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Málaga 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Borja Bastón on £48,000 per week · see the current Málaga wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £631k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £33m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £19k
Then and now
Málaga pay £153,214 a week in 2026/27 — 76% lower than the £630,690 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borja Bastón | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 24 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brown Ideye | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Diego Rolan | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alberto Bueno | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Isaac Success | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zdravko Kuzmanovic | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adrián González (Adrián González Morales) | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Keko | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luis Hernández | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gonzalo Castro | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 32 | Left winger | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Roberto Rosales | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | Right-back | Venezuela | JUN 2019 | ||
| Juanpi | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Venezuela | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adalberto Peñaranda | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | Venezuela | JUN 2018 | ||
| Roberto Rosales | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | Right-back | Venezuela | JUN 2019 | ||
| Recio | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Juankar (Juan Carlos Pérez López) | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Federico Ricca | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Left-back | Uruguay | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diego González | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Miguel Torres | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Defender | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Roberto (Roberto Jiménez Gago) | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Esteban Rolón | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cenk Gönen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Türkiye | JUN 2020 | ||
| Manuel Iturra | £14,000 | £728,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Chile | JUN 2019 | ||
| Samu | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ignasi Miquel | £9,100 | £473,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mehdi Lacen | £9,000 | £468,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Maxime Lestienne | £7,900 | £410,800 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Youssef En-Nesyri | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrés Prieto | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Deco | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nacho Abeledo | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pablo Clavería | £3,800 | £197,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alberto | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Harper | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ian Soler | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Carlos Sánchez | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Iván Rodríguez | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jaime Moreno | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nicaragua | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álex Robles | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mátyás Tajti | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2019 | ||
| Samu Casado | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Ramos | £950 | £49,400 | 19 | Right-back, right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Diego Altamirano | £950 | £49,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nané | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Manu Alemán | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luismi | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hicham Boussefiane | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Right winger | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdelkabir Abqar | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ernestas Juskevicius | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Lithuania | JUN 2018 | ||
| Iván Jaime | £380 | £19,760 | 16 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Santi | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kellyan | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aarón Acejo | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mario Mendes | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alberto Fuentes | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jesús Cedenilla | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Bonilla | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jesús Carrillo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Iván Chapela | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rafael Gómez | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Álvaro Fernández | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sato | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Reda Zaroual | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yousef El Asri | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Carmelo Callejas | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mini | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Iván Olmo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alberto Sánchez | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Juande | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hugo Vallejo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
29 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
11 £2k-£5k 5%
4 £5k-£10k 5%
17 £10k-£25k 50%
7 £25k-£100k 38%
Top 5 earners took 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Málaga wages, 2017/18
What was Málaga's wage bill in 2017/18?
Málaga paid £630,690 a week in 2017/18 - £32,795,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Málaga player in 2017/18?
Borja Bastón was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £48,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £19,146.
What was the average Málaga salary in 2017/18?
The average Málaga player aged 22 or over earned £19,146 a week in 2017/18, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Málaga's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Málaga pay £153,214 a week in 2026/27, 76% lower than the £630,690 of 2017/18. The current squad is 32 players against 70 then.