Kashima Antlers 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Elber on £19,000 per week · see the current Kashima Antlers wage bill
Then and now
Kashima Antlers pay £174,610 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £177,700 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elber | £19,000 | £988,000 | 33 | AM RLC | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tomoki Hayakawa | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | GK | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Naomichi Ueda | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Kento Misao | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ikuma Sekigawa | £9,100 | £473,200 | 24 | D C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kei Chinen | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Koki Anzai | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | D/WB RL, M R | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yûma Suzuki | £8,300 | £431,600 | 29 | ST | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryoya Ogawa | £7,700 | £400,400 | 28 | D/WB L | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryotaro Araki | £7,700 | £400,400 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gaku Shibasaki | £7,200 | £374,400 | 33 | DM, AM C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yuya Oki | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | GK | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Leo Ceara | £7,000 | £364,000 | 30 | ST | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rikuto Hirose | £6,700 | £348,400 | 29 | D/WB RL, M R | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Yuta Higuchi | £6,300 | £327,600 | 28 | AM RC | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kaito Chida | £5,000 | £260,000 | 30 | D C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryuta Koike | £4,700 | £244,400 | 29 | D/WB RL, AM R | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yuta Matsumura | £4,300 | £223,600 | 24 | AM RLC | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Homare Tokuda | £4,200 | £218,400 | 18 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Gen Shoji | £4,200 | £218,400 | 32 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Kim Tae Hyeon | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | D C | South Korea | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kyôsuke Tagawa | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | AM L, ST | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Shu Morooka | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yu Funabashi | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Haruto Matsumoto | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | D R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Keisuke Tsukui | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Takanori Maeno | £1,600 | £83,200 | 37 | D LC | JUN 2026 | |||
| Keita Imai | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Shuhei Mizoguchi | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D L | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
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 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kashima Antlers wages, 2024/25
What was Kashima Antlers' wage bill in 2024/25?
Kashima Antlers paid £177,700 a week in 2024/25 - £9,240,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kashima Antlers player in 2024/25?
Elber was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £19,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £6,988.
What was the average Kashima Antlers salary in 2024/25?
The average Kashima Antlers player aged 22 or over earned £6,988 a week in 2024/25, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Kashima Antlers' 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Kashima Antlers pay £174,610 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £177,700 of 2024/25. The current squad is 28 players against 29 then.