Valencia 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Nani on £181,000 per week · see the current Valencia wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 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
Valencia pay £515,500 a week in 2026/27 — 55% lower than the £1,154,520 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nani | £181,000 | £9,412,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Portugal | ||
| Eliaquim Mangala | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Dani Parejo | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
| Enzo Pérez | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | 30 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Aymen Abdennour | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 26 | D C | Tunisia | ||
| Ezequiel Garay | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 29 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Guilherme Siqueira | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| José Gayà | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Simone Zaza | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | ST | Italy | ||
| Rodrigo | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Martín Montoya | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 25 | D/WB RL | Spain | ||
| Diego Alves | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 31 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Mario Suárez | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Munir | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Álvaro Medrán | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Zakaria Bakkali | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Jaume Domènech | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | GK | Spain | ||
| Santi Mina | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| João Cancelo | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | ||
| Fabián Orellana | £8,300 | £431,600 | 30 | AM RLC | Chile | ||
| Aderllan Santos | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Aridai | £3,500 | £182,000 | 27 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Salva Ruiz | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Antonio Sivera | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | GK | Spain | ||
| Charlie l'Anson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Eugeni (Eugeni Valderrama) | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
| Fran Villalba | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Quim Araújo | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Iván Cifuentes | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Nacho Vidal | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Diego Caballo | £870 | £45,240 | 22 | D/WB/M L | Spain | ||
| Grego | £790 | £41,080 | 23 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Nacho Gil | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Sergio Ayala | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Jordi Sánchez | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | ST | Spain | ||
| Alberto Gil | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | ST | Spain | ||
| Ferrán Ferri | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | GK | Spain | ||
| Adrián Crespo | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Gustavo Araújo | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Fran Navarro | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | ST | Spain | ||
| Eric Jiménez | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | ST | Spain | ||
| Ferran Torres | £400 | £20,800 | 16 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Iván Chapela | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | ST | Spain | ||
| Carlos Badal | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Emilio Bernad | £370 | £19,240 | 16 | GK | Spain | ||
| Gonzalo Villar | £360 | £18,720 | 16 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Jona | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Marc Ferris | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | D R | Spain | ||
| Javi Jiménez | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | D C | Spain | ||
| Álex Centelles | £320 | £16,640 | 16 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Mariano Konyk | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Cristian Rivero | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | GK | Spain | ||
| Chimo Reig | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Julio Peris | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Luismi | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM R | Spain | ||
| Alberto Rabassó | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | M LC | Spain | ||
| Adrián Edo | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | M C | Spain | ||
| Sito | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM L | Spain | ||
| Ivan Zot'ko | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D C | Ukraine | ||
| Víctor Giner | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | M C | Spain | ||
| Vicente Esquerdo | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Carlos Soler | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | DM | Spain | ||
| Toni Lato | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Rafa Mir | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Marco Farisato | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | Venezuela | ||
| Víctor Sampedro | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Álex Blanco | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Valencia wages, 2016/17
What was Valencia's wage bill in 2016/17?
Valencia paid £1,154,520 a week in 2016/17 - £60,035,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Valencia player in 2016/17?
Nani was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £181,000 a week, 4.1x the 22+ squad average of £43,898.
What was the average Valencia salary in 2016/17?
The average Valencia player aged 22 or over earned £43,898 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Valencia's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Valencia pay £515,500 a week in 2026/27, 55% lower than the £1,154,520 of 2016/17. The current squad is 24 players against 67 then.