Elche 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Fidel Chaves on £9,300 per week · see the current Elche wage bill
We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Elche pay £170,217 a week in 2026/27 — 74% higher than the £97,890 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Chaves | £9,300 | £483,600 | 29 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Iván Sánchez | £9,100 | £473,200 | 26 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Edgar Badía | £8,300 | £431,600 | 27 | GK | Spain | ||
| Nino | £7,900 | £410,800 | 39 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Víctor Rodríguez | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Jonathas (Jonathas Cristian de Jesus) | £7,100 | £369,200 | 30 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Dani Escriche | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | AM L, ST | Spain | ||
| Manu Sánchez | £4,900 | £254,800 | 30 | DM | Spain | ||
| Dani Calvo | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | D C | Spain | ||
| Gonzalo Verdú | £4,200 | £218,400 | 30 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Josan Ferrández | £4,100 | £213,200 | 29 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Juan Cruz | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | D LC, M L | Spain | ||
| Pere Milla | £3,800 | £197,600 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Ramón Folch | £3,700 | £192,400 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Claudio Medina | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Tekio (Sergio Blázquez) | £2,600 | £135,200 | 28 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Andoni López | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Miguel San Román | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | GK | Spain | ||
| Ismael Benktib | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| Josema | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Nuke Mfulu | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | DM | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Lucas Mulazzi | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | D C | Argentina | ||
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 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 22 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Elche wages, 2019/20
What was Elche's wage bill in 2019/20?
Elche paid £97,890 a week in 2019/20 - £5,090,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 22. We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Elche player in 2019/20?
Fidel Chaves was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £9,300 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £4,939.
What was the average Elche salary in 2019/20?
The average Elche player aged 22 or over earned £4,939 a week in 2019/20, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 22. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Elche's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Elche pay £170,217 a week in 2026/27, 74% higher than the £97,890 of 2019/20. The current squad is 26 players against 22 then.