Villarreal 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Carlos Bacca on £66,000 per week · see the current Villarreal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 22 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
Villarreal pay £483,100 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £691,200 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Bacca | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 31 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Gerard Moreno | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 26 | ST | Spain | ||
| Bruno | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 34 | DM | Spain | ||
| Vicente Iborra | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 30 | DM | Spain | ||
| Karl Toko Ekambi | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 25 | AM L, ST | Cameroon | ||
| Manu Trigueros | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 26 | M C | Spain | ||
| Sergio Asenjo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 28 | GK | Spain | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Pablo Fornals | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
| Ramiro Funes Mori | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Víctor Ruiz | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 29 | D C | Spain | ||
| Alfonso Pedraza | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Santiago Cáseres | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Andrés Fernández | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jaume Costa | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Javi Fuego | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 34 | DM | Spain | ||
| Santi Cazorla | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Dani Raba | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Álvaro | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Mariano Barbosa | £7,900 | £410,800 | 33 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Daniele Bonera | £7,400 | £384,800 | 37 | D RC | Italy | ||
| Miguelón | £6,900 | £358,800 | 22 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 22 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Villarreal wages, 2018/19
What was Villarreal's wage bill in 2018/19?
Villarreal paid £691,200 a week in 2018/19 - £35,942,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 22. We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Villarreal player in 2018/19?
Carlos Bacca was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £66,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £31,724.
What was the average Villarreal salary in 2018/19?
The average Villarreal player aged 22 or over earned £31,724 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 22. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Villarreal's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Villarreal pay £483,100 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £691,200 of 2018/19. The current squad is 25 players against 22 then.