Kerala 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Marko Lešković on £3,900 per week · see the current Kerala wage bill
We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27 — 90% lower than the £32,170 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Lešković | £3,900 | £202,800 | 31 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Adrián Luna | £3,500 | £182,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Uruguay | ||
| Dimitris Diamantakos | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | ST | Greece | ||
| Nishu Kumar | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Apostolos Giannou | £2,500 | £130,000 | 32 | ST | Australia | ||
| Danish Farooq | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | AM C | India | ||
| Víctor Mongil | £1,500 | £78,000 | 29 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Harmanjot Singh Khabra | £1,200 | £62,400 | 34 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | India | ||
| Jessel Carneiro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 31 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Jeakson Singh | £880 | £45,760 | 21 | DM | India | ||
| Hormipam Ruivah | £630 | £32,760 | 21 | D C | India | ||
| Karanjit Singh | £600 | £31,200 | 36 | GK | India | ||
| Sahal Abdul Samad | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Rahul Praveen | £580 | £30,160 | 22 | AM RL | India | ||
| Bidyashagar Singh | £540 | £28,080 | 24 | AM L, ST | India | ||
| Aritra Das | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | AM C | India | ||
| Birendra Singh | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | GK | India | ||
| Ivan Kaliuzhnyi | £360 | £18,720 | 24 | DM | Ukraine | ||
| Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | £320 | £16,640 | 21 | GK | India | ||
| Mohammed Esha | £280 | £14,560 | 23 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Muhammed Basith | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | AM RL | India | ||
| Nihal Sudeesh | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | AM RL, ST | India | ||
| Ananthu Murali | £260 | £13,520 | 25 | ST | India | ||
| Sanoop Chandran | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | M C | India | ||
| Bryce Miranda | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | DM | India | ||
| Sreekuttan MS | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM R, ST | India | ||
| Ayush Adhikari | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | DM, AM C | India | ||
| Sandeep Singh | £220 | £11,440 | 27 | D RC | India | ||
| Abdullah K.S | £200 | £10,400 | 22 | ST | India | ||
| Zayed bin Waleed | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | DM, AM C | India | ||
| Bijoy Varghese | £160 | £8,320 | 22 | D C | India | ||
| Muheet Shabir | £160 | £8,320 | 20 | GK | India | ||
| Mohammed Azhar | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | DM | India | ||
| Saurav Mondal | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | AM L | India | ||
| Deep Saha | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | AM RC, F C | India | ||
| Gotimayum Muktasana | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | AM C | India | ||
| Mohammed Aimen | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | ST | India | ||
| Sherin Salari | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | D C | India | ||
| Marvan Hussain | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | D C | India | ||
| Tejas Krishna | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | WB L | India | ||
| Muhammad Murshid | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | GK | India | ||
| Sujith Sasikumar | £130 | £6,760 | 24 | GK | India | ||
| Sachin Suresh | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | GK | India | ||
| Vibin Mohanan | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | DM, AM C | India | ||
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 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kerala wages, 2022/23
What was Kerala's wage bill in 2022/23?
Kerala paid £32,170 a week in 2022/23 - £1,672,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kerala player in 2022/23?
Marko Lešković was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £3,900 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £1,264.
What was the average Kerala salary in 2022/23?
The average Kerala player aged 22 or over earned £1,264 a week in 2022/23, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Kerala's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27, 90% lower than the £32,170 of 2022/23. The current squad is 13 players against 44 then.