Sporting Gijón 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Douglas on £48,000 per week · see the current Sporting Gijón wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sporting Gijón pay £105,728 a week in 2026/27 — 67% lower than the £325,020 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 25 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Lacina Traoré | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Elderson Echiejile | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | D L | Nigeria | ||
| Jorge Meré | £16,000 | £832,000 | 19 | D C | Spain | ||
| Víctor Rodríguez | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Borja Viguera | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | Spain | ||
| Moi Gómez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Mikel Vesga | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | DM | Spain | ||
| Lillo (Manuel Castellano) | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | D RLC | Spain | ||
| Carlos Carmona | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Jean-Sylvain Babin | £8,100 | £421,200 | 29 | D C | Martinique | ||
| Diego Mariño | £7,400 | £384,800 | 26 | GK | Spain | ||
| Xavi Torres | £7,400 | £384,800 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Fernando Amorebieta | £7,300 | £379,600 | 31 | D C | Venezuela | ||
| Iván Cuéllar | £7,100 | £369,200 | 32 | GK | Spain | ||
| Roberto Canella | £6,700 | £348,400 | 28 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Carlos Castro | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | ST | Spain | ||
| Carlos Castro | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | ST | Spain | ||
| Burgui | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Alberto Lora | £5,500 | £286,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Burgui | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Daniel Ndi | £5,400 | £280,800 | 20 | AM C | Cameroon | ||
| Duje Cop | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | ST | Croatia | ||
| Isma López | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Nacho Cases | £3,900 | £202,800 | 28 | M C | Spain | ||
| Claudio Medina | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Juan Rodríguez | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Akram Afif | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | AM LC | Qatar | ||
| Cristian Salvador | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | DM | Spain | ||
| Jaime Santos | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | AM LC, F C | Spain | ||
| Óscar Whalley | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | GK | Spain | ||
| Pablo Fernández | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | AM R, ST | Spain | ||
| Pedro Díaz | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Rubén Sánchez | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | AM L, ST | Spain | ||
| Ramón Riego | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Sergio Álvarez | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | DM | Spain | ||
| Dani Martín | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | GK | Spain | ||
| Isma Aizpiri | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D C | Spain | ||
| Isma Cerro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM RC, F C | Spain | ||
| Juan Cifré | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Carlos Cordero | £1,050 | £54,600 | 19 | D L | Spain | ||
| Berto Cayarga | £990 | £51,480 | 19 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Joel Sanabria | £960 | £49,920 | 17 | AM R, ST | Paraguay | ||
| Mateo (Mateo Arellano) | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | DM | Spain | ||
| Álvaro García | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | AM R | Spain | ||
| Pelayo Suárez | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Chus Fernández | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | M C | Spain | ||
| Riki Menéndez | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | D R | Spain | ||
| Luismi Cabrales | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | M C | Spain | ||
| Víctor Ruiz | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Christian Joel | £480 | £24,960 | 16 | GK | Cuba | ||
| Gaspar | £460 | £23,920 | 16 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Javi Benítez | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | GK | Spain | ||
| Dani Sandoval | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Spain | ||
| Iván Elena | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Nacho Méndez | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Berto Espeso | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D L | Spain | ||
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 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Gijón wages, 2016/17
What was Sporting Gijón's wage bill in 2016/17?
Sporting Gijón paid £325,020 a week in 2016/17 - £16,901,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sporting Gijón player in 2016/17?
Douglas was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £48,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £10,308.
What was the average Sporting Gijón salary in 2016/17?
The average Sporting Gijón player aged 22 or over earned £10,308 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Gijón's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Sporting Gijón pay £105,728 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £325,020 of 2016/17. The current squad is 22 players against 57 then.