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Santos 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Elano on £20,000 per week · see the current Santos wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £281k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £15m
SQUAD SIZE82
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27 — 41% lower than the £281,470 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elano | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 35 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2016 | ||
| Cléber Reis | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lucas Lima | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Jonathan Copete | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Left winger | Colombia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bruno Henrique | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Leandro Donizete | £13,000 | £676,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Ricardo Oliveira (Ricardo de Oliveira) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 36 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| David Braz (David Braz Oliveira Filho) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2019 | ||
| Thiago Ribeiro | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Fabián Noguera | £8,300 | £431,600 | 23 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUL 2018 | ||
| Emiliano Vecchio | £8,300 | £431,600 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zeca | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Renato | £7,700 | £400,400 | 37 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Vanderlei | £7,500 | £390,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Gustavo Henrique | £7,200 | £374,400 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2020 | ||
| Thiago Maia | £6,600 | £343,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Vitor Bueno (Vitor Frezarin Bueno) | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2020 | ||
| Victor Ferraz | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yuri | £6,300 | £327,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Kayke | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Matheus Ribeiro | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Rafael Longuine | £5,700 | £296,400 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Jean Mota (Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa) | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2020 | ||
| Vladimir | £4,500 | £234,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Caju | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Diego Cardoso | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Luiz Felipe | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Rodrigão | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Vladimir Hernández | £3,500 | £182,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lucas Otávio | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| João Paulo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lucas Veríssimo (Lucas Veríssimo da Silva) | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Serginho | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Daniel Guedes | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | Right-back | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Diego Silva | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Guilherme Nunes | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2018 | ||
| Léo Cittadini | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Matheus Oliveira | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2019 | ||
| Mateus | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | MAR 2017 | ||
| Bruno Leonardo | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Gabriel Gasparotto | £750 | £39,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Emerson Barbosa | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | OCT 2019 | ||
| Kaique Vergilio | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Robson Bambu | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2018 | ||
| Diego Gomes | £690 | £35,880 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Matheus Augusto | £690 | £35,880 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yan | £680 | £35,360 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Matheus Alves | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Arthur Bote | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | SEP 2017 | ||
| Stéfano Yuri | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Thaciano | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Gabriel Calabres | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2019 | ||
| Gauther | £590 | £30,680 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| John | £560 | £29,120 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Ybom | £540 | £28,080 | 21 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Arthur Gomes | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Right winger | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Igor Vinicius | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2017 | ||
| Richard Luca | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lucas Crispim | £470 | £24,440 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| João Igor | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Matheus Nolasco | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Ton Ton | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Renan Montanha | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fabrício Daniel | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Brendon | £280 | £14,560 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Preto | £280 | £14,560 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Diogo Vítor | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2018 | ||
| Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Sabino | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | OCT 2018 | ||
| Patrick | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Nicolas Reis | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alisson Cassiano | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Lucas Poletto | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | APR 2017 | ||
| Raphael | £200 | £10,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2018 | ||
| Giovane Mário | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| André Anderson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | NOV 2018 | ||
| Alexandre Tam | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Matheus Guedes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Renan Pastre | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | SEP 2017 | ||
| Marquinhos Tu | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| Guilherme | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Centre-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Bruno Moreira | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
45 Under £1k 7%
5 £1k-£2k 2%
9 £2k-£5k 11%
14 £5k-£10k 34%
9 £10k-£25k 45%
Top 5 earners took 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 82 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santos wages, 2016/17
What was Santos' wage bill in 2016/17?
Santos paid £281,470 a week in 2016/17 - £14,636,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 82. We hold a wage for all 82 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Santos player in 2016/17?
Elano was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £20,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £6,449.
What was the average Santos salary in 2016/17?
The average Santos player aged 22 or over earned £6,449 a week in 2016/17, across the 36 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 82. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Santos' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27, 41% lower than the £281,470 of 2016/17. The current squad is 64 players against 82 then.