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Santos 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Carlos Sánchez on £20,000 per week · see the current Santos wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £160k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £8.3m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27 — 3% higher than the £159,812 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Sánchez | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 35 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUL 2021 | ||
| Cléber Reis | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2022 | ||
| Jonathan Copete | £9,100 | £473,200 | 32 | Winger | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luan Peres | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Brazil | FEB 2025 | ||
| Jobson | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Lucas Braga (Lucas Braga Ribeiro) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Luiz Felipe | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Yeferson Soteldo | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Venezuela | DEC 2023 | ||
| Madson | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Marinho (Mário Sérgio Santos Costa) | £6,900 | £358,800 | 30 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jean Mota (Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa) | £6,100 | £317,200 | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Raniel | £5,700 | £296,400 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Alison | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Vladimir | £4,500 | £234,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Alex | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Felipe Jonatan | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | Left-back | Brazil | FEB 2025 | ||
| Rodrigão | £3,700 | £192,400 | 26 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Kaio Jorge | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Lucas Lourenço | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Pará | £2,800 | £145,600 | 34 | Full-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Rafael Longuine | £2,700 | £140,400 | 30 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Sandry | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Guilherme Nunes | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Alan Cardoso | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| João Paulo | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Bruno Marques | £1,038 | £53,976 | 21 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Derick | £1,023 | £53,196 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2021 | ||
| Laércio | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Ivonei | £931 | £48,412 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Renyer | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | Right winger | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Allanzinho | £589 | £30,628 | 20 | Left winger | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Donizete | £559 | £29,068 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Cadu | £558 | £29,016 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | SEP 2021 | ||
| Wellington (Wellington Gonzaga de Assis Filho) | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Pirani | £358 | £18,616 | 18 | Left winger | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| John | £328 | £17,056 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Marcos Leonardo | £298 | £15,496 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | OCT 2022 | ||
| Victor Yan | £295 | £15,340 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Tailson | £279 | £14,508 | 21 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Kevin Malthus (Kevin Malthus de Sousa Ribeiro) | £279 | £14,508 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Arthur Gomes | £254 | £13,208 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gabriel Oliveira | £237 | £12,324 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2021 | ||
| João Cubas (João Victor Cubas Alves) | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Vinicius Balieiro | £208 | £10,816 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2022 | ||
| Wagner Leonardo | £198 | £10,296 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| Alexandre Tam | £174 | £9,048 | 21 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | APR 2022 | ||
| Heron | £159 | £8,268 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2021 | ||
| Jhonnathan | £159 | £8,268 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2021 | ||
| Lucas Barbosa | £159 | £8,268 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Alex Negueba | £159 | £8,268 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Fernando | £159 | £8,268 | 21 | Full-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Pedro Scaramussa | £159 | £8,268 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lucas Milton | £159 | £8,268 | 21 | Right-back | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Matheus Saldanha | £159 | £8,268 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Mikael Doquinha | £159 | £8,268 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | SEP 2021 | ||
| Felipe Carvalho | £159 | £8,268 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gustavo Cipriano | £153 | £7,956 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Paulo | £127 | £6,604 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Anderson Ceará | £95 | £4,940 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2023 | ||
| Caio Mota | £95 | £4,940 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | MAR 2021 | ||
| Robson Reis | £95 | £4,940 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2024 | ||
| Kaiky | £79 | £4,108 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Well | £68 | £3,536 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sandro Perpétuo | £68 | £3,536 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2022 | ||
| Lucas Sena | £68 | £3,536 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Brazil | JUL 2023 | ||
| Breno | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2022 | ||
| Arthur | £30 | £1,560 | 20 | Left wing-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Xiao Junlong (Junlong Xiao) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Nycollas (Nycollas Lopo dos Santos) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brayan | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jefferson (José Jefferson da Silva) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Patati | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Andrey (Andrey Rafael Quintino dos Santos) | £28 | £1,456 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Lucas Turela (Lucas Vinicius Alves Turela) | £28 | £1,456 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Dexter (Dexter Patrick Cândido) | £28 | £1,456 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Diogenes (Diogenes Vinicius da Silva) | £28 | £1,456 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 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
48 Under £1k 6%
5 £1k-£2k 4%
10 £2k-£5k 21%
11 £5k-£10k 50%
2 £10k-£25k 20%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santos wages, 2020/21
What was Santos' wage bill in 2020/21?
Santos paid £159,812 a week in 2020/21 - £8,310,224 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 Santos player in 2020/21?
Carlos Sánchez was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £20,000 a week, 3.5x the 22+ squad average of £5,653.
What was the average Santos salary in 2020/21?
The average Santos player aged 22 or over earned £5,653 a week in 2020/21, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Santos' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27, 3% higher than the £159,812 of 2020/21. The current squad is 64 players against 76 then.