Zenit St. Petersburg 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Malcom on £107,000 per week · see the current Zenit St. Petersburg wage bill
Then and now
Zenit St. Petersburg pay £641,500 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £655,050 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcom | £107,000 | £5,564,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dejan Lovren | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 32 | D C | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Artem Dzyuba | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 32 | ST | Russia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Douglas Santos | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | D/WB L, DM | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alexandr Yerokhin | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | AM C | Russia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Magomed Ozdoev | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | DM | Russia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Claudinho (Claudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel) | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Daler Kuzyaev | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | DM, M RC | Russia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wendel | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | DM, AM LC | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Wílmar Barrios | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | DM | Colombia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vyacheslav Karavaev | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | D R | Russia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrey Mostovoy | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | AM RL | Russia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alexey Sutormin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | D/WB/AM R | Russia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dmitry Chistyakov | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | D C | Russia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ivan Sergeev | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | ST | Russia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Stanislav Kritsyuk | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | GK | Russia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Arsen Adamov | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | D RLC | Russia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mikhail Kerzhakov | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | GK | Russia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | AM R, ST | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Nüraly Älip | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | D LC, DM | Kazakhstan | - | ||
| Danil Krugovoy | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | D/WB L | Russia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dmitry Sergeev | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | D R | Russia | - | ||
| Daniil Odoevskiy | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | GK | Russia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alexandr Sandrachuk | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | D R | Russia | - | ||
| Evgeny Kim | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | DM, AM C | Russia | - | ||
| Ivan Korshunov | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | AM RL | Russia | - | ||
| Ilja Vakhania | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | D RL | Russia | - | ||
| Nikita Tereschuk | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | ST | Russia | - | ||
| David Byazrov | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | GK | Russia | - | ||
| Akim Belokhonov | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | ST | Russia | - | ||
| Danila Varichev | £160 | £8,320 | 20 | D C, DM | Russia | - | ||
| Vadim Simutenkov | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | DM | Russia | - | ||
| Arseny Zigangirov | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | D C, DM | Russia | - | ||
| Georgy Karginov | £160 | £8,320 | 20 | DM | Russia | - | ||
| Vladislav Saus | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | AM C | Russia | - | ||
| Matvey Troschenkov | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | D L | Russia | - | ||
| Kirill Fateev | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | AM L | Russia | - | ||
| Roman Nogtev | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | AM R | Russia | - | ||
| Andrey Marjanov | £130 | £6,760 | 16 | AM RL | Russia | - | ||
| Ilja Kirsh | £130 | £6,760 | 16 | D C | Russia | - | ||
| Roni Mikhailovskiy | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM/F C | Russia | - | ||
| Yelisey Yemeljanov | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, DM | Russia | - | ||
| Artem Kasimov | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | Russia | MAY 2025 | ||
| Dmitry Bykov | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | Russia | - | ||
| Valery Murzakov | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Russia | - | ||
| Anton Bugorskiy | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | Russia | - | ||
| Ilja Rodionov | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Russia | - | ||
| Kirill Stolbov | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM C | Russia | - | ||
| Kirill Khvastukhin | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | AM RL | Russia | - | ||
| Evgeny Panteleichuk | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | D C, DM | Russia | - | ||
| Savva Kotov | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | ST | Russia | - | ||
| Victor Kovrizhnikov | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | D LC | Russia | - | ||
| Daniil Stolyarov | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | DM | Russia | - | ||
| Ruslan Khailoev | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Russia | - | ||
| Georgy Korolev | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Russia | - | ||
| Nikita Migda | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Russia | - | ||
| Nikita Poberezhny | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Russia | - | ||
| Alexandr Yemeljanov | £50 | £2,600 | 18 | AM RL | Russia | - | ||
| Yury Koledin | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D RL | Russia | - | ||
| Nikita Vershinin | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | DM | Russia | - | ||
| Alexandr Shipilov | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | GK | Russia | - | ||
| Artem Malenkikh | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | D C | Russia | - | ||
| Bogdan Moskvichev | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | GK | Russia | - | ||
| Vladimir Pavlov | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | GK | 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 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Zenit St. Petersburg wages, 2021/22
What was Zenit St. Petersburg's wage bill in 2021/22?
Zenit St. Petersburg paid £655,050 a week in 2021/22 - £34,062,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Zenit St. Petersburg player in 2021/22?
Malcom was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £107,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £33,689.
What was the average Zenit St. Petersburg salary in 2021/22?
The average Zenit St. Petersburg player aged 22 or over earned £33,689 a week in 2021/22, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Zenit St. Petersburg's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Zenit St. Petersburg pay £641,500 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £655,050 of 2021/22. The current squad is 33 players against 64 then.