Aston Villa 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Philippe Coutinho on £380,000 per week · see the current Aston Villa wage bill
We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 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 — 32% higher than the £1,696,420 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Coutinho | £380,000 | £19,760,000 | 29 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Digne | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 27 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Danny Ings | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Ashley Young | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 36 | D/WB/M RL | England | ||
| Leon Bailey | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 23 | AM RL | Jamaica | ||
| Emiliano Buendía | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 24 | AM RC | Argentina | ||
| Ezri Konsa | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| John McGinn | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Tyrone Mings | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 28 | D LC | England | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Burkina Faso | ||
| Morgan Sanson | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 26 | AM C | France | ||
| Calum Chambers | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 26 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Douglas Luiz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 23 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Kortney Hause | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Ollie Watkins | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ahmed Elmohamady | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | D/WB/M (R) | Egypt | ||
| Lovre Kalinić | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 31 | GK | Croatia | ||
| Marvelous Nakamba | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | DM | Zimbabwe | ||
| Matty Cash | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | D/WB/M R | Poland | ||
| Jacob Ramsey | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Robin Olsen | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Indiana Vassilev | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Ben Chrisene | £3,500 | £182,000 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Carney Chukwuemeka | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sil Swinkels | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | D C | Holland | ||
| Brad Young | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Viljami Sinisalo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | GK | Finland | ||
| Declan Frith | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D/WB L, AM RL | England | ||
| Dominic Revan | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D RLC | England | ||
| Finley Thorndike | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Ákos Onódi | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Lamare Bogarde | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Aaron O'Reilly | £950 | £49,400 | 17 | D C | Ireland | ||
| DJ Campton-Sturridge | £920 | £47,840 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Mungo Bridge | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Myles Sohna | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Chisom Afoka | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Caolan McBride | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | M R | N.Ireland | ||
| Oliwier Zych | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Filip Marschall | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Paul Appiah | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Ruben Shakpoke | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Patrick Zito | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Brad Burton | £690 | £35,880 | 14 | D (R) | England | ||
| Charlie Farr | £680 | £35,360 | 14 | M/AM (R) | England | ||
| Tristan Abldeen-Goodridge | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Seb Revan | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Tim Iroegbunam | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Tait | £480 | £24,960 | 15 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Charlie Lutz | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Kobei Moore | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Mikell Barnes | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Todd Alcock | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Luke Softley | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jayden Barber | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Harvey Rhoades | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Finley Munroe | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| James Wright | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Ajani Burchall | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM L | Bermuda | ||
| Josh Feeney | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Kerr Smith | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Dewain Sewell | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Teddy Rowe | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Josh Lane | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Taylor Hart | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | WB L, AM C | England | ||
| Frankie Ealing | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/AM R | England | ||
| Hayden Lindley | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Tommi O'Reilly | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Kahrel Reddin | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Kyrie Pierre | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aston Villa wages, 2021/22
What was Aston Villa's wage bill in 2021/22?
Aston Villa paid £1,696,420 a week in 2021/22 - £88,213,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Aston Villa player in 2021/22?
Philippe Coutinho was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £380,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £78,286.
What was the average Aston Villa salary in 2021/22?
The average Aston Villa player aged 22 or over earned £78,286 a week in 2021/22, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Aston Villa's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Aston Villa pay £2,237,346 a week in 2026/27, 32% higher than the £1,696,420 of 2021/22. The current squad is 77 players against 71 then.