Sanfrecce 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Hayato Araki on £17,000 per week · see the current Sanfrecce wage bill
Then and now
Sanfrecce pay £124,476 a week in 2026/27 — 32% lower than the £184,041 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayato Araki | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | D C | Japan | JAN 2026 | ||
| Hayao Kawabe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | AM C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Keisuke Osako | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | GK | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Sho Sasaki | £12,000 | £624,000 | 35 | D LC | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Shuto Nakano | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | D RC, DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Ryo Germain | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | AM RC, F C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mutsuki Kato | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Tolgay Arslan | £8,600 | £447,200 | 34 | DM | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nassim Ben Khalifa | £7,900 | £410,800 | 33 | AM RLC, F C | Switzerland | JAN 2024 | ||
| Shunki Higashi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Naoto Arai | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | D RLC | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kim Ju-Sung | £6,000 | £312,000 | 24 | D C | South Korea | JUN 2025 | ||
| Takaaki Shichi | £5,600 | £291,200 | 31 | D/WB/M L | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Akito Suzuki | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | ST | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daiki Suga | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | WB/AM L | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Naoki Maeda | £4,900 | £254,800 | 30 | AM RC | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tsukasa Shiotani | £4,600 | £239,200 | 36 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Taishi Matsumoto | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Valere Germain | £4,500 | £234,000 | 35 | AM/F C | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kôsuke Kinoshita | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | ST | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yusuke Chajima | £3,300 | £171,600 | 33 | WB R, AM RL | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Keita Miyazawa | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | M C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Taichi Yamasaki | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Takuto Hayashi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 42 | GK | JUN 2026 | |||
| Yudai Tanaka | £1,300 | £67,600 | 29 | GK | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Koshin Yamada | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | GK | DEC 2024 | |||
| Shun Ayukawa | £819 | £42,588 | 23 | AM/F C | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Yotaro Nakajima | £656 | £34,112 | 19 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Sota Koshimichi | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | M L | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Issei Ouchi | £554 | £28,808 | 24 | GK | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sota Nakamura | £541 | £28,132 | 22 | AM R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Aren Inoue | £483 | £25,116 | 18 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Akashi Inoue | £457 | £23,764 | 19 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Arashi Daijomen | £442 | £22,984 | 19 | D L | DEC 2024 | |||
| Ayuki Masutani | £435 | £22,620 | 18 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Hagumu Nakagawa | £432 | £22,464 | 20 | AM R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Fuga Kotani | £399 | £20,748 | 18 | D R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Hinata Hashimoto | £397 | £20,644 | 19 | M L | DEC 2024 | |||
| Isshin Kuroki | £397 | £20,644 | 19 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Hiroto Ukai | £379 | £19,708 | 19 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Jo Tsunokake | £377 | £19,604 | 20 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Zento Torii | £372 | £19,344 | 20 | DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Hikaru Ogawa | £365 | £18,980 | 18 | GK | APR 2024 | |||
| Kazuma Matsumoto | £363 | £18,876 | 19 | M R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Kanata Nakamitsu | £352 | £18,304 | 19 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Miran Ishihara | £347 | £18,044 | 20 | D R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Ryota Hatano | £332 | £17,264 | 21 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Shin Takeyama | £303 | £15,756 | 19 | DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Seiya Ishibashi | £297 | £15,444 | 19 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Shunsuke Sawada | £283 | £14,716 | 19 | GK | DEC 2024 | |||
| Soma Hiroshige | £269 | £13,988 | 18 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Yuki Kimura | £247 | £12,844 | 20 | M R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Yuzu Kasagi | £243 | £12,636 | 20 | D C | 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 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sanfrecce wages, 2024/25
What was Sanfrecce's wage bill in 2024/25?
Sanfrecce paid £184,041 a week in 2024/25 - £9,570,132 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sanfrecce player in 2024/25?
Hayato Araki was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £6,234.
What was the average Sanfrecce salary in 2024/25?
The average Sanfrecce player aged 22 or over earned £6,234 a week in 2024/25, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Sanfrecce's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Sanfrecce pay £124,476 a week in 2026/27, 32% lower than the £184,041 of 2024/25. The current squad is 29 players against 53 then.