Botafogo 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gatito Fernández on £13,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
Then and now
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27 — 161% higher than the £103,281 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatito Fernández | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Paraguay | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cícero | £7,400 | £384,800 | 35 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Caio Alexandre (Caio Alexandre Sousa e Silva) | £7,400 | £384,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Diego Cavalieri | £7,400 | £384,800 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Kanu | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Salomon Kalou | £5,600 | £291,200 | 34 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | DEC 2021 | ||
| Marcelo Benevenuto | £4,900 | £254,800 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Rafael Forster (Rafael Forster) | £4,700 | £244,400 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Saulo | £4,600 | £239,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Victor Luís | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Bruno Nazário | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Guilherme Santos (Guilherme Oliveira Santos) | £3,200 | £166,400 | 32 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Kelvin (Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira) | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Winger | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Zé Welison | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Pedro Castro (Pedro Henrique de Castro Silva) | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Diego | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Rhuan | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Iván Angulo | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Right winger | Colombia | FEB 2021 | ||
| Alexander Lecaros | £952 | £49,504 | 20 | Left midfielder, winger | Peru | DEC 2021 | ||
| Lucas Barros | £950 | £49,400 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Matheus Nascimento | £940 | £48,880 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gustavo Cascardo (Gustavo Cascardo de Assis) | £928 | £48,256 | 23 | Right-back | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Luiz Otávio (Luiz Otávio Alves Marcolino) | £923 | £47,996 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Federico Barrandeguy | £902 | £46,904 | 24 | Right-back | Uruguay | DEC 2021 | ||
| Matheus Babi | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2023 | ||
| Kevin | £895 | £46,540 | 22 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Helerson | £810 | £42,120 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Ênio | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Rickson | £746 | £38,792 | 22 | Central midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Rafael Navarro | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ronald | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | Winger | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Carlos Rentería | £679 | £35,308 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Colombia | AUG 2022 | ||
| Kayque (Kayque Luiz Pereira) | £509 | £26,468 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2024 | ||
| Warley (Warley Leandro da Silva) | £479 | £24,908 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Davi Araújo (Davi Machado dos Santos Araújo) | £403 | £20,956 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Sousa (David Sousa Albino) | £375 | £19,500 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Romildo | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Vitinho (João Victor Vaz Lopes Pinto) | £225 | £11,700 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Cesinha | £197 | £10,244 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Henrique Luro (Henrique Luro Teodoro Mendes) | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ewerton (Ewerton Vinicius Santana Porto) | £94 | £4,888 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2021 | ||
| Hugo (Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto) | £94 | £4,888 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Pedro Villarinho (Pedro Lucas Villarinho Santos) | £76 | £3,952 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Paulo Victor | £71 | £3,692 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | OCT 2023 | ||
| Wendel Lessa (Wendel Lessa de Macedo Gonçalves) | £63 | £3,276 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2021 | ||
| Vitor Marinho (Vitor Marinho de Oliveira) | £58 | £3,016 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrew | £58 | £3,016 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Igo (Igo Gabriel Santos Pereira) | £44 | £2,288 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Rhenzo (Rhenzo Alcon Andrade) | £35 | £1,820 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Bolivia | OCT 2021 | ||
| Marquinhos (Marcos Vinicius de Souza Rodrigues) | £35 | £1,820 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2021 | ||
| Marlon (Marlon Soares Gomes) | £26 | £1,352 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Marquinhos Oliveira (Marcos Vinicius de Oliveira) | £24 | £1,248 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2020/21
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2020/21?
Botafogo paid £103,281 a week in 2020/21 - £5,370,612 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2020/21?
Gatito Fernández was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £13,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £3,612.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2020/21?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £3,612 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27, 161% higher than the £103,281 of 2020/21. The current squad is 55 players against 52 then.