Espanyol 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Diego López on £77,000 per week · see the current Espanyol wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27 — 53% lower than the £656,800 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego López | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 36 | GK | Spain | ||
| David López | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Pablo Piatti | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Borja Iglesias | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 25 | AM R, ST | Spain | ||
| Wu Lei | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | China PR | ||
| Facundo Ferreyra | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Mario Hermoso | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Sergi Darder | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | DM | Spain | ||
| Hernán Pérez | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | AM RL | Paraguay | ||
| Roberto Rosales | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Venezuela | ||
| Roberto Rosales | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Venezuela | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Víctor Sánchez | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Víctor Sánchez (Víctor Sánchez Mata) | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Marc Roca | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | DM | Spain | ||
| Roberto (Roberto Jiménez Gago) | £19,000 | £988,000 | 32 | GK | Spain | ||
| Esteban Granero | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Naldo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Naldo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Óscar Duarte | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D C | Costa Rica | ||
| Óscar Melendo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Javi López | £9,100 | £473,200 | 32 | D/WB R, M RC | Spain | ||
| Javi López | £9,100 | £473,200 | 32 | D/WB R, M RC | Spain | ||
| Sergio García | £9,000 | £468,000 | 35 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Álex López | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | M C | Spain | ||
| Alfa Semedo | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Javi Puado | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Espanyol wages, 2018/19
What was Espanyol's wage bill in 2018/19?
Espanyol paid £656,800 a week in 2018/19 - £34,153,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Espanyol player in 2018/19?
Diego López was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £77,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £26,704.
What was the average Espanyol salary in 2018/19?
The average Espanyol player aged 22 or over earned £26,704 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Espanyol's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27, 53% lower than the £656,800 of 2018/19. The current squad is 28 players against 28 then.