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Ceará 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Felipe Vizeu on £13,000 per week · see the current Ceará wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £109k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £5.7m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £3k
Then and now
Ceará pay £50,251 a week in 2026/27 — 54% lower than the £108,931 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Vizeu | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vina | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Fernando Sobral | £6,300 | £327,600 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| João Ricardo | £6,100 | £317,200 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Samuel Xavier (Samuel Xavier Brito) | £5,600 | £291,200 | 30 | Full-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Stiven Mendoza | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | Winger, striker | Colombia | DEC 2023 | ||
| Luiz Otávio | £5,000 | £260,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Bruno Pacheco | £4,500 | £234,000 | 28 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Charles | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Fabinho | £4,300 | £223,600 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Léo Chu | £4,000 | £208,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lima | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ricardinho | £3,700 | £192,400 | 34 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Felipe Baixola | £3,300 | £171,600 | 30 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Klaus | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Richard | £2,700 | £140,400 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cléber (Cléber Bomfim de Jesus) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Wescley | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Eduardo Brock | £2,300 | £119,600 | 29 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Eduardo | £2,300 | £119,600 | 33 | Full-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Jael | £2,100 | £109,200 | 31 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Marlon | £1,900 | £98,800 | 30 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Willian Oliveira | £1,400 | £72,800 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yony González | £1,300 | £67,600 | 26 | Winger | Colombia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jordan | £870 | £45,240 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2023 | ||
| Willian Oliveira (Willian Oliveira dos Santos) | £825 | £42,900 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Pedro Naressi | £823 | £42,796 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Buiú (Marcos Ytalo Benício da Silva) | £715 | £37,180 | 24 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Rick | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Vitor Jacaré | £586 | £30,472 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Kelvyn | £554 | £28,808 | 21 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matheus Cabral | £534 | £27,768 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Mateus Farias | £463 | £24,076 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Saulo Mineiro | £439 | £22,828 | 23 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Luan Ferreira (Luan Ferreira dos Santos) | £296 | £15,392 | 24 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Wesley Pibinha | £292 | £15,184 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Lacerda | £217 | £11,284 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Alessandro (Alessandro Rodrigues Furtado) | £217 | £11,284 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Matheus Índio (Matheus Torres da Silva) | £217 | £11,284 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Alan | £199 | £10,348 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Marco Antônio (Marco Antônio de Freitas Batistussi) | £182 | £9,464 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Pedro Igor (Pedro Igor de Sousa Carneiro Martins) | £182 | £9,464 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Guthierres (Guthierres Sales de Oliveira) | £137 | £7,124 | 19 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Cunha | £93 | £4,836 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Christofer (Christofer David Grasse) | £93 | £4,836 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| André Magno (André Magno Dettenborn Silva) | £63 | £3,276 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Marthã | £57 | £2,964 | 23 | Right-back, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| André Luiz | £57 | £2,964 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| João Victor (João Victor Siqueira da Cruz) | £47 | £2,444 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| João Victor | £44 | £2,288 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| David | £44 | £2,288 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Marcos Brazion (Marcos Paulo Brazion) | £40 | £2,080 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Rayan (Vinicius Rayan Pereira dos Santos) | £40 | £2,080 | 20 | Right winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Índio | £40 | £2,080 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Pentecoste (José Nacílio da Silva Lima) | £37 | £1,924 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Mateus Eduardo | £31 | £1,612 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Pablo | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2021 | ||
| Levi Gabriel (Levi Gabriel Pereira) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Yuri Keufer (Yuri Keufer Ramos do Nascimento) | £27 | £1,404 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Natan (Natan Masiero) | £25 | £1,300 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Betinho (Herbeth de Souza Santos) | £25 | £1,300 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Jordan (Jordan de Sousa Martins) | £25 | £1,300 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Carlos Eduardo | £25 | £1,300 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Fernando Dias (Fernando Monteiro) | £24 | £1,248 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Rafael Carvalheira | £24 | £1,248 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Nicolas Capixaba (Nicolas Alexandre Severino Sabino Rangel) | £24 | £1,248 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Wesllen Reis (Wesllen Patrick Oliveira Reis) | £24 | £1,248 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Eduardo Pompeu (Eduardo Pompeu Martins) | £24 | £1,248 | 19 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Brazil | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
44 Under £1k 9%
3 £1k-£2k 4%
14 £2k-£5k 42%
6 £5k-£10k 34%
1 £10k-£25k 12%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Ceará wages, 2020/21
What was Ceará's wage bill in 2020/21?
Ceará paid £108,931 a week in 2020/21 - £5,664,412 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Ceará player in 2020/21?
Felipe Vizeu was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £13,000 a week, 3.9x the 22+ squad average of £3,302.
What was the average Ceará salary in 2020/21?
The average Ceará player aged 22 or over earned £3,302 a week in 2020/21, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Ceará's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Ceará pay £50,251 a week in 2026/27, 54% lower than the £108,931 of 2020/21. The current squad is 37 players against 68 then.