noguera was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £2,500 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £820.
What was the average Chennai salary in 2024/25?
The average Chennai player aged 22 or over earned £820 a week in 2024/25, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Chennai's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Chennai pay £10,112 a week in 2026/27, 49% lower than the £19,893 of 2024/25. The current squad is 29 players against 28 then.