Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) vs Óscar Melendo - salary comparison
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) earns £11,000 a week more than Óscar Melendo — £28,000 against £17,000, a difference of £572,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Shanghai Port.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) vs Óscar Melendo, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | LEONARDO (LEONARDO NASCIMENTO LOPES DE SOUZA) | ÓSCAR MELENDO | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £28,000 | £17,000 | £11,000 |
| Yearly salary | £1,456,000 | £884,000 | £572,000 |
| Net worth | £6.1m | £6.1m | £13k |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Age | 28 | 27 | 1 yr |
| Position | ST | AM RC | - |
| Club | Shanghai Port | Shanghai Port | team-mates |
| League | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | same league |
| Nationality | Brazil | Spain | - |
| Contract expiry | DEC 2027 | DEC 2026 | 365 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) is paid £11,000 a week more than Óscar Melendo — £572,000 over a year.
of the 904 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 HNK Vukovar 1991, whose 40 players cost £11k a week between them.
what Óscar Melendo is paid. Put another way, Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) earns Óscar Melendo's entire week in 4.3 days.
a week, in 2021 — 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: Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) · Óscar Melendo
Frequently asked questions
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) vs Óscar Melendo
Who earns more, Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) or Óscar Melendo?
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) earns more. Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) is on £28,000 per week against Óscar Melendo's £17,000, a gap of £11,000 a week.
What is the difference between Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza)'s and Óscar Melendo's salary?
£11,000 per week, which comes to £572,000 over a year. Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) is paid 1.6 times what Óscar Melendo is paid.
How much does Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) earn per week?
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) earns £28,000 per week at Shanghai Port, or £1,456,000 per year.
How much does Óscar Melendo earn per week?
Óscar Melendo earns £17,000 per week at Shanghai Port, or £884,000 per year.
Who is older, Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) or Óscar Melendo?
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) is older, at 28 to 27.
Whose contract runs longer, Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza)'s or Óscar Melendo's?
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza). Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza)'s deal runs to 31 December 2027, against 31 December 2026 for Óscar Melendo.
Who has earned more over their career, Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) or Óscar Melendo?
Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza), on the seasons we hold a wage for. Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) has earned £6,149,000 across 6 seasons, Óscar Melendo £6,136,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) and Óscar Melendo?
£11,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 114 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them HNK Vukovar 1991 on £10,642 a week.