CD Cruz Azul 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Christian Giménez on £29,000 per week · see the current CD Cruz Azul wage bill
We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
CD Cruz Azul pay £219,591 a week in 2026/27 — 15% lower than the £259,170 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Giménez | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 35 | AM RLC | Mexico | ||
| Víctor Vázquez | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | AM C | Spain | ||
| José de Jesús Corona | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 34 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Joffre Guerrón | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | Ecuador | ||
| Adrián Aldrete | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D L | Mexico | ||
| Joao Rojas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | AM R | Ecuador | ||
| Enzo Roco | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | SW, D C | Chile | ||
| Martín Cauteruccio | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | AM L, ST | Uruguay | ||
| Julio César Domínguez | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | SW, D C | Mexico | ||
| Ángel Mena | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | AM L | Ecuador | ||
| Gabriel Peñalba | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | M C | Argentina | ||
| Jorge Benítez | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | Paraguay | ||
| Francisco Silva | £8,300 | £431,600 | 30 | DM, M RLC | Chile | ||
| Julián Velázquez | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | D RC | Argentina | ||
| Martín Rodríguez | £7,900 | £410,800 | 21 | AM RLC | Chile | ||
| Richard Ruiz | £7,700 | £400,400 | 30 | WB/AM R | Mexico | ||
| Maza | £6,900 | £358,800 | 34 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Omar Mendoza | £5,800 | £301,600 | 27 | D R | Mexico | ||
| Rafael Baca | £5,700 | £296,400 | 26 | AM RC | Mexico | ||
| Guillermo Allison | £3,200 | £166,400 | 25 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Jesús García | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | D R | Mexico | ||
| Víctor Zúñiga | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Mexico | ||
| Juan Carlos García Sancho | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Kevyn Montaño | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Marco Ruiz | £940 | £48,880 | 20 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Luis Fernando Zaragoza | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | D/WB L | Mexico | ||
| Diego Martínez | £740 | £38,480 | 22 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Arturo Rosales | £720 | £37,440 | 17 | D C, DM | Mexico | ||
| Rosario Cota | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | DM, M LC | Mexico | ||
| Yamir Álvarez | £650 | £33,800 | 21 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Óscar Pineda | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Brayan Solís | £610 | £31,720 | 21 | D C | Mexico | ||
| David Arteaga | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Flavio Macías | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Jesús Alejandro Hernández | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | M C | Mexico | ||
| Alejandro Jaír Peláez | £470 | £24,440 | 22 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Sergio González | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Ángel Reyes | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Kevin Carranza | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Williams Alarcón | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Louis Bedwell | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Sergio Meza | £230 | £11,960 | 20 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Jesús Jair López | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | D L | Mexico | ||
| Héctor González | £10 | £520 | 16 | AM R | Mexico | ||
| Pablo Guzmán | £10 | £520 | 16 | D C | Mexico | ||
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 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 45 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
CD Cruz Azul wages, 2016/17
What was CD Cruz Azul's wage bill in 2016/17?
CD Cruz Azul paid £259,170 a week in 2016/17 - £13,476,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 45. We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid CD Cruz Azul player in 2016/17?
Christian Giménez was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £29,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £10,798.
What was the average CD Cruz Azul salary in 2016/17?
The average CD Cruz Azul player aged 22 or over earned £10,798 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 45. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do CD Cruz Azul's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
CD Cruz Azul pay £219,591 a week in 2026/27, 15% lower than the £259,170 of 2016/17. The current squad is 49 players against 45 then.