Aston Villa 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Danny Drinkwater on £120,000 per week · see the current Aston Villa wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Aston Villa pay £2,237,346 a week in 2026/27 — 99% higher than the £1,124,500 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Drinkwater | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 29 | M C | England | ||
| Pepe Reina | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 36 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jack Grealish | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Douglas Luiz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 21 | DM | Brazil | ||
| John McGinn | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Borja Bastón | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 26 | ST | Spain | ||
| Tyrone Mings | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | D LC | England | ||
| Tom Heaton | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Trezeguet | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 24 | AM RL | Egypt | ||
| Wesley Moraes | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 22 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Ahmed Elmohamady | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | D/WB/M R | Egypt | ||
| Conor Hourihane | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 28 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Henri Lansbury | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 28 | AM C | England | ||
| Jota | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Neil Taylor | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| Björn Engels | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Anwar El Ghazi | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Holland | ||
| Marvelous Nakamba | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | DM | Zimbabwe | ||
| Matthew Targett | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Ezri Konsa | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Mbwana Samatta | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | ST | Tanzania | ||
| Frédéric Guilbert | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Kortney Hause | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | D LC | England | ||
| Ørjan Nyland | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | GK | Norway | ||
| Jed Steer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Keinan Davis | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| Matija Šarkić | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | GK | Montenegro | ||
| Anton Hooper | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Dominic Revan | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Indiana Vassilev | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Isaiah Bazeley-Graham | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Jamie Searle | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | GK | New Zealand | ||
| Jack Birch | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Mungo Bridge | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Michael Tait | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Callum Rowe | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Colin Odutayo | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Jake Walker | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Ákos Onódi | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Jack Clarke | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Patrick Zito | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Mamadou Sylla | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Brad Young | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Brad Burton | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Hayden Lindley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Tristan Abldeen-Goodridge | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| DJ Campton-Sturridge | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Myles Sohna | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Dimitri Sea | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Seb Revan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Louie Barry | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Arjan Raikhy | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Paul Appiah | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Jaden Philogene | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tyreik Wright | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM L | Ireland | ||
| Viljami Sinisalo | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | Finland | ||
| Charlie Farr | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Cameron Archer | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Kaine Kesler Hayden | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Filip Marschall | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Sohna | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
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 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aston Villa wages, 2019/20
What was Aston Villa's wage bill in 2019/20?
Aston Villa paid £1,124,500 a week in 2019/20 - £58,474,000 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 Aston Villa player in 2019/20?
Danny Drinkwater was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £120,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £44,609.
What was the average Aston Villa salary in 2019/20?
The average Aston Villa player aged 22 or over earned £44,609 a week in 2019/20, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Aston Villa's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Aston Villa pay £2,237,346 a week in 2026/27, 99% higher than the £1,124,500 of 2019/20. The current squad is 77 players against 62 then.