Villarreal 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Cédric Bakambu on £54,000 per week · see the current Villarreal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 27 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Villarreal pay £483,100 a week in 2026/27 — 31% lower than the £697,180 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Bakambu | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Jonathan dos Santos | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 26 | DM, M RC | Mexico | ||
| Bruno | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 32 | DM | Spain | ||
| Roberto Soldado | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 31 | ST | Spain | ||
| Mateo Musacchio | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 25 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Samu Castillejo | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Manu Trigueros | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | M C | Spain | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 25 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Denis Cheryshev | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 25 | AM L | Russia | ||
| Adrián | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Sergio Asenjo | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 27 | GK | Spain | ||
| Víctor Ruiz | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | D C | Spain | ||
| Cote | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Jaume Costa | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Nicola Sansone | £19,000 | £988,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Italy | ||
| Roberto Soriano | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | AM C | Italy | ||
| Antonio Rukavina | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | D/WB R | Serbia | ||
| Andrés Fernández | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | GK | Spain | ||
| Álvaro | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Daniele Bonera | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | D RC | Italy | ||
| Rodri | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | DM | Spain | ||
| Rafael Santos Borré | £8,700 | £452,400 | 20 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Mariano Barbosa | £7,900 | £410,800 | 31 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Aitor Cantalapiedra | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Carlos Martínez | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | ST | Spain | ||
| Carlitos (Carlos López) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Franco Acosta | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | ST | Uruguay | ||
| Felipe Alfonso | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | D/WB RL | Spain | ||
| José Peris | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | D LC, AM L | Spain | ||
| Leo Suárez | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | AM RC | Argentina | ||
| Ander Cantero | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | GK | Spain | ||
| Anton Shvets | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | DM | Russia | ||
| Nikola Vujnović | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | ST | Montenegro | ||
| Mario González | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
| Marcos Mauro | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | D RC | Argentina | ||
| Miguelón | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Ramiro Guerra | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | DM | Uruguay | ||
| Dani Raba | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Juan Ibiza | £560 | £29,120 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Darío Poveda | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | ST | Spain | ||
| Javi Maldonado | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| José Luis Sena | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | D C | Spain | ||
| Carlos Meseguer | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | AM LC, F C | Spain | ||
| Pablo Larrea | £390 | £20,280 | 22 | M C | Spain | ||
| Joan Femenías | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | GK | Spain | ||
| Pepe Castaño | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Ramón Bueno | £300 | £15,600 | 21 | D C | Spain | ||
| Pedrito | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Chepe | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
| Maxi Rosales | £240 | £12,480 | 20 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Beli | £230 | £11,960 | 20 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Genís Montolio | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Davide Castelli | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | Italy | ||
| Simón Moreno | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | ST | Spain | ||
| Diego Fuoli | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | GK | Spain | ||
| Pau Torres | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | D C | Spain | ||
| Chuca | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Manu Morlanes | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Spain | ||
| Nahuel Cisneros | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Nani | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Andrei Raţiu | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM RL | Romania | ||
| José Luis Trápaga | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Daudé van der Kust | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Martín Arenas | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | ST | Chile | ||
| Dani Villa | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Mukwelle Akale | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Arnau Vega | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | D/WB R | 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 33% 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
Villarreal wages, 2016/17
What was Villarreal's wage bill in 2016/17?
Villarreal paid £697,180 a week in 2016/17 - £36,253,360 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 Villarreal player in 2016/17?
Cédric Bakambu was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £54,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £22,959.
What was the average Villarreal salary in 2016/17?
The average Villarreal player aged 22 or over earned £22,959 a week in 2016/17, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Villarreal's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Villarreal pay £483,100 a week in 2026/27, 31% lower than the £697,180 of 2016/17. The current squad is 25 players against 67 then.