Villarreal 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Carlos Bacca on £67,000 per week · see the current Villarreal wage bill
Then and now
Villarreal pay £467,000 a week in 2026/27 — 46% lower than the £870,599 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Bacca | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 33 | Striker | Colombia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Francis Coquelin | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dani Parejo | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pau Torres | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gerard Moreno | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | Right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vicente Iborra | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paco Alcácer | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gerónimo Rulli | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sergio Asenjo | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raúl Albiol | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Juan Foyth | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ramiro Funes Mori | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alfonso Pedraza | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alberto Moreno | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Manu Trigueros | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Moi Gómez | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Samuel Chukwueze | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 21 | Right midfielder, winger | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pervis Estupiñán | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Ecuador | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rubén Peña | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jaume Costa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | Full-back, left wing-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fer Niño | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Álex Baena | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yeremy Pino | £8,000 | £416,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dani Raba | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Santiago Montiel | £109 | £5,668 | 17 | Centre-back | Mexico | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emiliano García | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Mexico | JUN 2023 | ||
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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Villarreal wages, 2020/21
What was Villarreal's wage bill in 2020/21?
Villarreal paid £870,599 a week in 2020/21 - £45,271,148 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Villarreal player in 2020/21?
Carlos Bacca was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £67,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £37,245.
What was the average Villarreal salary in 2020/21?
The average Villarreal player aged 22 or over earned £37,245 a week in 2020/21, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Villarreal's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Villarreal pay £467,000 a week in 2026/27, 46% lower than the £870,599 of 2020/21. The current squad is 25 players against 28 then.