Espanyol 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Diego López on £77,000 per week · see the current Espanyol wage bill
We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 27 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27 — 50% lower than the £616,860 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego López | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 35 | GK | Spain | ||
| Pablo Piatti | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Carlos Sánchez | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 31 | D C, DM | Colombia | ||
| Gerard Moreno | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 25 | ST | Spain | ||
| José Manuel Jurado | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Pau López | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 22 | GK | Spain | ||
| Léo Baptistão | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Sergi Darder | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | DM | Spain | ||
| David López | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 27 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Víctor Sánchez | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Víctor Sánchez (Víctor Sánchez Mata) | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Sergio García | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 34 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Esteban Granero | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Aarón | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Sergio Sánchez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Naldo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Javi López | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | D/WB R, M RC | Spain | ||
| Mario Hermoso | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Javi López | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | D/WB R, M RC | Spain | ||
| Óscar Duarte | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | D C | Costa Rica | ||
| Naldo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Marc Roca | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | DM | Spain | ||
| Jairo Morillas | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | ST | Spain | ||
| Marc Navarro | £6,900 | £358,800 | 21 | D/WB/AM R | Spain | ||
| Óscar Melendo | £6,000 | £312,000 | 19 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Joselu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | ST | Spain | ||
| Álex López | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | M C | Spain | ||
| Manel Royo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| Genís Montolio | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Iago Indias | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Álex Salto | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Aitor Granados | £970 | £50,440 | 23 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Antonio Pelegrín | £970 | £50,440 | 22 | D C | Spain | ||
| Carlos Doncel | £910 | £47,320 | 20 | AM L | Spain | ||
| Max Marcet | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Pol Lozano | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | DM | Spain | ||
| Cristo | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | ST | Paraguay | ||
| Adrià Pedrosa | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Daniel Wong | £770 | £40,040 | 19 | ST | Australia | ||
| Arnau Gaixas | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | D C | Spain | ||
| Javi Puado | £650 | £33,800 | 19 | ST | Spain | ||
| Albert Alavedra | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | D C | Andorra | ||
| Izan Checa | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | M C | Spain | ||
| Dani Reina | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Jaume Villar | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | D C | Spain | ||
| Álex Bermejo | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Jordan | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM R | Spain | ||
| Ferrán Brugué | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | ST | Spain | ||
| Bruno | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Bangaly Diakhaby | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM L, ST | Senegal | ||
| Mateo Stamatov | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D/WB L | Bulgaria | ||
| Pol Hernández | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Adri | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | GK | Spain | ||
| Marc Manchón | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | DM | Spain | ||
| Carlos Gilbert | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | ST | Spain | ||
| Saúl Coco | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Xavi Manrique | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Víctor Gómez | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Pipa | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Álex Domínguez | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | GK | Spain | ||
| Lluís | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Yaroslav Meykher | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | Ukraine | ||
| Edu Frías | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | GK | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Espanyol wages, 2017/18
What was Espanyol's wage bill in 2017/18?
Espanyol paid £616,860 a week in 2017/18 - £32,076,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Espanyol player in 2017/18?
Diego López was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £77,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £20,742.
What was the average Espanyol salary in 2017/18?
The average Espanyol player aged 22 or over earned £20,742 a week in 2017/18, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Espanyol's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27, 50% lower than the £616,860 of 2017/18. The current squad is 28 players against 65 then.