Botafogo 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Jefferson on £28,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Botafogo pay £256,812 a week in 2026/27 — 39% higher than the £185,350 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 34 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Kieza | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Gatito Fernández | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | GK | Paraguay | ||
| Leo Valencia | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Chile | ||
| Arnaldo | £9,500 | £494,000 | 25 | D/WB R, DM | Brazil | ||
| Gilson | £9,200 | £478,400 | 31 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Brazil | ||
| Dudu Cearense | £8,400 | £436,800 | 34 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Luís Ricardo | £8,000 | £416,000 | 33 | D/WB/AM R | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo Pimpão | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo Lindoso | £7,700 | £400,400 | 28 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Joel Carli | £6,100 | £317,200 | 30 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Luiz Fernando (Luiz Fernando Moraes dos Santos) | £6,000 | £312,000 | 20 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Marcelo Benevenuto | £5,900 | £306,800 | 21 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Renatinho | £5,700 | £296,400 | 25 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Fernandes | £4,900 | £254,800 | 18 | DM | Brazil | ||
| João Paulo | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Leandrinho (Leandro Alves de Carvalho) | £4,000 | £208,000 | 20 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Marcos Vinícius | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Ezequiel | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | AM R, ST | Brazil | ||
| Leandro Carvalho | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Brenner | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Igor Rabello | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Campos | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Pachu | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Bochecha (Gustavo Costa da Silva Machado) | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Helerson | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Luan | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Kanu | £930 | £48,360 | 20 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Saulo | £760 | £39,520 | 22 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Mateus Bastos | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Mateus Jorge | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Rickson | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | M C | Brazil | ||
| Marcinho | £620 | £32,240 | 21 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Igor Cássio | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Loran | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Rhuan | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Wenderson | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Lucca Motta | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan Silva Vieira) | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Marco | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Yuri | £440 | £22,880 | 21 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Fernando Costanza | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Enrico | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Pedro Alves | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Diego | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Amílcar | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Ribeiro | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | DM, AM C | Brazil | ||
| Luca Lobo | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Cabral | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | GK | Brazil | ||
| André Luiz | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Brazil | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2017/18
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2017/18?
Botafogo paid £185,350 a week in 2017/18 - £9,638,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2017/18?
Jefferson was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £28,000 a week, 3.5x the 22+ squad average of £7,998.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2017/18?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £7,998 a week in 2017/18, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £256,812 a week in 2026/27, 39% higher than the £185,350 of 2017/18. The current squad is 53 players against 51 then.