Vissel Kobe 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Hotaru Yamaguchi on £13,000 per week · see the current Vissel Kobe wage bill
Then and now
Vissel Kobe pay £203,430 a week in 2026/27 — 27% higher than the £159,600 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | DM | Japan | JAN 2027 | ||
| Yûya Ôsako | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | AM LC, F C | Japan | JAN 2026 | ||
| Gotoku Sakai | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | D/WB RL, DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Thuler | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Daiya Maekawa | £9,400 | £488,800 | 28 | GK | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Lincoln | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | ST | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yôsuke Ideguchi | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Tetsushi Yamakawa | £6,600 | £343,200 | 25 | D RC | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Jean Patric (Jean Patric Lima dos Reis) | £6,100 | £317,200 | 26 | AM RLC | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yoshinori Mutô | £6,000 | £312,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Nanasei Iino | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | D/WB RL, AM R | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Takuya Iwanami | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yuki Honda | £5,300 | £275,600 | 32 | D LC | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Koya Yuruki | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | AM LC | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Mitsuki Saito | £4,900 | £254,800 | 24 | DM, AM C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Rikuto Hirose | £4,700 | £244,400 | 27 | D/WB RL, M R | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Ryo Hatsuse | £4,700 | £244,400 | 26 | D/WB RL | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Daiju Sasaki | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Ryuho Kikuchi | £3,700 | £192,400 | 26 | D C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Takahiro Ohgihara | £3,600 | £187,200 | 31 | DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Shota Arai | £3,600 | £187,200 | 34 | GK | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Taisei Miyashiro | £3,600 | £187,200 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yuya Nakasaka | £3,300 | £171,600 | 25 | AM RL | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Haruya Ide | £2,200 | £114,400 | 29 | AM C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Powell Obinna Obi | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | GK | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Tatsunori Sakurai | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yuya Kuwasaki | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Juzo Ura | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | AM R | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Mitsuki Hidaka | £950 | £49,400 | 20 | M C | Japan | - | ||
| Shogo Terasaka | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D C | Japan | JAN 2026 | ||
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 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Vissel Kobe wages, 2023/24
What was Vissel Kobe's wage bill in 2023/24?
Vissel Kobe paid £159,600 a week in 2023/24 - £8,299,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Vissel Kobe player in 2023/24?
Hotaru Yamaguchi was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £13,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £5,988.
What was the average Vissel Kobe salary in 2023/24?
The average Vissel Kobe player aged 22 or over earned £5,988 a week in 2023/24, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Vissel Kobe's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Vissel Kobe pay £203,430 a week in 2026/27, 27% higher than the £159,600 of 2023/24. The current squad is 31 players against 30 then.