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Santos 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Léo Baptistão on £14,000 per week · see the current Santos wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £168k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £8.8m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £168,440 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léo Baptistão | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JAN 2023 | ||
| Carlos Sánchez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUL 2023 | ||
| Marcos Guilherme | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Emiliano Velázquez | £9,300 | £483,600 | 27 | Centre-back | Uruguay | DEC 2022 | ||
| Eduardo Bauermann | £8,300 | £431,600 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jobson | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Lucas Braga (Lucas Braga Ribeiro) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | APR 2026 | ||
| Luiz Felipe | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Madson | £6,900 | £358,800 | 29 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Marcos Leonardo | £5,900 | £306,800 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Maicon | £5,900 | £306,800 | 32 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Auro | £5,500 | £286,000 | 25 | Full-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Camacho (Guilherme de Aguiar Camacho) | £5,400 | £280,800 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Daniel Guedes | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vinicius Zanocelo (Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo) | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Felipe Jonatan | £4,300 | £223,600 | 23 | Left-back | Brazil | FEB 2025 | ||
| Ângelo | £4,000 | £208,000 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Sandry | £3,600 | £187,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2026 | ||
| Gabriel Pirani | £2,200 | £114,400 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luiz Henrique | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Augusto Galván | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Paulo | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | NOV 2026 | ||
| Derick | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2026 | ||
| Lucas Pires | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Left-back, right winger | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bruno Oliveira (Bruno Felipe de Oliveira) | £990 | £51,480 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Breno | £980 | £50,960 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2022 | ||
| Allanzinho | £950 | £49,400 | 21 | Left winger | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ed Carlos | £950 | £49,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2023 | ||
| Ivonei | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Rwan (Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz) | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Patati | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Diogenes (Diogenes Vinicius da Silva) | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Kevin Malthus (Kevin Malthus de Sousa Ribeiro) | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2026 | ||
| Renyer | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Right winger | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Cadu | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | SEP 2023 | ||
| Alexandre Tam | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | APR 2022 | ||
| Jhonnathan | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | APR 2026 | ||
| João Victor (João Victor de Amorim Marinho) | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| John | £330 | £17,160 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Kaiky | £320 | £16,640 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Victor Yan | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Tailson | £270 | £14,040 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Matheus Nunes (Matheus Nunes da Silva) | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vinicius Balieiro | £210 | £10,920 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Fernandinho (Fernando Paiva Correa) | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | Left winger | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lucas Barbosa | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Pedro Scaramussa | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lucas Milton | £160 | £8,320 | 22 | Right-back | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Paulo | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Robson Reis | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2024 | ||
| Sandro Perpétuo | £70 | £3,640 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | NOV 2022 | ||
| Well | £70 | £3,640 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jair | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Kaio (Kaio Henrique de Castro Moura) | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Leonardo Zabala | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Centre-back | Bolivia | DEC 2022 | ||
| Victor Michell | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Andrey (Andrey Rafael Quintino dos Santos) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Right winger | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Arthur | £30 | £1,560 | 21 | Left wing-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Martins (Giovanni Martins Santos) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Gabriel dos Anjos (Gabriel dos Anjos Reganham) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eduardo (Eduardo Christovam de Araújo) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Xiao Junlong (Junlong Xiao) | £30 | £1,560 | 20 | Striker | China | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nycollas (Nycollas Lopo dos Santos) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dexter (Dexter Patrick Cândido) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Jefferson (José Jefferson da Silva) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
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
41 Under £1k 8%
4 £1k-£2k 3%
6 £2k-£5k 12%
11 £5k-£10k 45%
4 £10k-£25k 32%
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santos wages, 2021/22
What was Santos' wage bill in 2021/22?
Santos paid £168,440 a week in 2021/22 - £8,758,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Santos player in 2021/22?
Léo Baptistão was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £14,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £5,632.
What was the average Santos salary in 2021/22?
The average Santos player aged 22 or over earned £5,632 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Santos' 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £168,440 of 2021/22. The current squad is 64 players against 66 then.