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Villarreal 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Carlos Bacca on £105,000 per week · see the current Villarreal wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £701k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £36m
SQUAD SIZE77
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £22k
Then and now
Villarreal pay £467,000 a week in 2026/27 — 33% lower than the £701,390 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Bacca | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 30 | Striker | Colombia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bruno | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergio Asenjo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 26 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samu Castillejo | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Manu Trigueros | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Víctor Ruiz | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Denis Cheryshev | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | Left winger | Russia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pablo Fornals | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jaume Costa | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rodri | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andrés Fernández | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Javi Fuego | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nicola Sansone | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Roberto Soriano | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Enes Ünal | £19,000 | £988,000 | 20 | Striker | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rúben Semedo | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alfonso Pedraza | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Roger Martínez | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | Striker | Colombia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Salem Al-Dawsari | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álvaro | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Antonio Rukavina | £14,000 | £728,000 | 33 | Right-back | Serbia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adrián Marín | £9,500 | £494,000 | 20 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniele Bonera | £8,400 | £436,800 | 36 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mariano Barbosa | £7,900 | £410,800 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adrián Dalmau | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Imanol García | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Leo Suárez | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ander Cantero | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cristian Cedrés | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roger Riera | £1,700 | £88,400 | 22 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rubén Mesa | £1,700 | £88,400 | 24 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Xavi Quintillà | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Enric Franquesa | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dani Raba | £1,010 | £52,520 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pau Torres | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nikola Vujnović | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Striker | Montenegro | JUN 2018 | ||
| Miguelón | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Darío Poveda | £740 | £38,480 | 20 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ramiro Guerra | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mario González | £620 | £32,240 | 21 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Juan Ibiza | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pedrito | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ramón Bueno | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chuca | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Carlos Meseguer | £410 | £21,320 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joan Femenías | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pepe Castaño | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chepe | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mourad | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Striker | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Edu Adell | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mukwelle Akale | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2018 | ||
| Diego Lamadrid | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jairo Bueno | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Carlos Beitia | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álex Millán | £190 | £9,880 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Luis Sena | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Arnau Vega | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joan Salvà | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Iván Martín (Iván Martín Núñez) | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Antonio Leal | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nacho Díaz | £160 | £8,320 | 16 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marc Vidal | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Davide Castelli | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josele (José Antonio Martínez Cárceles) | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fer Niño | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Goyo | £130 | £6,760 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Vicente Bellmunt | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Simón Moreno | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrei Raţiu | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Winger | Romania | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nani | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Manu Morlanes | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nicușor Craiu | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Robert Bairam | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Romania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bartosz Wiktoruk | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Central midfielder | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dani Villa | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Diego Fuoli | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
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
42 Under £1k 2%
5 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 2%
3 £5k-£10k 4%
12 £10k-£25k 32%
9 £25k-£100k 45%
1 £100k+
15%
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 77 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Villarreal wages, 2017/18
What was Villarreal's wage bill in 2017/18?
Villarreal paid £701,390 a week in 2017/18 - £36,472,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 77. We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Villarreal player in 2017/18?
Carlos Bacca was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £105,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £22,408.
What was the average Villarreal salary in 2017/18?
The average Villarreal player aged 22 or over earned £22,408 a week in 2017/18, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 77. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Villarreal's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Villarreal pay £467,000 a week in 2026/27, 33% lower than the £701,390 of 2017/18. The current squad is 25 players against 77 then.