Avispa 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Shahab Zahedi on £8,600 per week · see the current Avispa wage bill
Then and now
Avispa pay £108,290 a week in 2026/27 — 5% lower than the £113,689 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahab Zahedi | £8,600 | £447,200 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Iran | DEC 2024 | ||
| Yôsuke Ideguchi | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | DM | Japan | - | ||
| Kazuki Fujita | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | GK | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Masaya Tashiro | £7,900 | £410,800 | 32 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Takumi Kamijima | £7,600 | £395,200 | 28 | D C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| KennedyEgbus Mikuni | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | D C | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Yota Maejima | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | D/WB/M RL | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yuma Obata | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | GK | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Shintaro Nago | £4,600 | £239,200 | 29 | DM, AM C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yuya Yamagishi | £4,300 | £223,600 | 31 | AM/F C | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Hisashi Jogo | £4,200 | £218,400 | 39 | AM RC, F C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Kohei Okuno | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | DM | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Masato Yuzawa | £3,900 | £202,800 | 31 | D/WB RL, M R | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Tatsuki Nara | £3,600 | £187,200 | 31 | D C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kimiya Moriyama | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | D C | JAN 2025 | |||
| Kazuki Fujimoto | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | WB L, AM LC | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Powell Obinna Obi | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | GK | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Seiya Inoue | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Hiroki Akino | £2,200 | £114,400 | 30 | DM | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jin Tokishi | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Jurato Ikeda | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | D C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Katsuki Nishimura | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Reiju Tsuruno | £1,700 | £88,400 | 24 | ST | JAN 2025 | |||
| Tomoya Miki | £1,600 | £83,200 | 27 | AM C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Takumi Yamanoi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | GK | JAN 2024 | |||
| Kenta Matsuyama | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | GK | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ichika Maeda | £889 | £46,228 | 19 | AM/F C | JAN 2024 | |||
| Shosei Usui | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | ST | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kaoru Yamawaki | £337 | £17,524 | 24 | D RL | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yutaka Michiwaki | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | ST | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryoya Kawaida | £261 | £13,572 | 19 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Sota Iwanaga | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Tetsushi Kai | £244 | £12,688 | 21 | GK | DEC 2024 | |||
| Seiya Takada | £108 | £5,616 | 19 | ST | DEC 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 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 34 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Avispa wages, 2024/25
What was Avispa's wage bill in 2024/25?
Avispa paid £113,689 a week in 2024/25 - £5,911,828 across the year - spread over a squad of 34. We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Avispa player in 2024/25?
Shahab Zahedi was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £8,600 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £4,136.
What was the average Avispa salary in 2024/25?
The average Avispa player aged 22 or over earned £4,136 a week in 2024/25, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 34. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Avispa's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Avispa pay £108,290 a week in 2026/27, 5% lower than the £113,689 of 2024/25. The current squad is 35 players against 34 then.