FC Sochi 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Christian Noboa on £27,000 per week · see the current FC Sochi wage bill
We hold a wage for all 46 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
FC Sochi pay £187,758 a week in 2026/27 — 18% lower than the £229,440 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Noboa | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 36 | DM | Ecuador | ||
| Artur Yusupov | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | DM | Russia | ||
| Ivelin Popov | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | AM C | Bulgaria | ||
| Soslan Djanaev | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | GK | Russia | ||
| Mateo Cassierra | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | AM L, ST | Colombia | ||
| Ibragim Tsallagov | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | DM | Russia | ||
| Rodrigão | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Kirill Zaika | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Russia | ||
| Sergey Terekhov | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | D/WB L | Russia | ||
| Joãozinho | £11,000 | £572,000 | 32 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Nikita Burmistrov | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | AM RC | Russia | ||
| Victorien Angban | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Denis Adamov | £8,400 | £436,800 | 23 | GK | Russia | ||
| Danila Prokhin | £8,400 | £436,800 | 20 | D C | Russia | ||
| Dmitry Vorobjov | £6,400 | £332,800 | 23 | AM LC, F C | Russia | ||
| Igor Yurganov | £6,100 | £317,200 | 27 | D C | Russia | ||
| Nikolay Zabolotny | £5,900 | £306,800 | 31 | GK | Russia | ||
| Vanja Drkusic | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | D C | Slovenia | ||
| Timofey Margasov | £4,600 | £239,200 | 29 | D/WB RL | Russia | ||
| Artem Makarchuk | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | D/M L | Russia | ||
| Georgy Melkadze | £3,200 | £166,400 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Russia | ||
| Arkady Solop | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | WB RL, AM RL | Russia | ||
| Denis Fedorenko | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | AM C | Russia | ||
| Maxim Khachatryan | £90 | £4,680 | 17 | DM | Russia | ||
| Kirill Lyashko | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | GK | Russia | ||
| Alexandr Mironov | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | D/WB RL | Russia | ||
| Lev Akulov | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | D LC | Russia | ||
| Artem Yamangulov | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | D C, DM | Russia | ||
| Nikita Shelest | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | DM | Russia | ||
| Kirill Chursin | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | DM | Russia | ||
| Artem Mironov | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | D RC | Russia | ||
| Timofey Kashintsev | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Russia | ||
| Zakhar Fedorov | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM R, ST | Russia | ||
| Artur Kuskov | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB R | Russia | ||
| Denis Rubanov | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Russia | ||
| Daniil Afanasjev | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB RL | Russia | ||
| Stepan Gavrikov | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM RC, F C | Russia | ||
| Vitaly Fedorov | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | AM C | Russia | ||
| Georgy Tunguliyadi | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | D C | Russia | ||
| Alexandr Aleshin | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | AM R | Russia | ||
| Vladislav Strukov | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | AM C | Russia | ||
| Rodion Rakhmanin | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | ST | Russia | ||
| Amur Khatsukov | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | M C | Russia | ||
| Sergey Berezhnoy | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | ST | Russia | ||
| Nikita Shevchenko | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | GK | Russia | ||
| Vyacheslav Tolmachev | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | DM | Russia | ||
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 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Sochi wages, 2021/22
What was FC Sochi's wage bill in 2021/22?
FC Sochi paid £229,440 a week in 2021/22 - £11,930,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Sochi player in 2021/22?
Christian Noboa was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £27,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £11,268.
What was the average FC Sochi salary in 2021/22?
The average FC Sochi player aged 22 or over earned £11,268 a week in 2021/22, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do FC Sochi's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
FC Sochi pay £187,758 a week in 2026/27, 18% lower than the £229,440 of 2021/22. The current squad is 28 players against 46 then.