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Málaga 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Martín Demichelis on £64,000 per week · see the current Málaga wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £580k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £30m
SQUAD SIZE84
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £19k
Then and now
Málaga pay £153,214 a week in 2026/27 — 74% lower than the £580,340 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín Demichelis | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 35 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2017 | ||
| Diego Llorente | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Sandro | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zdravko Kuzmanovic | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Keko | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charles | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 32 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Carlos Kameni | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Recio | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Juanpi | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Venezuela | JUN 2018 | ||
| Denys Boyko | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Ukraine | JUN 2017 | ||
| Pablo Fornals | £19,000 | £988,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gonzalo Castro | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Left winger | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jony | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Duda | £17,000 | £884,000 | 36 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ignacio Camacho | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Weligton | £15,000 | £780,000 | 36 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Roberto Rosales | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Right-back | Venezuela | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roberto Rosales | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Right-back | Venezuela | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adalberto Peñaranda | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Venezuela | JUN 2017 | ||
| Miguel Torres | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Defender | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Rodríguez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Luis Hernández | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Michael Santos | £9,000 | £468,000 | 23 | Striker | Uruguay | JUN 2020 | ||
| Federico Ricca | £8,300 | £431,600 | 21 | Left-back | Uruguay | JUN 2020 | ||
| Javi Ontiveros | £8,100 | £421,200 | 18 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bakary Koné | £7,500 | £390,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Burkina Faso | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mikel Villanueva | £6,900 | £358,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Venezuela | JUN 2019 | ||
| Youssef En-Nesyri | £6,300 | £327,600 | 19 | Winger, striker | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aarón Escandell | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Harper | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javi Jiménez | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Luis Muñoz | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Juankar (Juan Carlos Pérez López) | £3,100 | £161,200 | 26 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Iván Rodríguez | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Arimany | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| David Muñoz | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Álex Mula | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Álex Robles | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Samu Casado | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adrián Wojcik | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Striker | Poland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ian Soler | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Luismi | £950 | £49,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Arturo Segado | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nané | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Javi Mérida | £890 | £46,280 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Germán Ruiz | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kike Pina | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Fran Castillo | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Santi | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| David Ramos | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | Right-back, right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Guille Lara | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alfred Planas | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Gabri | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mátyás Tajti | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jesús Cedenilla | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Xavi Salinas | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Carlos Sánchez | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| César Llopis | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| José Bonilla | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Damián | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Isaac Gabarre | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Solís | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hicham Boussefiane | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right winger | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álex Sánchez | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kuki Zalazar | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bryan Porras | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Carmelo Callejas | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alberto Fuentes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jony | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Eppy | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fabio Mendes | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fidel Castillo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nacho Linares | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Curro | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ernestas Juskevicius | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Lithuania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aarón Acejo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kellyan | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yousef El Asri | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Achraf Sidki | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Morocco | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mario Mendes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2020 | ||
| Juande | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Julen (Julen Gutiérrez) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Álex Escardó | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jesús Carrillo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
43 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
10 £2k-£5k 6%
6 £5k-£10k 8%
16 £10k-£25k 46%
6 £25k-£100k 38%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 84 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Málaga wages, 2016/17
What was Málaga's wage bill in 2016/17?
Málaga paid £580,340 a week in 2016/17 - £30,177,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 84. We hold a wage for all 84 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Málaga player in 2016/17?
Martín Demichelis was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £64,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £19,043.
What was the average Málaga salary in 2016/17?
The average Málaga player aged 22 or over earned £19,043 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 84. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Málaga's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Málaga pay £153,214 a week in 2026/27, 74% lower than the £580,340 of 2016/17. The current squad is 32 players against 84 then.