Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Arda Turan on £84,000 per week · see the current Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü pay £285,070 a week in 2026/27 — 54% lower than the £616,250 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arda Turan | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 31 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Emmanuel Adebayor | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 34 | ST | Togo | ||
| Gaël Clichy | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 32 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Robinho | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 34 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Edin Visca | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 28 | AM RL | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Emre Belözoglu | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 37 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Gökhan Inler | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 33 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Demba Ba | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | ST | Senegal | ||
| Eljero Elia | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Milos Jojic | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | AM C | Serbia | ||
| Fedor Kudryashov | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | D LC | Russia | ||
| Serdar Taşçı | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | D C | Germany | ||
| İrfan Kahveci | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Júnior Caiçara | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D/WB RL | Brazil | ||
| Alexandru Epureanu | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | D C | Moldova | ||
| Márcio Mossoró | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Riad Bajic | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Soner Aydoğdu | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Volkan Babacan | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Mert Günok | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Stefano Napoleoni | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | AM RL | Italy | ||
| Mahmut Tekdemir | £8,900 | £462,800 | 30 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Alparslan Erdem | £5,500 | £286,000 | 29 | D/WB/M L | Türkiye | ||
| Joseph Attamah | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | D C, DM | Ghana | ||
| Uğur Uçar | £4,500 | £234,000 | 31 | D R | Türkiye | ||
| Faruk Çakır | £540 | £28,080 | 23 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Muhammet Arslantaş | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Mert Vurak | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | D L | Türkiye | ||
| Salim Farsak | £230 | £11,960 | 20 | M C | Türkiye | ||
| Emre Kaplan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Mustafa Pekşen | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Mert Çelik | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C, DM | Türkiye | ||
| Onur Güney | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Enes Karakuş | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Muzaffer Kahrıman | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Adnan Koldere | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D L | Türkiye | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 48% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü wages, 2018/19
What was Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü's wage bill in 2018/19?
Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü paid £616,250 a week in 2018/19 - £32,045,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü player in 2018/19?
Arda Turan was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £84,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £23,636.
What was the average Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü salary in 2018/19?
The average Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü player aged 22 or over earned £23,636 a week in 2018/19, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 48% of the bill between them.
How do Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü pay £285,070 a week in 2026/27, 54% lower than the £616,250 of 2018/19. The current squad is 33 players against 36 then.