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Botafogo 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Carlos Eduardo on £17,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £246k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £13m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £8k
Then and now
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27 — 10% higher than the £246,340 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Eduardo | £17,000 | £884,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Luiz Henrique | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2028 | ||
| Danilo Barbosa | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Tiquinho Soares (Francisco das Chagas Soares do Santos) | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Gatito Fernández | £15,000 | £780,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Paraguay | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bastos | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Angola | DEC 2024 | ||
| Damián Suárez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | Right-back | Uruguay | DEC 2025 | ||
| Jefferson Savarino | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Venezuela | DEC 2026 | ||
| Tchê Tchê (Danilo das Neves Pinheiro) | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Júnior Santos | £9,100 | £473,200 | 28 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Marçal | £9,000 | £468,000 | 34 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Marlon Freitas | £8,900 | £462,800 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Pablo (Pablo Nascimento Castro) | £8,800 | £457,600 | 32 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Alexander Barboza | £8,500 | £442,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Argentina | DEC 2026 | ||
| Victor Sá | £8,500 | £442,000 | 29 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Jeffinho | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rafael | £7,700 | £400,400 | 33 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| John | £7,100 | £369,200 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Luis Segovia | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Ecuador | DEC 2024 | ||
| Patrick de Paula | £6,800 | £353,600 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lucas Halter | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Diego | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Hugo (Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto) | £4,200 | £218,400 | 21 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Matheus Nascimento | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Breno (Breno Washington Rodrigues Silva) | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Janderson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Mateo Ponte | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Right-back | Uruguay | DEC 2026 | ||
| Kayque (Kayque Luiz Pereira) | £790 | £41,080 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Iago André | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Diego Hernández | £530 | £27,560 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2026 | ||
| Darius Lewis | £450 | £23,400 | 23 | Winger, striker | Trinidad & Tobago | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sapata | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Jefferson Maciel | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Lucas Barreto (Lucas Fonseca Gomes Barreto) | £350 | £18,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Raí (Raí da Silva Pessanha) | £290 | £15,080 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Rikelmi (Rikelmi Valentim dos Santos) | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Igo (Igo Gabriel Santos Pereira) | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Kawan (Kawan Thomaz Reis de Moraes) | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Emerson Urso | £200 | £10,400 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Fabiano | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | Left winger | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Jacob Montes | £150 | £7,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bernardo Valim | £150 | £7,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Kauê (Kauê Rodrigues Pessanha) | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2026 | ||
| Rhuan Lucas (Rhuan Lucas Gonçalves da Costa) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Serafim | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Pedro Wander | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Kauê Leonardo | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Kayke | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| João Guilherme | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Valentín Adamo | £60 | £3,120 | 21 | Striker | Uruguay | DEC 2026 | ||
| Gregory | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Joaquim | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Batata Zampier | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Rafael Lobato | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Winger | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Peixoto | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | OCT 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Justino | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Davi Souza | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Esteban Espinosa | £40 | £2,080 | 20 | Centre-back | Puerto Rico | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rafael Porfírio | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Newton | £40 | £2,080 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Victor Hugo | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Central midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2025 | ||
| Luís Octávio | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| LC | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Adriano | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| João Gadu | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| João Cintra | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Otávio | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Ramon (Ramon Vargas de Jesus Farias) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | MAR 2024 | ||
| Kaike | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Hernanny | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Pedrinho | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Cristiano Junior | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | SEP 2026 | ||
| Yarlen | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Left winger | Brazil | NOV 2025 | ||
| Matheus Inácio | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Lucas Vargas | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Luan | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 3%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
3 £2k-£5k 5%
12 £5k-£10k 39%
9 £10k-£25k 52%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2023/24
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2023/24?
Botafogo paid £246,340 a week in 2023/24 - £12,809,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2023/24?
Carlos Eduardo was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £7,789.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2023/24?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £7,789 a week in 2023/24, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27, 10% higher than the £246,340 of 2023/24. The current squad is 55 players against 76 then.