Elche 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Borja Valle on £13,000 per week · see the current Elche wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Elche pay £170,217 a week in 2026/27 — 25% higher than the £136,720 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borja Valle | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Pablo Hervías | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Mandi | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Roberto Correa | £6,700 | £348,400 | 23 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Fabián | £6,300 | £327,600 | 20 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Guillermo | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | ST | Spain | ||
| Nino | £5,900 | £306,800 | 36 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Albert Dorca | £5,500 | £286,000 | 33 | DM | Spain | ||
| Eldin Hadzic | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | AM LC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Javi Matilla | £5,100 | £265,200 | 27 | DM | Spain | ||
| José Ángel | £5,100 | £265,200 | 27 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Juan Carlos | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | GK | Spain | ||
| Álex Fernández | £5,000 | £260,000 | 23 | M C | Spain | ||
| Pedro | £4,800 | £249,600 | 29 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Pelayo | £3,800 | £197,600 | 25 | DM | Spain | ||
| Andrés Túñez | £3,500 | £182,000 | 29 | D C | Venezuela | ||
| Edu Albacar | £3,300 | £171,600 | 36 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Hugo Fraile | £3,200 | £166,400 | 29 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Josete | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | D C | Spain | ||
| Sergio Pelegrín | £2,600 | £135,200 | 37 | D C | Spain | ||
| Armando | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | D C | Spain | ||
| Urtzi Iriondo | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Dominique Malonga | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Congo | ||
| Germán Parreño | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | GK | Spain | ||
| Ismael (Ismael César) | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Luis Pérez | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Branimir Cipetic | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D R, AM RC | Croatia | ||
| Antonio Caballero | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Kike Echávarri | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | ST | Spain | ||
| Pedro Montero | £800 | £41,600 | 21 | WB/AM RL | Spain | ||
| Liberto | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | AM L | Spain | ||
| Primi | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Ismael Heredia | £710 | £36,920 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| Mauro Lucero | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Sory Kaba | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | AM/F C | Guinea | ||
| Fran Perujo | £650 | £33,800 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Álex Heredia | £630 | £32,760 | 21 | D L | Spain | ||
| Ismael Martínez | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| David | £440 | £22,880 | 22 | GK | Spain | ||
| Habibe | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | ST | Morocco | ||
| Rubén García | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Javi Llor | £320 | £16,640 | 20 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Lamine Keita | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | DM | Mali | ||
| Daniel Ruíz | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Xavi Olmos | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | D/M L | Spain | ||
| Jerónimo Rocamora | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | Spain | ||
| Samba | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | DM | Cameroon | ||
| Ismael Benktib | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| Kiko Pomares | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D L | Spain | ||
| Etxebe | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Spain | ||
| Juanma Conesa | £60 | £3,120 | 20 | GK | Spain | ||
| David Valero | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Leomar Pinto | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | AM RC | Venezuela | ||
| Pablo Serrano | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Óscar Gil | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/M R | Spain | ||
| Kilian Morante | £60 | £3,120 | 23 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Georgi Rusev | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM L, ST | Bulgaria | ||
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 57 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Elche wages, 2016/17
What was Elche's wage bill in 2016/17?
Elche paid £136,720 a week in 2016/17 - £7,109,440 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 Elche player in 2016/17?
Borja Valle was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £13,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £4,381.
What was the average Elche salary in 2016/17?
The average Elche player aged 22 or over earned £4,381 a week in 2016/17, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Elche's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Elche pay £170,217 a week in 2026/27, 25% higher than the £136,720 of 2016/17. The current squad is 26 players against 57 then.