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Flamengo 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gabriel Barbosa on £41,000 per week · see the current Flamengo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £408k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £21m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £16k
Then and now
Flamengo pay £598,220 a week in 2026/27 — 47% higher than the £408,188 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Barbosa | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 23 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bruno Henrique | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Thiago Maia | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Everton Ribeiro | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Giorgian De Arrascaeta | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2023 | ||
| Filipe Luís | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 34 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Vitinho | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Pedro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Diego Alves | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gustavo Henrique | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Diego | £18,000 | £936,000 | 35 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gérson | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Rodrigo Caio | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Bruno Viana | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Mauricio Isla | £7,900 | £410,800 | 32 | Right-back | Chile | DEC 2022 | ||
| Willian Arão | £7,400 | £384,800 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Léo Pereira | £7,000 | £364,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Renê | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Hugo Souza | £4,200 | £218,400 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| João Gomes | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| João Lucas | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| César | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | APR 2022 | ||
| Hugo Moura | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Lázaro | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | MAR 2025 | ||
| Matheuzinho | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pepê | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thuler | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Thiago Fernandes | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Noga | £988 | £51,376 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ramon | £878 | £45,656 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | SEP 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Muniz | £834 | £43,368 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Matheus Alves | £737 | £38,324 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Patrick | £679 | £35,308 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| João Fernando | £519 | £26,988 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gabriel Barros (Gabriel de Sousa Barros) | £486 | £25,272 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Richard Ríos | £291 | £15,132 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yago Darub | £138 | £7,176 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Max | £115 | £5,980 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Fabrizio Peralta | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Paraguay | - | ||
| Cleiton | £92 | £4,784 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Batista | £76 | £3,952 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Pedro Arthur | £71 | £3,692 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Vinicius Milani (Vinicius Milani Bueno) | £71 | £3,692 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Otávio | £71 | £3,692 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Gabriel Aires (Gabriel Aires Rebelatto) | £67 | £3,484 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lucas Ribeiro (Lucas de Oliveira Ribeiro) | £63 | £3,276 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Cuadrado (Anderson Matheus Rodrigues de Castro) | £58 | £3,016 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2021 | ||
| Natan | £55 | £2,860 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Daniel Cabral | £50 | £2,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2025 | ||
| Dhouglas | £35 | £1,820 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Diego Santos (Diego Damasceno dos Santos) | £35 | £1,820 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Mateus Lima (Mateus Dias Lima) | £35 | £1,820 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2025 | ||
| Pedrinho (Pedro Henrique Franco de Souza) | £31 | £1,612 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2022 | ||
| Sidney | £31 | £1,612 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Hugo Marques | £31 | £1,612 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gabriel Borsatto | £31 | £1,612 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Álvaro (Álvaro José Oliveira Dias) | £31 | £1,612 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| João Pedro (João Pedro da Cruz Oliveira) | £31 | £1,612 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Werton (Werton de Almeida Rêgo) | £31 | £1,612 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Matheus Cunha (Matheus Cunha Queiroz) | £31 | £1,612 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Victor Hugo (Victor Hugo Gomes Silva) | £31 | £1,612 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ítalo | £31 | £1,612 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Pedro Caracoci | £31 | £1,612 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Rhyan | £31 | £1,612 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Arthur | £31 | £1,612 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | JUL 2021 | ||
| Weverton | £31 | £1,612 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Luis Gustavo | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| João Gabriel | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ryan Luka | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Rodrigo (Rodrigo Souza Nascimento) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Diego Ritter | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Carlos Daniel | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Right winger | Brazil | MAR 2022 | ||
| Lucas Gabriel | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yuri Oliveira | £25 | £1,300 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lucas André (Lucas André Silva da Costa) | £25 | £1,300 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Luan Sales (Luan Sales do Nascimento) | £25 | £1,300 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Victor Hugo | £25 | £1,300 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
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
49 Under £1k 2%
4 £1k-£2k 2%
6 £2k-£5k 4%
5 £5k-£10k 9%
6 £10k-£25k 25%
8 £25k-£100k 58%
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Flamengo wages, 2020/21
What was Flamengo's wage bill in 2020/21?
Flamengo paid £408,188 a week in 2020/21 - £21,225,776 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Flamengo player in 2020/21?
Gabriel Barbosa was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £41,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £16,107.
What was the average Flamengo salary in 2020/21?
The average Flamengo player aged 22 or over earned £16,107 a week in 2020/21, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Flamengo's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Flamengo pay £598,220 a week in 2026/27, 47% higher than the £408,188 of 2020/21. The current squad is 63 players against 78 then.