Bengal 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Ivan Bukenya on £2,100 per week · see the current Bengal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 30 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bengal pay £24,891 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £25,430 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Bukenya | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | D C, DM | Uganda | ||
| Arnab Mondal | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | D C | India | ||
| Wedson Anselme | £1,400 | £72,800 | 30 | ST | Haiti | ||
| Chris Payne | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | AM R, ST | Australia | ||
| Cavin Lobo | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Willis Plaza | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | ST | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Jackichand Singh | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | AM RL | India | ||
| Bikash Jairu | £1,020 | £53,040 | 25 | AM RL | India | ||
| Didika | £1,020 | £53,040 | 23 | AM RL | India | ||
| Anwar Ali | £930 | £48,360 | 31 | D C | India | ||
| Narayan Das | £920 | £47,840 | 22 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Rowllin Borges | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | DM, AM C | India | ||
| Mehtab Hossain | £900 | £46,800 | 30 | DM | India | ||
| Gurwinder Singh | £790 | £41,080 | 30 | D C | India | ||
| Rahul Bheke | £760 | £39,520 | 25 | D RC | India | ||
| Subhashish Roy Chowdhury | £750 | £39,000 | 29 | GK | India | ||
| Robin Gurung | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | D RLC | India | ||
| Robert Lalthlamuana | £700 | £36,400 | 27 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Robin Singh | £700 | £36,400 | 26 | ST | India | ||
| Romeo Fernandes | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | AM R | India | ||
| David Lalrinmuana | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | AM C | India | ||
| Mohammed Rafique | £460 | £23,920 | 23 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Koushik Sarkar | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | D C | India | ||
| Abinash Ruidas | £410 | £21,320 | 24 | AM L | India | ||
| Luis Barreto | £370 | £19,240 | 35 | GK | India | ||
| Semboi | £340 | £17,680 | 22 | ST | India | ||
| Dibyendu Sarkar | £270 | £14,040 | 26 | GK | India | ||
| Prahlad Roy | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | AM R | India | ||
| Deepak Kumar | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Jiten Murmu | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | ST | India | ||
| T.P Rehnesh | £210 | £10,920 | 23 | GK | India | ||
| Samad Ali Mallick | £140 | £7,280 | 23 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Nikhil Poojary | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | AM R | India | ||
| Suhair | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | ST | India | ||
| Mehtab Singh | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | D RC | India | ||
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 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 35 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bengal wages, 2016/17
What was Bengal's wage bill in 2016/17?
Bengal paid £25,430 a week in 2016/17 - £1,322,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 35. We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bengal player in 2016/17?
Ivan Bukenya was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £2,100 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £809.
What was the average Bengal salary in 2016/17?
The average Bengal player aged 22 or over earned £809 a week in 2016/17, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 35. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Bengal's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Bengal pay £24,891 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £25,430 of 2016/17. The current squad is 41 players against 35 then.