Fred vs Júnior Santos - salary comparison
Fred earns £35,000 a week more than Júnior Santos — £85,000 against £50,000, a difference of £1,820,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Atlético Mineiro.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Fred vs Júnior Santos, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | FRED | JÚNIOR SANTOS | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £85,000 | £50,000 | £35,000 |
| Yearly salary | £4,420,000 | £2,600,000 | £1,820,000 |
| Net worth | £47m | £3.9m | £43m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Age | 32 | 30 | 2 yr |
| Position | DM, AM C | AM RL, ST | - |
| Club | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | team-mates |
| League | Brasileirão Série A | Brasileirão Série A | same league |
| Nationality | Brazil | Brazil | same |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2027 | DEC 2028 | 550 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Fred is paid £35,000 a week more than Júnior Santos — £1,820,000 over a year.
of the 910 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is 1. FC Slovácko, whose 47 players cost £35k a week between them.
what Júnior Santos is paid. Put another way, Fred earns Júnior Santos' entire week in 4.1 days.
a week, in 2023 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 6 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Fred · Júnior Santos
Frequently asked questions
Fred vs Júnior Santos
Who earns more, Fred or Júnior Santos?
Fred earns more. Fred is on £85,000 per week against Júnior Santos' £50,000, a gap of £35,000 a week.
What is the difference between Fred's and Júnior Santos' salary?
£35,000 per week, which comes to £1,820,000 over a year. Fred is paid 1.7 times what Júnior Santos is paid.
How much does Fred earn per week?
Fred earns £85,000 per week at Atlético Mineiro, or £4,420,000 per year.
How much does Júnior Santos earn per week?
Júnior Santos earns £50,000 per week at Atlético Mineiro, or £2,600,000 per year.
Who is older, Fred or Júnior Santos?
Fred is older, at 32 to 30.
Whose contract runs longer, Fred's or Júnior Santos'?
Júnior Santos. Júnior Santos' deal runs to 31 December 2028, against 30 June 2027 for Fred.
Who has earned more over their career, Fred or Júnior Santos?
Fred, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Fred has earned £46,748,000 across 9 seasons, Júnior Santos £3,868,800 across 5 seasons.
How big is the gap between Fred and Júnior Santos?
£35,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 312 of the 910 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them 1. FC Slovácko on £34,963 a week.