Botafogo 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Walter Montillo on £31,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Botafogo pay £256,812 a week in 2026/27 — 13% higher than the £226,360 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Montillo | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 32 | AM RC | Argentina | ||
| Jefferson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Airton | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Camilo | £8,400 | £436,800 | 30 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Dudu Cearense | £8,400 | £436,800 | 33 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Emerson | £8,300 | £431,600 | 33 | SW, D C | Brazil | ||
| Luís Ricardo | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | D/WB/AM R | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo Pimpão | £7,700 | £400,400 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Sassá | £7,600 | £395,200 | 22 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Emerson Santos | £7,300 | £379,600 | 21 | D RC | Brazil | ||
| Joël Tagueu | £7,100 | £369,200 | 22 | AM R, ST | Cameroon | ||
| Roger | £6,700 | £348,400 | 31 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Gilson | £6,200 | £322,400 | 30 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Brazil | ||
| Joel Carli | £6,100 | £317,200 | 29 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Victor Luís | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Fernandes | £5,300 | £275,600 | 21 | DM, AM C | Brazil | ||
| Gatito Fernández | £5,200 | £270,400 | 28 | GK | Paraguay | ||
| Gustavo Canales | £5,200 | £270,400 | 34 | ST | Chile | ||
| Jonas | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Leandrinho (Leandro Alves de Carvalho) | £5,000 | £260,000 | 19 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Renan Fonseca | £4,700 | £244,400 | 25 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Silva | £4,500 | £234,000 | 29 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Andreazzi | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | DM | Brazil | ||
| João Paulo | £4,100 | £213,200 | 25 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Bochecha (Gustavo Costa da Silva Machado) | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Helton Leite | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Guilherme | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Igor Rabello | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Pachu | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Renan Gorne | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo Lindoso | £1,700 | £88,400 | 27 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Helerson | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | D C | Brazil | ||
| André Luís | £960 | £49,920 | 21 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Marcelo Benevenuto | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Fernandes | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Kanu | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Mateus Jorge | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Alison | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Marcinho | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Vinícius Tanque | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Victor Lindenberg | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Yuri | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Amílcar | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Cabral | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Saulo | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Wenderson | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Rickson | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | M C | Brazil | ||
| André Luiz | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Rhuan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Lucca Motta | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Diego | £90 | £4,680 | 17 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Jordan Souza | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Zyan | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Lucas César | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | D R | Brazil | ||
| Fernando Costanza | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Mateus Bastos | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Vitor Gabriel | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
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 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2016/17
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2016/17?
Botafogo paid £226,360 a week in 2016/17 - £11,770,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2016/17?
Walter Montillo was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £31,000 a week, 3.8x the 22+ squad average of £8,226.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2016/17?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £8,226 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £256,812 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £226,360 of 2016/17. The current squad is 53 players against 57 then.