Sport Recife 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Paulo Henrique on £32,000 per week · see the current Sport Recife wage bill
We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sport Recife pay £95,946 a week in 2026/27 — 44% lower than the £172,680 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Henrique | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Diego Souza | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Leandro Pereira | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | ST | Brazil | ||
| André (André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza) | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Marquinhos | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | AM RC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Rithely | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Samuel Xavier (Samuel Xavier Brito) | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | D RL, DM | Brazil | ||
| Magrão | £6,900 | £358,800 | 39 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Durval | £6,400 | £332,800 | 35 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Ronaldo Alves | £5,700 | £296,400 | 26 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Reinaldo Lenis | £5,700 | £296,400 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Colombia | ||
| Oswaldo Henríquez | £4,800 | £249,600 | 26 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Rogério (José Rogério de Oliveira Melo) | £4,700 | £244,400 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Agenor | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Ferraz | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Mansur | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Raul Prata | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Ronaldo Henrique | £1,700 | £88,400 | 22 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Everton Felipe | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | AM R | Brazil | ||
| Evandro | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | D L | Brazil | ||
| Fábio Matos | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Alison Araçoiaba | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| James Dean | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Thallyson | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Caio | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Juninho Piauiense | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Vinícius Bala | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Neto Moura | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Kelvenny | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Pablo Pardal | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Serra | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Patrick Sales | £370 | £19,240 | 17 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Maílson | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Wallace (Wallace Lucas Aires da Silva) | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Ferreira | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Adryelson | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | D C | Brazil | ||
| David Pereira | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Fabrício Bigode | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | DM | Brazil | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 57% of the squad wage bill, across the 39 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sport Recife wages, 2016/17
What was Sport Recife's wage bill in 2016/17?
Sport Recife paid £172,680 a week in 2016/17 - £8,979,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 39. We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sport Recife player in 2016/17?
Paulo Henrique was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £32,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £8,642.
What was the average Sport Recife salary in 2016/17?
The average Sport Recife player aged 22 or over earned £8,642 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 39. The top five earners took 57% of the bill between them.
How do Sport Recife's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Sport Recife pay £95,946 a week in 2026/27, 44% lower than the £172,680 of 2016/17. The current squad is 53 players against 39 then.