Valencia 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Kevin Gameiro on £105,000 per week · see the current Valencia wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 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
Valencia pay £515,500 a week in 2026/27 — 39% lower than the £848,500 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gameiro | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 33 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Gonçalo Guedes | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | 23 | M (RL), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Portugal | ||
| Carlos Soler | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 23 | DM, M/AM (RC) | Spain | ||
| Jasper Cillessen | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 31 | GK | Holland | ||
| Gabriel Paulista | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 29 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Patrick Cutrone | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 22 | ST (C) | Italy | ||
| José Gayà | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 25 | D/WB/M (L) | Spain | ||
| Maximiliano Gómez | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 23 | ST (C) | Uruguay | ||
| Daniel Wass | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | D/WB (R), DM, M (RLC) | Denmark | ||
| Jaume Domènech | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | GK | Spain | ||
| Denis Cheryshev | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | M/AM (L) | Russia | ||
| Eliaquim Mangala | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | D (C) | France | ||
| Manu Vallejo | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | M (L), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| Cristiano Piccini | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | D/WB (R) | Italy | ||
| Jason | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | WB/M (R), AM (RLC) | Spain | ||
| Kang-In Lee | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | M/AM (RLC) | South Korea | ||
| Mouctar Diakhaby | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | D (C) | France | ||
| Christian Oliva | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | DM, M (C) | Uruguay | ||
| Ferro | £9,300 | £483,600 | 23 | D (C) | Portugal | ||
| Uroš Racic | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Serbia | ||
| Thierry Rendall Correia | £7,600 | £395,200 | 21 | D (RL), WB (R) | Portugal | ||
| Hugo Guillamón | £7,200 | £374,400 | 20 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Toni Lato | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | D/WB (L) | Spain | ||
| Yunus Musah | £6,000 | £312,000 | 17 | M/AM (RC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Cristian Rivero | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | GK | Spain | ||
| Álex Blanco | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | 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 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Valencia wages, 2020/21
What was Valencia's wage bill in 2020/21?
Valencia paid £848,500 a week in 2020/21 - £44,122,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Valencia player in 2020/21?
Kevin Gameiro was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £105,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £38,557.
What was the average Valencia salary in 2020/21?
The average Valencia player aged 22 or over earned £38,557 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Valencia's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Valencia pay £515,500 a week in 2026/27, 39% lower than the £848,500 of 2020/21. The current squad is 24 players against 26 then.