Athletic Bilbao 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Iñaki Williams on £148,000 per week · see the current Athletic Bilbao wage bill
Then and now
Athletic Bilbao pay £835,130 a week in 2026/27 — 13% higher than the £739,105 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iñaki Williams | £148,000 | £7,696,000 | 31 | AM RLC, F C | Ghana | JUN 2026 | ||
| Unai Simón | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 28 | GK | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Yuri | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 35 | D/WB L | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nico Williams | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 22 | AM RL | Spain | JUN 2033 | ||
| Oihan Sancet | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 25 | AM C | Spain | JUN 2030 | ||
| Dani Vivian | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | D C, DM | Spain | JUN 2030 | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 31 | D C | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mikel Jauregizar | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | AM C | Spain | JUN 2029 | ||
| Aitor Paredes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | D C | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Álex Berenguer | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | WB L, AM RLC | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andoni Gorosabel | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | D/WB R | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mikel Vesga | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | DM | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jesús Areso | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Spain | JUN 2029 | ||
| Gorka Guruzeta | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | DM | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Íñigo Lekue | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | D/WB RL, AM R | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yeray | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | D C | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Robert Navarro | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Maroan Sannadi | £8,900 | £462,800 | 24 | D C, ST | Morocco | JUN 2027 | ||
| Unai Gómez | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | AM C | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Unai Eguíluz | £7,500 | £390,000 | 23 | D C | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Urko Izeta | £6,500 | £338,000 | 25 | AM/F C | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Beñat Prados | £3,500 | £182,000 | 24 | D C, DM | Spain | JUN 2029 | ||
| Adama | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | D/WB/AM L | Senegal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Álex Padilla | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | GK | Mexico | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nico Serrano | £2,900 | £150,800 | 22 | AM RLC | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alejandro Rego | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | DM | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Efe Korkut | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | M C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Beñat García | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | M C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Gaizka Albóniga-Menor | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | DM | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ibon Sánchez | £960 | £49,920 | 21 | AM LC | JUN 2025 | |||
| Adrián Pérez | £893 | £46,436 | 18 | AM R, ST | JUN 2025 | |||
| Jon De Luis | £803 | £41,756 | 21 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Elijah Gift | £706 | £36,712 | 19 | AM RL, ST | JUN 2026 | |||
| Johaneko Louis-Jean | £582 | £30,264 | 21 | D RL | JUN 2024 | |||
| Mikel Santos | £552 | £28,704 | 20 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Igor Oyono | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | AM R, ST | JUN 2028 | |||
| Aimar Duñabeitia | £526 | £27,352 | 22 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Asier Hierro | £417 | £21,684 | 20 | ST | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ander Peciña | £412 | £21,424 | 19 | AM R, ST | JUN 2024 | |||
| Eric Gamen | £365 | £18,980 | 21 | GK | JUN 2025 | |||
| Iker Monreal | £337 | £17,524 | 20 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Ibai Sanz | £337 | £17,524 | 21 | ST | JUN 2025 | |||
| David Osipov | £299 | £15,548 | 20 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Peio Huestamendia | £292 | £15,184 | 18 | AM RLC | JUN 2026 | |||
| Eneko Ellakuria | £274 | £14,248 | 18 | M C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Danel Belategi | £274 | £14,248 | 18 | D R | JUN 2025 | |||
| Manex Gibelalde | £256 | £13,312 | 21 | DM | JUN 2026 | |||
| Adrián Lekuna | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | D/WB L | JUN 2024 | |||
| Eñaut Lete | £248 | £12,896 | 19 | M C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Selton | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | M C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Miguel Barandalla | £248 | £12,896 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ander Izagirre | £248 | £12,896 | 22 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Iker Pagaza | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Iker Quintero | £248 | £12,896 | 17 | D L | JUN 2024 | |||
| Javi Sola | £248 | £12,896 | 19 | DM | JUN 2024 | |||
| Iker Galindo | £248 | £12,896 | 20 | GK | JUN 2025 | |||
| Unai Santamaría | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | D R | JUN 2024 | |||
| Aritz Conde | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | AM L | JUN 2024 | |||
| Beñat Larrea | £248 | £12,896 | 19 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Daniel Pérez | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | D/WB R | JUN 2024 | |||
| Marcos Goñi | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | ST | JUN 2024 | |||
| Lander Gómez | £248 | £12,896 | 20 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Endika Buján | £248 | £12,896 | 22 | AM R | JUN 2024 | |||
| Pablo Martínez | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | D C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Eder García | £248 | £12,896 | 19 | M C | JUN 2027 | |||
| Simón García | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Xabi Irurita | £223 | £11,596 | 23 | D RL | JUN 2024 | |||
| Yan Ismael Cissé | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | M C | JUN 2028 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 55% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Athletic Bilbao wages, 2024/25
What was Athletic Bilbao's wage bill in 2024/25?
Athletic Bilbao paid £739,105 a week in 2024/25 - £38,433,460 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Athletic Bilbao player in 2024/25?
Iñaki Williams was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £148,000 a week, 6.2x the 22+ squad average of £23,846.
What was the average Athletic Bilbao salary in 2024/25?
The average Athletic Bilbao player aged 22 or over earned £23,846 a week in 2024/25, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 55% of the bill between them.
How do Athletic Bilbao's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Athletic Bilbao pay £835,130 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £739,105 of 2024/25. The current squad is 27 players against 69 then.