Vissel Kobe 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Gotoku Sakai on £14,000 per week · see the current Vissel Kobe wage bill
Then and now
Vissel Kobe pay £203,430 a week in 2026/27 — 24% higher than the £163,691 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gotoku Sakai | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | D/WB RL, DM | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Boniface Nduka | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | D C | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daiya Maekawa | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | GK | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Caetano | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | D C | Brazil | - | ||
| Takashi Inui | £10,000 | £520,000 | 37 | AM LC | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Thuler | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Tetsushi Yamakawa | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | D RC | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Diego | £8,400 | £436,800 | 29 | D LC, M L | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jean Patric (Jean Patric Lima dos Reis) | £8,100 | £421,200 | 28 | AM RLC | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yoshinori Mutô | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yûya Ôsako | £7,000 | £364,000 | 35 | AM LC, F C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Katsuya Nagato | £7,000 | £364,000 | 30 | D L | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Takahiro Ohgihara | £5,600 | £291,200 | 33 | DM | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Shûichi Gonda | £4,600 | £239,200 | 36 | GK | JAN 2024 | |||
| Daiju Sasaki | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Japan | DEC 2024 | ||
| Nanasei Iino | £3,900 | £202,800 | 28 | D/WB RL, AM R | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Kotaro Uchino | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | ST | Japan | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mitsuki Hidaka | £2,900 | £150,800 | 22 | M C | Japan | DEC 2026 | ||
| Haruya Ide | £2,200 | £114,400 | 31 | AM C | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Shohei Takahashi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | D C, DM | JAN 2024 | |||
| Shunta Hirohata | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Shûhei Kawasaki | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Yuta Miyahara | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | AM RLC | Japan | JUN 2026 | ||
| Juzo Ura | £984 | £51,168 | 21 | AM R | JAN 2025 | |||
| Rikuto Hashimoto | £904 | £47,008 | 20 | D/WB L | JAN 2025 | |||
| Kaito Yamada | £765 | £39,780 | 18 | D C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Ren Komatsu | £700 | £36,400 | 26 | ST | Japan | JAN 2025 | ||
| Yuta Goke | £670 | £34,840 | 26 | AM RC | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Shoi Sakamoto | £462 | £24,024 | 20 | DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Aiku Nishikawa | £454 | £23,608 | 18 | D/M R | APR 2024 | |||
| Hayato Watanabe | £414 | £21,528 | 18 | ST | APR 2024 | |||
| Hayato Takayama | £403 | £20,956 | 20 | AM R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Itsuki Tanigawa | £374 | £19,448 | 19 | GK | DEC 2024 | |||
| Justin Homma | £364 | £18,928 | 19 | D R | JUN 2025 | |||
| Kosuke Yoshioka | £348 | £18,096 | 19 | GK | DEC 2024 | |||
| Motonari Tanaka | £338 | £17,576 | 20 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Ko Tashiro | £337 | £17,524 | 21 | D R, DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Masatsugu Ae | £325 | £16,900 | 20 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Oga Morita | £311 | £16,172 | 18 | AM R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Niina Tominaga | £307 | £15,964 | 20 | ST | Japan | JAN 2024 | ||
| Riku Fujimoto | £303 | £15,756 | 18 | DM | APR 2024 | |||
| Shota Arisue | £298 | £15,496 | 20 | AM/F C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Teruya Imatomi | £294 | £15,288 | 19 | DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Ran Yoshioka | £284 | £14,768 | 19 | AM/F C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Riku Ibaraki | £284 | £14,768 | 19 | D L | DEC 2024 | |||
| Takuma Eguchi | £283 | £14,716 | 18 | D RL | APR 2024 | |||
| Sota Onishi | £278 | £14,456 | 18 | AM R | APR 2024 | |||
| Shido Matsuda | £268 | £13,936 | 18 | D C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Yusei Shima | £264 | £13,728 | 18 | D C | APR 2024 | |||
| Shoei Oka | £261 | £13,572 | 19 | M L | DEC 2024 | |||
| Yuan Iwamoto | £214 | £11,128 | 19 | DM | 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 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Vissel Kobe wages, 2024/25
What was Vissel Kobe's wage bill in 2024/25?
Vissel Kobe paid £163,691 a week in 2024/25 - £8,511,932 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Vissel Kobe player in 2024/25?
Gotoku Sakai was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £14,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £6,712.
What was the average Vissel Kobe salary in 2024/25?
The average Vissel Kobe player aged 22 or over earned £6,712 a week in 2024/25, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Vissel Kobe's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Vissel Kobe pay £203,430 a week in 2026/27, 24% higher than the £163,691 of 2024/25. The current squad is 31 players against 51 then.