Club León 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Alexander Mejía on £17,000 per week · see the current Club León wage bill
We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 31 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Club León pay £161,149 a week in 2026/27 — 28% lower than the £224,670 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mejía | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | DM | Colombia | ||
| Elías Hernández | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | AM R | Mexico | ||
| Mauro Boselli | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Andrés Andrade | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Colombia | ||
| Guillermo Burdisso | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Luis Montes | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Iván Piris | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | D RLC | Paraguay | ||
| Fernando Navarro | £9,300 | £483,600 | 28 | D/WB R | Mexico | ||
| Hernán Burbano | £9,200 | £478,400 | 29 | AM L | Colombia | ||
| Álvaro Ramos | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | AM R, ST | Chile | ||
| Miguel Ángel Herrera | £8,900 | £462,800 | 28 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Emanuel Cecchini | £8,300 | £431,600 | 20 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Matías Britos | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | AM/F C | Uruguay | ||
| William Yarbrough | £7,400 | £384,800 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Juan Cornejo | £7,100 | £369,200 | 26 | D LC, M L | Chile | ||
| Carlos Felipe Rodríguez | £6,400 | £332,800 | 28 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Giles Barnes | £6,200 | £322,400 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Jamaica | ||
| Andrés Mosquera | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Colombia | ||
| Juan Ignacio González | £5,100 | £265,200 | 32 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Maximiliano Ceratto | £4,900 | £254,800 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Argentina | ||
| Landon Donovan | £4,000 | £208,000 | 35 | AM RLC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Harold Isaza | £3,200 | £166,400 | 21 | AM C | Colombia | ||
| Mauro Laínez | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | AM L | Mexico | ||
| Osvaldo Rodríguez | £2,800 | £145,600 | 20 | D L | Mexico | ||
| Claudio González | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Luis Miguel Franco | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | AM L, ST | Mexico | ||
| Dennis Flores | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Cristian Torres | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Jorge Durán | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Jorge Luis Calderón | £950 | £49,400 | 23 | ST | Mexico | ||
| José Antonio Yáñez | £680 | £35,360 | 23 | WB L | Mexico | ||
| Irvin Alan Enríquez | £640 | £33,280 | 25 | D/WB L | Mexico | ||
| Alan Puga | £580 | £30,160 | 22 | M L | Mexico | ||
| Néstor Sánchez | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | WB L | Mexico | ||
| Jafet Saavedra | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | D C | Mexico | ||
| José Jair Ruíz | £510 | £26,520 | 22 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Jaime González | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Carlos Alba | £480 | £24,960 | 22 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Diego Palacios | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Hugo Reyes | £390 | £20,280 | 21 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Octavio Méndez | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Juan Pablo Rangel | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Luis Macías | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Carlos Guerrero | £290 | £15,080 | 17 | AM L | Mexico | ||
| José Hernández | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Jared Muñoz | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Sergio Martínez | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | DM, M LC | Mexico | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Club León wages, 2017/18
What was Club León's wage bill in 2017/18?
Club León paid £224,670 a week in 2017/18 - £11,682,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Club León player in 2017/18?
Alexander Mejía was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £6,492.
What was the average Club León salary in 2017/18?
The average Club León player aged 22 or over earned £6,492 a week in 2017/18, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Club León's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Club León pay £161,149 a week in 2026/27, 28% lower than the £224,670 of 2017/18. The current squad is 67 players against 47 then.