Columbus Crew 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Fanendo Adi on £31,000 per week · see the current Columbus Crew wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27 — 69% higher than the £167,540 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanendo Adi | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Gyasi Zardes | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Mensah | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Darlington Nagbe | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Lucas Zelarayán | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Pedro Santos | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Youness Mokhtar | £7,300 | £379,600 | 27 | AM LC | Morocco | ||
| Artur | £6,500 | £338,000 | 23 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Vito Wormgoor | £5,500 | £286,000 | 30 | D C | Holland | ||
| Eloy Room | £5,300 | £275,600 | 30 | GK | Curaçao | ||
| Harrison Afful | £5,200 | £270,400 | 33 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Luis Díaz | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | AM RL | Costa Rica | ||
| Milton Valenzuela | £4,900 | £254,800 | 20 | D/WB L | Argentina | ||
| Axel Sjöberg | £3,500 | £182,000 | 28 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Héctor Jiménez | £3,200 | £166,400 | 30 | D/M RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Williams | £3,100 | £161,200 | 31 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Aboubacar Keita | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Waylon Francis | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | D/WB L | Costa Rica | ||
| JJ Williams | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordan Hamilton | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | ST | Canada | ||
| Aidan Morris | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jon Kempin | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Griffin | £910 | £47,320 | 20 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Matt Lampson | £900 | £46,800 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Rémi Prieur | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastian Berhalter | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Columbus Crew wages, 2019/20
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2019/20?
Columbus Crew paid £167,540 a week in 2019/20 - £8,712,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Columbus Crew player in 2019/20?
Fanendo Adi was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £31,000 a week, 3.9x the 22+ squad average of £7,888.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2019/20?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £7,888 a week in 2019/20, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Columbus Crew's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 69% higher than the £167,540 of 2019/20. The current squad is 31 players against 26 then.