Botafogo 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Gatito Fernández on £18,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
Then and now
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27 — 71% higher than the £157,949 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatito Fernández | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | GK | Paraguay | DEC 2021 | ||
| Joel Carli | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | D C | Argentina | DEC 2020 | ||
| Diego Cavalieri | £9,400 | £488,800 | 36 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cícero | £9,400 | £488,800 | 34 | DM, AM LC | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Marcinho | £7,900 | £410,800 | 23 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Danilo Barcelos (Danilo Carvalho Barcelos) | £7,400 | £384,800 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Saulo | £6,600 | £343,200 | 24 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Alex Santana | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Guilherme Santos (Guilherme Oliveira Santos) | £5,200 | £270,400 | 31 | D/WB L | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Leandrinho (Leandro Alves de Carvalho) | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Brazil | - | ||
| Luiz Fernando (Luiz Fernando Moraes dos Santos) | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Marcelo Benevenuto | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Bruno Nazário | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | AM C | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Bochecha (Gustavo Costa da Silva Machado) | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Fernandes | £4,300 | £223,600 | 24 | DM, AM C | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Igor Cássio | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | ST | Brazil | SEP 2020 | ||
| Thiaguinho | £3,600 | £187,200 | 22 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Kanu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lucas Barros | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | D/WB L | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Marcos Vinícius | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | AM RC | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alexander Lecaros | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | AM RL | Peru | DEC 2020 | ||
| Diego | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | GK | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Caio Alexandre (Caio Alexandre Sousa e Silva) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gabriel Cortez | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | AM C | Ecuador | DEC 2020 | ||
| Helerson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lucas Campos | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Luiz Otávio (Luiz Otávio Alves Marcolino) | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Ênio | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Luís Henrique | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Pedro Raul | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | ST | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Rhuan | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | AM LC | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ruan Renato | £1,700 | £88,400 | 25 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Rafael Navarro | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | AM L, ST | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Wenderson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | DM | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Federico Barrandeguy | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | D R | Uruguay | DEC 2021 | ||
| Sousa (David Sousa Albino) | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | D C | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Gabriel Novaes | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | ST | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Warley (Warley Leandro da Silva) | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Henrique Luro (Henrique Luro Teodoro Mendes) | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Michel | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fernando Costanza | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Thiago Reis | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | ST | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Gabriel | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | AM/F C | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Pedro Villarinho (Pedro Lucas Villarinho Santos) | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | ST | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Wendel Lessa (Wendel Lessa de Macedo Gonçalves) | £210 | £10,920 | 17 | DM | Brazil | NOV 2020 | ||
| Marcos Paulo | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | DM | Brazil | OCT 2020 | ||
| Andrew | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Elivelton | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Nicholas | £150 | £7,800 | 20 | D R | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wesley | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Marquinhos (Marcos Vinicius de Souza Rodrigues) | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | ST | Brazil | JUL 2021 | ||
| Keisuke Honda | £9 | £468 | 33 | AM RC | Japan | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2019/20
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2019/20?
Botafogo paid £157,949 a week in 2019/20 - £8,213,348 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2019/20?
Gatito Fernández was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £18,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £5,255.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2019/20?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £5,255 a week in 2019/20, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27, 71% higher than the £157,949 of 2019/20. The current squad is 55 players against 52 then.