Cerezo Osaka 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Seiya Maikuma on £16,000 per week · see the current Cerezo Osaka wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cerezo Osaka pay £111,476 a week in 2026/27 — 33% lower than the £165,420 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiya Maikuma | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | D/WB R, AM R, ST | Japan | ||
| Yang Han-Been | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | GK | South Korea | ||
| Capixaba | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Shunta Tanaka | £8,600 | £447,200 | 26 | D C, DM | Japan | ||
| Lucas | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | WB R, AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Satoki Uejo | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Japan | ||
| Leo Ceara | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Vitor Bueno (Vitor Frezarin Bueno) | £7,500 | £390,000 | 28 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Hinata Kida | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | DM, M RC | Japan | ||
| Koji Toriumi | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | D C | Japan | ||
| Kyohei Noborizato | £6,000 | £312,000 | 32 | D/WB/AM L | Japan | ||
| Shinji Kagawa | £5,600 | £291,200 | 34 | AM C | Japan | ||
| Yuichi Hirano | £5,300 | £275,600 | 27 | DM | Japan | ||
| Hirotaka Tameda | £5,200 | £270,400 | 29 | AM RL | Japan | ||
| Kim Jin Hyeon | £5,000 | £260,000 | 36 | GK | South Korea | ||
| Masaya Shibayama | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | AM RL | Japan | ||
| Hiroaki Okuno | £4,200 | £218,400 | 33 | AM/F C | Japan | ||
| Hiroto Yamada | £4,200 | £218,400 | 23 | AM R, ST | Japan | ||
| Jordy Croux | £4,100 | £213,200 | 29 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Ryuya Nishio | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | D C | Japan | ||
| Kakeru Funaki | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | D/WB/M L | Japan | ||
| Ryosuke Shindo | £2,700 | £140,400 | 27 | D C | Japan | ||
| Ryo Watanabe | £2,700 | £140,400 | 26 | ST | Japan | ||
| Shinnosuke Kinoshita | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | ST | Japan | ||
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | £2,200 | £114,400 | 33 | AM RLC | Japan | ||
| Reiya Sakata | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | AM R | Japan | ||
| Tatsuya Yamashita | £1,600 | £83,200 | 35 | D C | Japan | ||
| Sota Kitano | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | AM/F C | Japan | ||
| Keisuke Shimizu | £960 | £49,920 | 34 | GK | Japan | ||
| Kengo Furuyama | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | AM R, ST | Japan | ||
| Hayato Okuda | £370 | £19,240 | 22 | WB L | Japan | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cerezo Osaka wages, 2023/24
What was Cerezo Osaka's wage bill in 2023/24?
Cerezo Osaka paid £165,420 a week in 2023/24 - £8,601,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cerezo Osaka player in 2023/24?
Seiya Maikuma was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £16,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £5,928.
What was the average Cerezo Osaka salary in 2023/24?
The average Cerezo Osaka player aged 22 or over earned £5,928 a week in 2023/24, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Cerezo Osaka's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Cerezo Osaka pay £111,476 a week in 2026/27, 33% lower than the £165,420 of 2023/24. The current squad is 28 players against 31 then.