Ceará 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Facundo Castro on £8,300 per week · see the current Ceará wage bill
Then and now
Ceará pay £50,251 a week in 2026/27 — 47% lower than the £95,000 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facundo Castro | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | Right winger, striker | Uruguay | DEC 2024 | ||
| Fernando Miguel (Fernando Miguel Kaufmann) | £8,300 | £431,600 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Luiz Otávio | £7,000 | £364,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Guilherme Castilho | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Janderson (Janderson Santos de Souza) | £6,100 | £317,200 | 24 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Lucas Ribeiro | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lucas Mugni | £5,000 | £260,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina | - | ||
| Richard | £4,700 | £244,400 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ramon | £4,700 | £244,400 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Richardson | £4,700 | £244,400 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cléber (Cléber Bomfim de Jesus) | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jean Irmer (Jean Carlos de Souza Irmer) | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bruninho | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Aylon | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Matheus Felipe | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Lourenço | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Paulo Victor | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Raí Ramos | £1,700 | £88,400 | 29 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Saulo Mineiro | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| David Ricardo | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Chrystian Barletta | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | JUL 2028 | ||
| Facundo Barceló | £1,300 | £67,600 | 30 | Striker | Uruguay | NOV 2024 | ||
| Jorge Recalde | £1,100 | £57,200 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Paraguay | DEC 2025 | ||
| Matheus Bahia | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Bruno | £560 | £29,120 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Léo Rafael | £560 | £29,120 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Daniel Mazerochi (Daniel Henrique Aguiar Mazerochi) | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| João Victor (João Victor Vieira Ferreira Sousa) | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jotave | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Caio Rafael | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Pablo | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Erick Pulga | £80 | £4,160 | 22 | Left winger | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan de Jesus Alves) | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Melqui | £70 | £3,640 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Fernando Gabriel | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Kauã Lucas | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| João | £50 | £2,600 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Bruninho | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | Right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Enzo | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Vinícius | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Brian Souza | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Renan | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Leonardo | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Riquelme | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Carlos Batata | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Vinícius Uchella | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Kauan Mendes | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Zé Neto | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Amaral | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Matheus Costa | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| César | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Wendel | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Steven Nufour | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana | - | ||
| Léo | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Luquinhas | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Carlos André | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Fabrício | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2026 | ||
| Stanley Osei | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Ghana | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 58 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Ceará wages, 2023/24
What was Ceará's wage bill in 2023/24?
Ceará paid £95,000 a week in 2023/24 - £4,940,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 58. We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Ceará player in 2023/24?
Facundo Castro was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £8,300 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £3,515.
What was the average Ceará salary in 2023/24?
The average Ceará player aged 22 or over earned £3,515 a week in 2023/24, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 58. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Ceará's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Ceará pay £50,251 a week in 2026/27, 47% lower than the £95,000 of 2023/24. The current squad is 37 players against 58 then.