Fortaleza 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Gastón Filgueira on £4,200 per week · see the current Fortaleza wage bill
Then and now
Fortaleza pay £112,218 a week in 2026/27 — 140% higher than the £46,790 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastón Filgueira | £4,200 | £218,400 | 30 | D L | Uruguay | NOV 2017 | ||
| Pablo | £3,800 | £197,600 | 27 | D/WB R, DM, M R | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Rodrigo Andrade | £3,700 | £192,400 | 28 | AM C | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Zé Carlos | £3,000 | £156,000 | 33 | ST | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Anderson Uchôa | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | D C, DM | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Willian Schuster | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | M RC | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Esquerdinha | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | AM L, ST | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Jefferson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | D R, DM | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Ligger | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Lúcio Flavio | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | AM/F C | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Marcelo Boeck | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | GK | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Max Oliveira | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | D C | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Vacaria | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | DM | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Bruninho | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D/WB L, AM C | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Gabriel | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Juninho Potiguar | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | ST | Brazil | DEC 2016 | ||
| Leandro Lima | £1,000 | £52,000 | 30 | AM C | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Cássio Ortega | £960 | £49,920 | 25 | AM RLC | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Matheus Inácio | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | GK | Brazil | NOV 2018 | ||
| Cristian Pulido | £840 | £43,680 | 24 | AM/F C | Colombia | DEC 2016 | ||
| Allan Vieira | £700 | £36,400 | 25 | D/WB L | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Heitor | £650 | £33,800 | 26 | D C | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Gabriel Silva | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D C | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Felipe | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Andrés Quejada | £460 | £23,920 | 30 | D RC, DM | Colombia | DEC 2017 | ||
| Carlos Rueda | £440 | £22,880 | 22 | AM L, ST | Colombia | DEC 2016 | ||
| Eduardo | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Jonathan Sáenz | £380 | £19,760 | 21 | D/WB/M L | Colombia | DEC 2016 | ||
| Sebastián Arias | £320 | £16,640 | 29 | D/WB L | Colombia | DEC 2016 | ||
| Wesley Pibinha | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | AM C | Brazil | SEP 2017 | ||
| Matheus | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | AM RC | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Max Walef | £160 | £8,320 | 22 | GK | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Jefferson Castro | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | DM | Brazil | SEP 2017 | ||
| Bruno Melo | £160 | £8,320 | 23 | D/WB L | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Dênis Oliveira | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | ST | Brazil | SEP 2017 | ||
| Yuri | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | D C | Brazil | SEP 2017 | ||
| Matheus Jesus | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | GK | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Vinicius Baiano | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | ST | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 38 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Fortaleza wages, 2016/17
What was Fortaleza's wage bill in 2016/17?
Fortaleza paid £46,790 a week in 2016/17 - £2,433,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 38. We hold a wage for all 38 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Fortaleza player in 2016/17?
Gastón Filgueira was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £4,200 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,596.
What was the average Fortaleza salary in 2016/17?
The average Fortaleza player aged 22 or over earned £1,596 a week in 2016/17, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 38. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Fortaleza's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Fortaleza pay £112,218 a week in 2026/27, 140% higher than the £46,790 of 2016/17. The current squad is 58 players against 38 then.