Kerala 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Bakary Koné on £5,500 per week · see the current Kerala 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
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27 — 92% lower than the £40,653 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakary Koné | £5,500 | £286,000 | 32 | D (C) | Burkina Faso | ||
| Costa Nhamoinesu | £4,400 | £228,800 | 34 | D (LC) | Zimbabwe | ||
| Facundo Pereyra | £4,300 | £223,600 | 32 | AM (C), ST (C) | Argentina | ||
| Gary Hooper | £4,200 | £218,400 | 32 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Vicente | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | DM, M (C) | Spain | ||
| Jordan Murray | £3,100 | £161,200 | 24 | ST (C) | Australia | ||
| Nishu Kumar | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | D/WB (L) | India | ||
| Juande | £2,100 | £109,200 | 34 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Spain | ||
| Sergio Cidoncha | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | DM, M (RC) | Spain | ||
| Jessel Carneiro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | D/WB (L) | India | ||
| Lalruatthara | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | D/WB (RL) | India | ||
| Puitea (Lalthathanga Khawlhring) | £671 | £34,892 | 22 | DM, M/AM (LC) | India | ||
| Seityasen Singh | £662 | £34,424 | 30 | M/AM (RL) | India | ||
| Sahal Abdul Samad | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | M/AM (C) | India | ||
| Rahul Praveen | £566 | £29,432 | 20 | M (R), AM (RL) | India | ||
| Nongdamba (Nongdamba Singh) | £553 | £28,756 | 20 | AM (RL) | India | ||
| Albino Gomes | £524 | £27,248 | 26 | GK | India | ||
| Rohit Kumar | £513 | £26,676 | 23 | DM, M (C) | India | ||
| Denechandra Meitei | £388 | £20,176 | 26 | D/WB (L) | India | ||
| Jeakson Singh | £381 | £19,812 | 19 | DM, M (C) | India | ||
| Ritwik Kumar Das | £333 | £17,316 | 23 | M/AM (R) | India | ||
| Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | GK | India | ||
| Abdul Hakku | £265 | £13,780 | 26 | D (C) | India | ||
| Givson Singh | £265 | £13,780 | 18 | M/AM (C) | India | ||
| Prasanth Karuthadathkuni | £265 | £13,780 | 23 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | India | ||
| Bilal Khan | £233 | £12,116 | 25 | GK | India | ||
| Sandeep Singh | £212 | £11,024 | 25 | D (C) | India | ||
| Ayush Adhikari | £212 | £11,024 | 19 | M/AM (RC) | India | ||
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 28 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kerala wages, 2020/21
What was Kerala's wage bill in 2020/21?
Kerala paid £40,653 a week in 2020/21 - £2,113,956 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 Kerala player in 2020/21?
Bakary Koné was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £5,500 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £1,744.
What was the average Kerala salary in 2020/21?
The average Kerala player aged 22 or over earned £1,744 a week in 2020/21, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Kerala's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27, 92% lower than the £40,653 of 2020/21. The current squad is 13 players against 28 then.