AFC Bournemouth 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Asmir Begovic on £73,000 per week · see the current AFC Bournemouth wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
AFC Bournemouth pay £1,325,840 a week in 2026/27 — 56% higher than the £850,770 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asmir Begovic | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 30 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Jermain Defoe | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 34 | ST | England | ||
| Joshua King | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Norway | ||
| Artur Boruc | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 37 | GK | Poland | ||
| Harry Arter | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 27 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Nathan Aké | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 22 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| Adam Smith | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 26 | D R | England | ||
| Steve Cook | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Jordon Ibe | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Andrew Surman | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Charlie Daniels | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 30 | D L | England | ||
| Dan Gosling | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | M C | England | ||
| Junior Stanislas | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| Adam Federici | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | GK | Australia | ||
| Callum Wilson | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Lewis Cook | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Simon Francis | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 32 | D RC | England | ||
| Brad Smith | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | D/WB L | Australia | ||
| Ryan Fraser | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Marc Pugh | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | AM RL | England | ||
| Lys Mousset | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Tyrone Mings | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | D LC | England | ||
| Emerson Hyndman | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Rhoys Wiggins | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| Jack Simpson | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Idris Zmimer | £910 | £47,320 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Matthew Worthington | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Jordan Holmes | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | GK | Australia | ||
| Matt Butcher | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Corey Jordan | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Kyle Taylor | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Mikael Ndjoli | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Jordan Lee | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | D/M R | England | ||
| Patrick O'Flaherty | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Keelan O'Connell | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | AM L | England | ||
| Tyler Cordner | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Charlie Kendall | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Jaidon Anthony | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Francis Vincent | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Tom Parker-Trott | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Clements | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jake Cope | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Tom Hanfrey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Ashley Pope | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Brennan Camp | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Cooper | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Luke Nippard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Antonio Diaz | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Connal Morrison | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Curtis Young | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Will Dennis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| James Boote | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Nnamdi Ofoborh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Tom Dinsmore | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Dinesh Gillela | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Mitchell Stedman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ryan Glover | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Calum Ward | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Charlie Seaman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Sam Sherring | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Zeno Ibsen Rossi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jake Scrimshaw | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Bournemouth wages, 2017/18
What was AFC Bournemouth's wage bill in 2017/18?
AFC Bournemouth paid £850,770 a week in 2017/18 - £44,240,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AFC Bournemouth player in 2017/18?
Asmir Begovic was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £73,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £36,650.
What was the average AFC Bournemouth salary in 2017/18?
The average AFC Bournemouth player aged 22 or over earned £36,650 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Bournemouth's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
AFC Bournemouth pay £1,325,840 a week in 2026/27, 56% higher than the £850,770 of 2017/18. The current squad is 62 players against 62 then.