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Athletico Paranaense 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Matheus Fernandes on £21,000 per week · see the current Athletico Paranaense wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £193k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £10m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Athletico Paranaense pay £104,850 a week in 2026/27 — 46% lower than the £193,160 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheus Fernandes | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Carlos Eduardo | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Pedro Rocha | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Left winger | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pablo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Marlos (Marlos Romero Bonfim) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | DEC 2022 | ||
| David Terans | £9,400 | £488,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2025 | ||
| Khellven | £8,000 | £416,000 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | FEB 2024 | ||
| Léo Cittadini | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Santos | £6,600 | £343,200 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Vitor Bueno (Vitor Frezarin Bueno) | £6,500 | £338,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Abner Vinicius | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | Left-back | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Christian | £6,400 | £332,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Erick | £6,300 | £327,600 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Zé Ivaldo | £6,000 | £312,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Matheus Babi | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Tomás Cuello | £5,600 | £291,200 | 21 | Winger | Argentina | DEC 2025 | ||
| Hugo Moura | £5,200 | £270,400 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Lucas Halter | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Marcinho | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Thiago Heleno | £3,600 | £187,200 | 32 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bento | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Anderson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Fasson | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2026 | ||
| Pedro Henrique (Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Gonçalves) | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bryan García | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Ecuador | FEB 2024 | ||
| Jajá | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | Brazil | FEB 2025 | ||
| Jonathan | £930 | £48,360 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Bissoli | £920 | £47,840 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Nicolás Hernández | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Colombia | AUG 2022 | ||
| Daniel (Daniel Lima de Castro) | £870 | £45,240 | 22 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Luan Patrick | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2024 | ||
| Pedrinho | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | AUG 2026 | ||
| Bruno Leite | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Julimar | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Edu (Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza) | £750 | £39,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reinaldo | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Daniel (Daniel dos Santos da Cruz) | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Winger, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Luiz Silvestre | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2026 | ||
| Rômulo Cardoso | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Elias Carioca | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Léo Linck | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Vinicius Kaue | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Vialle (João Victor Dall' Stella Vialle) | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Dudu | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Emersonn | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Davi Araújo (Davi Machado dos Santos Araújo) | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Jader | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Pierre (Pierre Wagner Oliveira dos Santos) | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Pablo Siles | £150 | £7,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2025 | ||
| João Pedro | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Pereira | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Mycael (Mycael Pontes Moreira) | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Renan (Renan Rodrigues Fonseca Viana) | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Kawan | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| John Mercado | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Ecuador | DEC 2023 | ||
| Juan Makil | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Braga | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Leonardo Costa | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | OCT 2023 | ||
| Ataíde (Leonardo Ataíde de Oliveira Siqueira) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Daniel Martins (Daniel Sergio Martins) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Joao Pedro (João Pedro Reginaldo) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Lucca (Lucca Prior Pimenta) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Kauã | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Marcos Vinicius (Marcos Vinicius de Lima e Silva) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| João Gabriel | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Tiago Gomes | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Jhonny Lira | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| David Samuel | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| João Victor (João Victor da Silva Rocha) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Vitor do Carmo (Vitor do Carmo Soares Pereira) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Dourado (Leonardo Estigarribia Ferreira) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Islan (Islan Ricardo Díonisio) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
46 Under £1k 8%
3 £1k-£2k 2%
6 £2k-£5k 10%
12 £5k-£10k 41%
5 £10k-£25k 38%
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Athletico Paranaense wages, 2021/22
What was Athletico Paranaense's wage bill in 2021/22?
Athletico Paranaense paid £193,160 a week in 2021/22 - £10,044,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Athletico Paranaense player in 2021/22?
Matheus Fernandes was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £21,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,099.
What was the average Athletico Paranaense salary in 2021/22?
The average Athletico Paranaense player aged 22 or over earned £6,099 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Athletico Paranaense's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Athletico Paranaense pay £104,850 a week in 2026/27, 46% lower than the £193,160 of 2021/22. The current squad is 65 players against 72 then.