Botafogo 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Gatito Fernández on £13,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
We hold a wage for all 59 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
Botafogo pay £256,812 a week in 2026/27 — 193% higher than the £87,530 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatito Fernández | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | GK | Paraguay | ||
| Kanu | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Rafael | £6,700 | £348,400 | 31 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Chay (Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos) | £5,400 | £280,800 | 30 | AM L | Brazil | ||
| Barreto (Gustavo Bonatto Barreto) | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Diego | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Fabinho | £4,300 | £223,600 | 34 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan Silva Vieira) | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Joel Carli | £4,100 | £213,200 | 34 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Daniel Borges (Daniel Fortunato Borges) | £3,400 | £176,800 | 28 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Diego Gonçalves | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Klaus | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Luiz Fernando (Luiz Fernando Moraes dos Santos) | £3,000 | £156,000 | 24 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Carlinhos | £2,400 | £124,800 | 34 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Philipe Sampaio | £1,800 | £93,600 | 26 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Breno (Breno Washington Rodrigues Silva) | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | D R, DM | Brazil | ||
| Douglas Borges (Douglas Borges) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 31 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Hugo (Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto) | £1,020 | £53,040 | 19 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Ênio | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Felipe Ferreira (Felipe de Figueiredo Ferreira) | £990 | £51,480 | 27 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Nascimento | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Gabriel Conceição (Gabriel da Conceição dos Santos) | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Mezenga | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Romildo | £790 | £41,080 | 21 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Kayque (Kayque Luiz Pereira) | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Ronald | £760 | £39,520 | 24 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Ewerton (Ewerton Vinicius Santana Porto) | £650 | £33,800 | 20 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Vinicius Lopes | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Juninho (Robson Tosta Silva Júnior) | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Vitor Marinho (Vitor Marinho de Oliveira) | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Erison | £390 | £20,280 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Vitinho (João Victor Vaz Lopes Pinto) | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Wendel Lessa (Wendel Lessa de Macedo Gonçalves) | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Liberato | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | DM, AM C | Brazil | ||
| Reydson (Reydson Renan de Almeida Ribeiro) | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Raí (Raí da Silva Pessanha) | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Carlos Henrique (Carlos Henrique Araújo Lima) | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Rikelmi (Rikelmi Valentim dos Santos) | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Igo (Igo Gabriel Santos Pereira) | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Kauê (Kauê Rodrigues Pessanha) | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Gabriel | £90 | £4,680 | 19 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Jefinho (Jeferson Cavalcante Fernandes Filho) | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Marquinhos (Marcos Vinicius de Souza Rodrigues) | £50 | £2,600 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Barreto (Lucas Fonseca Gomes Barreto) | £50 | £2,600 | 19 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Hugo Iglesias (Hugo Santana Iglesias) | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Daniel Fagundes (Daniel da Silveira Fagundes) | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Pedro China (Pedro Henrique Florentino de Oliveira) | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Michel Cohen (Michel Cohen) | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Rhuan Lucas (Rhuan Lucas Gonçalves da Costa) | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Kawan (Kawan Thomaz Reis de Moraes) | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Maranhão (João Victor da Silva de Aquino) | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Rhenzo (Rhenzo Alcon Andrade) | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | AM L, ST | Bolivia | ||
| Dudu | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Jhonnatha (Jhonnatha Souza Borges) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Meirelles (Lucas Meirelles da Silva) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Goiano (Lucas Roberto Almeida De Araujo) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Ramon (Ramon Vargas de Jesus Farias) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Maurício (Maurício Nascimento de Queiroz) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Juan Mello (Juan Leonardo Cunha de Mello) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
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 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2021/22
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2021/22?
Botafogo paid £87,530 a week in 2021/22 - £4,551,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2021/22?
Gatito Fernández was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £13,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £3,777.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2021/22?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £3,777 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £256,812 a week in 2026/27, 193% higher than the £87,530 of 2021/22. The current squad is 53 players against 59 then.