AFC Bournemouth 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Asmir Begovic on £73,000 per week · see the current AFC Bournemouth wage bill
We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 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 — 129% higher than the £578,705 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asmir Begovic | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 33 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Shane Long | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 33 | ST (C) | Ireland | ||
| Steve Cook | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | D (C) | England | ||
| Jefferson Lerma | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Colombia | ||
| Adam Smith | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 29 | D/WB (RL) | England | ||
| Lewis Cook | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Junior Stanislas | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Arnaut Danjuma | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | M (L), AM (RL) | Holland | ||
| Ben Pearson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Dominic Solanke | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 22 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Jack Stacey | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | D (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| David Brooks | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | M (R), AM (RC) | Wales | ||
| Lloyd Kelly | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 21 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Diego Rico | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 27 | D/WB (L) | Spain | ||
| Philip Billing | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | DM, M (C) | Denmark | ||
| Chris Mepham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | D (C) | Wales | ||
| Jack Wilshere | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | M (C), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Rodrigo Riquelme | £4,700 | £244,400 | 20 | M/AM (RLC) | Spain | ||
| Sam Surridge | £4,600 | £239,200 | 21 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Mark Travers | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Gavin Kilkenny | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | M/AM (C) | Ireland | ||
| Jaidon Anthony | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | M/AM (R), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jordan Zemura | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | D/WB (L) | Zimbabwe | ||
| Corey Jordan | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | D (C) | England | ||
| Dinesh Gillela | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | D (C), DM | England | ||
| Keelan O'Connell | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Ryan Glover | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| George Hunt | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | M (C) | England | ||
| Luke Nippard | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | M (C) | England | ||
| Brooklyn Genesini | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Connor Kurran-Browne | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Cameron Plain | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Will Dennis | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Moriah-Welsh | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | M (RLC), AM (RL) | England | ||
| Joe Besant | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Clarke | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Billy Terrell | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Wadham | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Owen Bevan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | Wales | ||
| Tarik Gidaree | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (R) | England | ||
| Abdi Mohamed | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (C) | Kenya | ||
| Jack Seddon | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| Owen Palmer | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (R) | England | ||
| Jake Adams | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (R) | England | ||
| Euan Pollock | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Aaron Roberts | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Matt Burgess | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (C) | England | ||
| Brandon Channell | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| Noa Boutin | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | WB (L) | France | ||
| Ferdinand Okoh | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Tom Rolls | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Bournemouth wages, 2020/21
What was AFC Bournemouth's wage bill in 2020/21?
AFC Bournemouth paid £578,705 a week in 2020/21 - £30,092,660 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AFC Bournemouth player in 2020/21?
Asmir Begovic was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £73,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £31,353.
What was the average AFC Bournemouth salary in 2020/21?
The average AFC Bournemouth player aged 22 or over earned £31,353 a week in 2020/21, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Bournemouth's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
AFC Bournemouth pay £1,325,840 a week in 2026/27, 129% higher than the £578,705 of 2020/21. The current squad is 62 players against 52 then.