Villarreal 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Giovani Lo Celso on £100,000 per week · see the current Villarreal wage bill
Then and now
Villarreal pay £467,000 a week in 2026/27 — 49% lower than the £908,000 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani Lo Celso | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pau Torres | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dani Parejo | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francis Coquelin | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gerard Moreno | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 29 | Right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Raúl Albiol | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 35 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vicente Iborra | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arnaut Danjuma | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 24 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gerónimo Rulli | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sergio Asenjo | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Manu Trigueros | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 29 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Boulaye Dia | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | Right winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Juan Foyth | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alberto Moreno | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfonso Pedraza | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aïssa Mandi | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | Defender | Algeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Serge Aurier | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Right-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Moi Gómez | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Samuel Chukwueze | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paco Alcácer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yeremy Pino | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pervis Estupiñán | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | Ecuador | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rubén Peña | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Right-back, right winger | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Villarreal wages, 2021/22
What was Villarreal's wage bill in 2021/22?
Villarreal paid £908,000 a week in 2021/22 - £47,216,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Villarreal player in 2021/22?
Giovani Lo Celso was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £100,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £37,000.
What was the average Villarreal salary in 2021/22?
The average Villarreal player aged 22 or over earned £37,000 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Villarreal's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Villarreal pay £467,000 a week in 2026/27, 49% lower than the £908,000 of 2021/22. The current squad is 25 players against 25 then.