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Corinthians 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Cristian on £29,000 per week · see the current Corinthians wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £342k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £12k
Then and now
Corinthians pay £202,594 a week in 2026/27 — 41% lower than the £341,740 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Jádson (Jádson Rodrigues da Silva) | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Guilherme | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cássio | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jô | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Augusto | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Fágner | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Colin Kazim-Richards | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Türkiye | DEC 2018 | ||
| Fellipe Bastos | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Danilo | £12,000 | £624,000 | 37 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Marquinhos Gabriel | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Winger | Brazil | JUL 2020 | ||
| Pablo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pablo (Pablo Nascimento Castro) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Fabián Balbuena | £9,300 | £483,600 | 24 | Centre-back | Paraguay | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ángel Romero | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | Right winger, striker | Paraguay | MAY 2019 | ||
| Luidy | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Marlone | £6,900 | £358,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Rodriguinho | £6,700 | £348,400 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Vilson | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Walter | £6,400 | £332,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gabriel (Gabriel Girotto Franco) | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Bruno Paulo (Bruno Paulo Machado Barbosa) | £5,500 | £286,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Camacho (Guilherme de Aguiar Camacho) | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Guilherme Arana | £4,200 | £218,400 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Matheus Vidotto | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Paulo Roberto | £3,800 | £197,600 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Pedro Henrique (Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Gonçalves) | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Stiven Mendoza | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | Winger, striker | Colombia | DEC 2018 | ||
| Léo Príncipe | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Moisés | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Carlinhos | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Guilherme Mantuan (Guilherme Mantuan) | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Marciel | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2018 | ||
| Pedrinho (Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva) | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gabriel Vasconcelos | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Fabrício Oya | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2018 | ||
| Maycon | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Rodrigo Figueiredo | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2018 | ||
| Guilherme Romão | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Franklin Joseph | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Renan Guedes | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Vitinho | £500 | £26,000 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | MAR 2021 | ||
| Renan Areias | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Léo Jabá | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Léo Santos | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2018 | ||
| Léo Jabá | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Warian | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Zé Guilherme | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUL 2017 | ||
| Lucas Amorim | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Vinícius Del'Amore | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Matheus | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2017 | ||
| Lauder | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| PC | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2017 | ||
| Samuel | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Caíque França | £190 | £9,880 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Roni | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Thiago Duchatsch | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2018 | ||
| Rafael Bilu | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right winger | Brazil | AUG 2018 | ||
| Luan | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Bruno Michel | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Jairinho | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2018 | ||
| Miullen (Miullen Nathã Felício Carvalho) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2018 | ||
| Filipe | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Vinicius | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Antonio Guilherme | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2018 | ||
| Michel | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Carlo | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Lucas Minele | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Serginho | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Caio Emerson | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Diego Riechelmann | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Felipe | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zé Gabriel | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
37 Under £1k 3%
4 £1k-£2k 2%
9 £2k-£5k 9%
10 £5k-£10k 20%
11 £10k-£25k 50%
2 £25k-£100k 17%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Corinthians wages, 2016/17
What was Corinthians' wage bill in 2016/17?
Corinthians paid £341,740 a week in 2016/17 - £17,770,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Corinthians player in 2016/17?
Cristian was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £29,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £12,048.
What was the average Corinthians salary in 2016/17?
The average Corinthians player aged 22 or over earned £12,048 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Corinthians' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Corinthians pay £202,594 a week in 2026/27, 41% lower than the £341,740 of 2016/17. The current squad is 65 players against 73 then.