Espanyol 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Raúl De Tomás on £86,000 per week · see the current Espanyol wage bill
We hold a wage for all 23 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27 — 29% lower than the £437,300 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raúl De Tomás | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 25 | AM (C), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| David López | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 30 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Spain | ||
| Wu Lei | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | China | ||
| Sergi Darder | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | DM, M (C) | Spain | ||
| Nany Dimata | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 22 | ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Diego López | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 38 | GK | Spain | ||
| Leandro Cabrera | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | D (LC), WB (L) | Uruguay | ||
| Adrià Pedrosa | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | D/WB (L) | Spain | ||
| Dídac Vilà | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | D/WB (L) | Spain | ||
| Fernando Calero | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Adrián Embarba | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | M/AM (R) | Spain | ||
| Matías Vargas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | M (L), AM (LC) | Argentina | ||
| Óscar Melendo | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | M (RC), AM (C) | Spain | ||
| Oier Olazabal | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | GK | Spain | ||
| Álvaro Vadillo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | M/AM (RL) | Spain | ||
| Óscar Gil | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | D/WB (R) | Spain | ||
| Fran Mérida | £7,300 | £379,600 | 30 | M (C) | Spain | ||
| Keidi Bare | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Albania | ||
| Lluís | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Javi Puado | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| Miguelón | £4,900 | £254,800 | 24 | D/WB (R) | Spain | ||
| Nico Melamed | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | M/AM (C), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| Javi Nadal | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | ST (C) | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 55% of the squad wage bill, across the 23 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Espanyol wages, 2020/21
What was Espanyol's wage bill in 2020/21?
Espanyol paid £437,300 a week in 2020/21 - £22,739,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 23. We hold a wage for all 23 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Espanyol player in 2020/21?
Raúl De Tomás was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £86,000 a week, 4.2x the 22+ squad average of £20,633.
What was the average Espanyol salary in 2020/21?
The average Espanyol player aged 22 or over earned £20,633 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 23. The top five earners took 55% of the bill between them.
How do Espanyol's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Espanyol pay £309,780 a week in 2026/27, 29% lower than the £437,300 of 2020/21. The current squad is 28 players against 23 then.