Midfielder
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball · Bundesliga
Lars Bender Market Value €5.5M & Wage Estimate — Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball
Updated April 18, 2026
Market Value
€5.5M
Transfermarkt
Est. Weekly Wage
€5k–19k
Estimated band
Annual Wage Band
€268k–€997k
Estimate
personPlayer Profile
- Born
- April 27, 1989 · Rosenheim
- Country of Birth
- Germany
- Height
- 185 cm (6ft 0in)
- Preferred Foot
- Right
- Primary Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Current Club
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball
Percentile vs Bundesliga midfielders
Where Lars Bender sits inside the pool of 513 midfielders currently registered in the Bundesliga.
| Metric | Standing |
|---|---|
| Market value rank | #76 of 513 |
| Market value percentile | 85th (higher than 85% of peers) |
| Wage rank | #379 of 513 |
| Wage percentile | 26th |
Wage Bracket (Bundesliga, age 33+)
| Reference | Figure |
|---|---|
| Bundesliga 33+ median | €489k |
| Bundesliga 33+ 25th percentile | €268k |
| Bundesliga 33+ 75th percentile | €997k |
| Lars Bender vs median | 1x |
| Lars Bender vs lower band (p25) | 1.82x |
| Lars Bender vs upper band (p75) | 0.49x |
| Benchmark sample size | 74 players |
Market Value Trajectory
| Marker | Figure |
|---|---|
| Career peak valuation | €22M |
| Current valuation | €5.5M |
| Valuation gap | €16.5M (75% off peak) |
Estimated Wage Band
| Percentile | Weekly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| 25th | €5,154 | €268,000 |
| Median | €9,404 | €489,000 |
| 75th | €19,173 | €997,000 |