Athletic Bilbao 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Íñigo Martínez on £149,000 per week · see the current Athletic Bilbao wage bill
We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Athletic Bilbao pay £860,630 a week in 2026/27 — 10% higher than the £785,700 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Íñigo Martínez | £149,000 | £7,748,000 | 28 | D C | Spain | ||
| Raúl García | £94,000 | £4,888,000 | 32 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Yuri | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 29 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Iñaki Williams | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Dani García | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Iker Muniain | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Yeray | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | D C | Spain | ||
| Aritz Aduriz | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 38 | ST | Spain | ||
| Unai Núñez | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Ander Capa | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D/WB/AM R | Spain | ||
| Beñat | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Iñigo Córdoba | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | Spain | ||
| Óscar De Marcos | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | D/WB/AM R | Spain | ||
| Iago Herrerín | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | GK | Spain | ||
| Ibai Gómez | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Unai Simón | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | GK | Spain | ||
| Mikel San José | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Kenan Kodro | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Mikel Balenziaga | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Unai López | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Íñigo Lekue | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | D/WB RL, AM R | Spain | ||
| Asier Villalibre | £9,500 | £494,000 | 21 | ST | Spain | ||
| Mikel Vesga | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | DM | Spain | ||
| Gaizka Larrazabal | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | AM R | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 24 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Athletic Bilbao wages, 2019/20
What was Athletic Bilbao's wage bill in 2019/20?
Athletic Bilbao paid £785,700 a week in 2019/20 - £40,856,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 24. We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Athletic Bilbao player in 2019/20?
Íñigo Martínez was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £149,000 a week, 4.3x the 22+ squad average of £35,000.
What was the average Athletic Bilbao salary in 2019/20?
The average Athletic Bilbao player aged 22 or over earned £35,000 a week in 2019/20, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 24. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Athletic Bilbao's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Athletic Bilbao pay £860,630 a week in 2026/27, 10% higher than the £785,700 of 2019/20. The current squad is 29 players against 24 then.