Kerala 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Marko Lešković on £3,900 per week · see the current Kerala wage bill
We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27 — 87% lower than the £25,880 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Lešković | £3,900 | £202,800 | 30 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Adrián Luna | £3,500 | £182,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Uruguay | ||
| Enes Sipovic | £2,300 | £119,600 | 30 | D C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Álvaro Vázquez | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | ST | Spain | ||
| Nishu Kumar | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Harmanjot Singh Khabra | £1,200 | £62,400 | 32 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | India | ||
| Jorge Pereyra Díaz | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Jessel Carneiro | £980 | £50,960 | 30 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Chencho (Chencho Gyeltshen) | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Bhutan | ||
| Puitea (Lalthathanga Khawlhring) | £610 | £31,720 | 23 | DM, AM LC | India | ||
| Sahal Abdul Samad | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | AM C | India | ||
| Hormipam Ruivah | £560 | £29,120 | 20 | D C | India | ||
| Karanjit Singh | £530 | £27,560 | 35 | GK | India | ||
| Rahul Praveen | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | AM RL | India | ||
| Albino Gomes | £490 | £25,480 | 27 | GK | India | ||
| Aritra Das | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | AM C | India | ||
| Jeakson Singh | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | DM | India | ||
| Denechandra Meitei | £290 | £15,080 | 27 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Sanoop Chandran | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | M C | India | ||
| Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | GK | India | ||
| Mohammed Esha | £270 | £14,040 | 22 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Muhammed Basith | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | AM RL | India | ||
| Prasanth Karuthadathkuni | £240 | £12,480 | 24 | AM RL, ST | India | ||
| Sanjeev Stalin | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Givson Singh | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | AM C | India | ||
| Ananthu Murali | £230 | £11,960 | 23 | ST | India | ||
| Vincy Barreto | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | AM RL | India | ||
| Anil Gaonkar | £190 | £9,880 | 24 | ST | India | ||
| Ayush Adhikari | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | AM RC | India | ||
| Sandeep Singh | £190 | £9,880 | 26 | D C | India | ||
| Abdullah K.S | £180 | £9,360 | 21 | ST | India | ||
| Zayed bin Waleed | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | DM, AM C | India | ||
| Muheet Shabir | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | GK | India | ||
| Deep Saha | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | AM RC, F C | India | ||
| Gotimayum Muktasana | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | AM C | India | ||
| Sujith Sasikumar | £120 | £6,240 | 23 | GK | India | ||
| Birendra Singh | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 37 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kerala wages, 2021/22
What was Kerala's wage bill in 2021/22?
Kerala paid £25,880 a week in 2021/22 - £1,345,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 37. We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kerala player in 2021/22?
Marko Lešković was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £3,900 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,077.
What was the average Kerala salary in 2021/22?
The average Kerala player aged 22 or over earned £1,077 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 37. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do Kerala's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27, 87% lower than the £25,880 of 2021/22. The current squad is 13 players against 37 then.