Kerala 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Danish Farooq on £2,400 per week · see the current Kerala wage bill
Then and now
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27 — 80% lower than the £16,475 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danish Farooq | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | AM C | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Fallou Ndiaye | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | D C | Senegal | MAY 2025 | ||
| Jai Quitongo | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | AM R, ST | JUN 2024 | |||
| Kevin Yoke | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | AM RL | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marlon Roos Trujillo | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | AM LC, F C | Germany | MAY 2024 | ||
| Rowllin Borges | £875 | £45,500 | 33 | DM | India | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sachin Suresh | £799 | £41,548 | 24 | GK | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Bikash Yumnam | £704 | £36,608 | 21 | D C | India | MAY 2027 | ||
| Aiban Dohling | £679 | £35,308 | 29 | D RC | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Arsh Shaikh | £622 | £32,344 | 23 | GK | India | MAY 2026 | ||
| Naocha Singh | £609 | £31,668 | 25 | D/WB RL | India | MAY 2026 | ||
| R Lalthanmawia | £569 | £29,588 | 23 | AM RL, ST | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Hormipam Ruivah | £560 | £29,120 | 24 | D C | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Bikash Singh | £523 | £27,196 | 24 | WB L | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Víctor Bertomeu | £500 | £26,000 | 32 | AM R, ST | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Muhammed Saheef | £310 | £16,120 | 22 | D/WB L | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Nora Fernandes | £282 | £14,664 | 27 | GK | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Nihal Sudeesh | £241 | £12,532 | 24 | AM RL, ST | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Sukham Meitei | £237 | £12,324 | 21 | D C | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Aman Aman | £219 | £11,388 | 19 | ST | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Sandeep Singh | £193 | £10,036 | 30 | D RC | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Sreekuttan MS | £193 | £10,036 | 20 | AM R, ST | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Freddy Lallawmawma | £173 | £8,996 | 22 | DM | India | MAY 2025 | ||
| Pranav Sundarraman | £168 | £8,736 | 18 | GK | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Mohammed Azhar | £144 | £7,488 | 22 | DM | India | MAY 2024 | ||
| Vibin Mohanan | £120 | £6,240 | 22 | DM, AM C | India | MAY 2027 | ||
| Korou Singh | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | M C | India | JUN 2024 | ||
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 27 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kerala wages, 2024/25
What was Kerala's wage bill in 2024/25?
Kerala paid £16,475 a week in 2024/25 - £856,700 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kerala player in 2024/25?
Danish Farooq was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £2,400 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £700.
What was the average Kerala salary in 2024/25?
The average Kerala player aged 22 or over earned £700 a week in 2024/25, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Kerala's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27, 80% lower than the £16,475 of 2024/25. The current squad is 13 players against 27 then.