Cerezo Osaka 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Hayato Okuda on £11,000 per week · see the current Cerezo Osaka wage bill
We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cerezo Osaka pay £111,476 a week in 2026/27 — 20% lower than the £139,329 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayato Okuda | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | WB L | Japan | ||
| Koki Fukui | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | GK | Japan | ||
| Tokuma Suzuki | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | DM | Japan | ||
| Motohiko Nakajima | £8,900 | £462,800 | 26 | DM, AM RC | Japan | ||
| Shinnosuke Hatanaka | £8,600 | £447,200 | 29 | D C | Japan | ||
| Thiago Andrade | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Shinji Kagawa | £7,600 | £395,200 | 36 | AM C | Japan | ||
| Hayato Tanaka | £7,200 | £374,400 | 21 | D LC | Japan | ||
| Ayumu Ohata | £6,500 | £338,000 | 24 | D LC, M L | Japan | ||
| Dion Cools | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | D RC, M R | Malaysia | ||
| Solomon Sakuragawa | £5,600 | £291,200 | 23 | ST | Japan | ||
| Satoki Uejo | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Japan | ||
| Hinata Kida | £4,200 | £218,400 | 25 | DM, M RC | Japan | ||
| Kosuke Nakamura | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | GK | Japan | ||
| Kim Jin Hyeon | £4,000 | £208,000 | 38 | GK | South Korea | ||
| Masaya Shibayama | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | AM RL | Japan | ||
| Ryosuke Yamanaka | £3,700 | £192,400 | 32 | D/WB/M L | Japan | ||
| Rikito Inoue | £3,700 | £192,400 | 28 | D C | Japan | ||
| Shion Homma | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | AM L | Japan | ||
| Kyohei Yoshino | £3,000 | £156,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Japan | ||
| Nelson Ishiwatari | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | D C, DM | |||
| Takumi Nakamura | £2,600 | £135,200 | 24 | D R | Japan | ||
| Kengo Furuyama | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | Japan | ||
| Reiya Sakata | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | AM R | Japan | ||
| Yumeki Yokoyama | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | AM L, ST | |||
| Kusini Yengi | £858 | £44,616 | 26 | ST | Australia | ||
| Rui Osako | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | AM C | |||
| Sojiro Shirahama | £673 | £34,996 | 20 | D C | |||
| Ken Isibor | £577 | £30,004 | 17 | GK | |||
| Kumpei Yamaoka | £372 | £19,344 | 19 | GK | |||
| Ritsuki Sarara | £297 | £15,444 | 19 | AM RC | |||
| Tsubasa Shimizu | £252 | £13,104 | 19 | M C | |||
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 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 32 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cerezo Osaka wages, 2024/25
What was Cerezo Osaka's wage bill in 2024/25?
Cerezo Osaka paid £139,329 a week in 2024/25 - £7,245,108 across the year - spread over a squad of 32. We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cerezo Osaka player in 2024/25?
Hayato Okuda was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £11,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £5,607.
What was the average Cerezo Osaka salary in 2024/25?
The average Cerezo Osaka player aged 22 or over earned £5,607 a week in 2024/25, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 32. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Cerezo Osaka's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Cerezo Osaka pay £111,476 a week in 2026/27, 20% lower than the £139,329 of 2024/25. The current squad is 28 players against 32 then.