Espanyol 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Diego López on £74,000 per week · see the current Espanyol wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 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
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27 — 43% lower than the £546,300 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego López | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 37 | GK | Spain | ||
| David López | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Wu Lei | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | China PR | ||
| Marc Roca | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 22 | DM | Spain | ||
| Facundo Ferreyra | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 28 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Sergi Darder | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | DM | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Leandro Cabrera | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | D LC | Uruguay | ||
| Jonathan Calleri | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Adrià Pedrosa | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Bernardo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Fernando Calero | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| Sébastien Corchia | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D/WB/M R | France | ||
| Ander Iturraspe | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | DM | Spain | ||
| Víctor Sánchez (Víctor Sánchez Mata) | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Raúl De Tomás | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Adrián Embarba | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | AM R | Spain | ||
| Víctor Sánchez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Raúl De Tomás | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Matías Vargas | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Oier Olazabal | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | GK | Spain | ||
| Óscar Melendo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Naldo | £8,900 | £462,800 | 30 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Naldo | £8,900 | £462,800 | 30 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Andrés Prieto | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | GK | Spain | ||
| Javi López | £8,100 | £421,200 | 33 | D/WB R, M RC | Spain | ||
| Javi López | £8,100 | £421,200 | 33 | D/WB R, M RC | Spain | ||
| Pipa | £2,800 | £145,600 | 21 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
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 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Espanyol wages, 2019/20
What was Espanyol's wage bill in 2019/20?
Espanyol paid £546,300 a week in 2019/20 - £28,407,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Espanyol player in 2019/20?
Diego López was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £74,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £19,904.
What was the average Espanyol salary in 2019/20?
The average Espanyol player aged 22 or over earned £19,904 a week in 2019/20, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Espanyol's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27, 43% lower than the £546,300 of 2019/20. The current squad is 28 players against 29 then.