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Santos 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Gabriel Barbosa on £87,000 per week · see the current Santos wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £309k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £16m
SQUAD SIZE89
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27 — 47% lower than the £309,300 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Barbosa | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 20 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Bruno Henrique | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Left winger | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Cléber Reis | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2022 | ||
| Jonathan Copete | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | Winger | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leandro Donizete | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| David Braz (David Braz Oliveira Filho) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2019 | ||
| Vitor Bueno (Vitor Frezarin Bueno) | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2020 | ||
| Vanderlei | £8,500 | £442,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Emiliano Vecchio | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Renato | £7,700 | £400,400 | 38 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alison | £7,500 | £390,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Eduardo Sasha | £7,300 | £379,600 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gustavo Henrique | £7,200 | £374,400 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2020 | ||
| Luiz Felipe | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Lucas Veríssimo (Lucas Veríssimo da Silva) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Victor Ferraz | £6,500 | £338,000 | 29 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Rafael Longuine | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Vladimir | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jean Mota (Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa) | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Caju | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Diego Cardoso | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yuri | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Rodrigão | £3,700 | £192,400 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Romário (Romário Guilherme dos Santos) | £3,700 | £192,400 | 25 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Matheus Jesus | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| João Paulo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | SEP 2021 | ||
| Stéfano Yuri | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | AUG 2018 | ||
| Daniel Guedes | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diego Pituca (Diego Cristiano Evaristo) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Yaya | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | Right winger | Burkina Faso | APR 2018 | ||
| Fernando Medeiros | £1,020 | £53,040 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Léo Cittadini | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Robson Bambu | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2018 | ||
| Emerson Barbosa | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | OCT 2019 | ||
| Guilherme | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Centre-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2018 | ||
| Matheus Augusto | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | MAY 2019 | ||
| Yan | £620 | £32,240 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Diego Gomes | £620 | £32,240 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2018 | ||
| Gabriel Donizetti | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lorran | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | Winger, striker | Brazil | MAY 2020 | ||
| Gabriel Calabres | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2019 | ||
| Douglas | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| John | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JAN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Ybom | £550 | £28,600 | 22 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Arthur Bote | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Arthur Gomes | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Right winger | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Tailson | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Winger, striker | Brazil | APR 2019 | ||
| Darlyson | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lucas Sebastian | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Renan Pastre | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| João Igor | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Preto | £450 | £23,400 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Vinicius Balieiro | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Fabrício Daniel | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Matheus Moraes | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Wagner Leonardo | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Charles | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2020 | ||
| Richard Luca | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Guilhemer Alves | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| João Victor | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | AUG 2019 | ||
| Alexandre Alves | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lucas Milton | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Diogo Vítor | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2018 | ||
| Victor Yan | £260 | £13,520 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Patrick | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Rodrygo | £240 | £12,480 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Sabino | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Nicolas Reis | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Juliano | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Vitor Mendes | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Bruno Moreira | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Rhuan | £170 | £8,840 | 16 | Left-back | Brazil | OCT 2019 | ||
| Giovane Mário | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alexandre Tam | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| André Anderson | £170 | £8,840 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | NOV 2018 | ||
| Fernando Castro | £170 | £8,840 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) | £170 | £8,840 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2020 | ||
| Kaíque Rocha (Kaíque Rocha Lima) | £170 | £8,840 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| Raphael | £160 | £8,320 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2018 | ||
| Lucas Lourenço | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Guilherme Nunes | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2018 | ||
| Gabriel Casanova | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alessandro Sena | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Matheus Guedes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Marquinhos Tu | £80 | £4,160 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| Anderson Ceará | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sandro Perpétuo | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Clayton | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Bruno Pelegrini | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
57 Under £1k 6%
6 £1k-£2k 2%
7 £2k-£5k 8%
13 £5k-£10k 30%
5 £10k-£25k 25%
1 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 89 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santos wages, 2017/18
What was Santos' wage bill in 2017/18?
Santos paid £309,300 a week in 2017/18 - £16,083,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 89. We hold a wage for all 89 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Santos player in 2017/18?
Gabriel Barbosa was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £87,000 a week, 14.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,028.
What was the average Santos salary in 2017/18?
The average Santos player aged 22 or over earned £6,028 a week in 2017/18, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 89. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do Santos' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27, 47% lower than the £309,300 of 2017/18. The current squad is 64 players against 89 then.