FC Sochi 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Christian Noboa on £40,000 per week · see the current FC Sochi wage bill
We hold a wage for all 43 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
FC Sochi pay £187,758 a week in 2026/27 — 52% lower than the £390,560 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Noboa | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 37 | DM | Ecuador | ||
| Artur Yusupov | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 32 | DM, AM C | Russia | ||
| Ibragim Tsallagov | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | DM | Russia | ||
| Sergey Terekhov | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | D LC | Russia | ||
| Victorien Angban | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Vanja Drkusic | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | D C | Slovenia | ||
| Artem Meschaninov | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D C | Russia | ||
| Artem Makarchuk | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D/WB/M L | Russia | ||
| Soslan Djanaev | £18,000 | £936,000 | 35 | GK | Russia | ||
| Nikita Burmistrov | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | AM RC | Russia | ||
| Denis Adamov | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | GK | Russia | ||
| Igor Yurganov | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | D C | Russia | ||
| Luka Djordjevic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | ST | Montenegro | ||
| Kirill Zaika | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D/WB RL | Russia | ||
| Ivan Miladinovic | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Joãozinho | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Nikolay Zabolotny | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | GK | Russia | ||
| Vladislav Sarveli | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Russia | ||
| Miguel Silveira | £11,000 | £572,000 | 19 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Kirill Kravtsov | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | DM | Russia | ||
| Moussa Sissako | £6,900 | £358,800 | 21 | D C | Mali | ||
| Timofey Margasov | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | D/WB RL | Russia | ||
| Georgy Melkadze | £3,200 | £166,400 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Russia | ||
| Amir Batyrev | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | M C | Canada | ||
| Timofey Shipunov | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM RLC | Russia | ||
| Denis Rubanov | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | ST | Russia | ||
| Alexandr Deryugin | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM C | Russia | ||
| Artur Kuskov | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D/WB R | Russia | ||
| Zakhar Fedorov | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | ST | Russia | ||
| Nikita Shelest | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | DM | Russia | ||
| Alexey Filimonov | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM RC | Russia | ||
| Ivan Nikin | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | DM, AM C | Russia | ||
| Emil Shavaliev | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | D C, DM | Russia | ||
| Yustin Gutsu | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D C | Russia | ||
| Danil Kostrub | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D C | Russia | ||
| Vladislav Dolzhenko | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | GK | Russia | ||
| Marat Tlekhugov | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM L, ST | Russia | ||
| Danil Anosov | £90 | £4,680 | 17 | M C | Russia | ||
| Poghos Krmzyan | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Armenia | ||
| Maxim Kholodov | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Russia | ||
| Astemir Khezhev | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D L | Russia | ||
| Shodibek Sharipov | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM L | Russia | ||
| Boris Parsegov | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | DM | Russia | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 43 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Sochi wages, 2022/23
What was FC Sochi's wage bill in 2022/23?
FC Sochi paid £390,560 a week in 2022/23 - £20,309,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 43. We hold a wage for all 43 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Sochi player in 2022/23?
Christian Noboa was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £40,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £17,990.
What was the average FC Sochi salary in 2022/23?
The average FC Sochi player aged 22 or over earned £17,990 a week in 2022/23, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 43. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do FC Sochi's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
FC Sochi pay £187,758 a week in 2026/27, 52% lower than the £390,560 of 2022/23. The current squad is 28 players against 43 then.