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Santos 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Lucas Lima on £39,000 per week · see the current Santos wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £239k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £12m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £8k
Then and now
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27 — 31% lower than the £238,730 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Lima | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Yeferson Soteldo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Venezuela | DEC 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Fernández | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2025 | ||
| Dodi (Douglas Moreira Fagundes) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Eduardo Bauermann | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Marcos Leonardo | £8,900 | £462,800 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Gabriel Carabajal | £8,200 | £426,400 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | DEC 2026 | ||
| João Lucas | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luiz Felipe | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lucas Braga (Lucas Braga Ribeiro) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | APR 2026 | ||
| Messias | £7,900 | £410,800 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Maicon | £7,900 | £410,800 | 33 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Daniel Ruiz | £7,400 | £384,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2024 | ||
| Stiven Mendoza | £6,600 | £343,200 | 30 | Winger, striker | Colombia | DEC 2025 | ||
| Alison | £6,500 | £338,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Camacho (Guilherme de Aguiar Camacho) | £6,400 | £332,800 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ângelo | £6,000 | £312,000 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Nathan (Nathan Santos de Araújo) | £5,900 | £306,800 | 20 | Right-back, right winger | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Vladimir | £5,500 | £286,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Vinicius Zanocelo (Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo) | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2027 | ||
| Felipe Jonatan | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | Left-back | Brazil | FEB 2025 | ||
| Lucas Pires | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | Left-back, right winger | Brazil | MAY 2026 | ||
| Raniel | £4,700 | £244,400 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Sandry | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2026 | ||
| Alex | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Joaquim | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| João Paulo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | NOV 2027 | ||
| Breno | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Ed Carlos | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ivonei | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Derick | £930 | £48,360 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2026 | ||
| Jair | £920 | £47,840 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Diogenes (Diogenes Vinicius da Silva) | £840 | £43,680 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Miguel Terceros | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Bolivia | APR 2027 | ||
| Patati | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Renyer | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | Right winger | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Rwan (Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz) | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cadu | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | SEP 2023 | ||
| Donizete | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| João Victor (João Victor de Amorim Marinho) | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Deivid Washington | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matheus Nunes (Matheus Nunes da Silva) | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Vinicius Balieiro | £270 | £14,040 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Kevin Malthus (Kevin Malthus de Sousa Ribeiro) | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2026 | ||
| Fernandinho (Fernando Paiva Correa) | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Left winger | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lucas Barbosa | £190 | £9,880 | 21 | Right winger | Brazil | JUL 2026 | ||
| Pedro Scaramussa | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Paulo | £150 | £7,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lucas Sena | £80 | £4,160 | 21 | Left-back, left winger | Brazil | JUL 2023 | ||
| Gabriel Bontempo | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2025 | ||
| Kevyson | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | Full-back, left winger | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Enzo Monteiro | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Striker | Bolivia | MAY 2027 | ||
| Souza | £70 | £3,640 | 16 | Left-back | Brazil | MAY 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Falcão | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Nycollas (Nycollas Lopo dos Santos) | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bernardo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| JP Chermont | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Brazil | SEP 2025 | ||
| Luís Eduardo | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Leonardo Zabala | £40 | £2,080 | 20 | Centre-back | Bolivia | DEC 2023 | ||
| Kenay | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Diogo Correia | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Rafael Lopes | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Mauro | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lenin | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Cezar | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Orlando | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | MAY 2025 | ||
| Lucas Yan | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2023 | ||
| Yalle | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gustavo Henrique | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Eduardo (Eduardo Christovam de Araújo) | £40 | £2,080 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Felipe Laurindo | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Left winger | Brazil | MAR 2024 | ||
| João Victor | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Breno | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2023 | ||
| Samuel | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Hyan | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Thiago Balieiro | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
46 Under £1k 4%
3 £1k-£2k 2%
5 £2k-£5k 8%
17 £5k-£10k 49%
4 £10k-£25k 21%
1 £25k-£100k 16%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santos wages, 2022/23
What was Santos' wage bill in 2022/23?
Santos paid £238,730 a week in 2022/23 - £12,413,960 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 2022/23?
Lucas Lima was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £39,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £7,907.
What was the average Santos salary in 2022/23?
The average Santos player aged 22 or over earned £7,907 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Santos' 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27, 31% lower than the £238,730 of 2022/23. The current squad is 64 players against 76 then.