Pumas de la UNAM 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Nicolás Castillo on £38,000 per week · see the current Pumas de la UNAM wage bill
We hold a wage for all 60 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
Pumas de la UNAM pay £176,245 a week in 2026/27 — 12% lower than the £200,590 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Castillo | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 23 | ST | Chile | ||
| Abraham | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Alejandro Castro | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | D RC, DM | Mexico | ||
| Javier Cortés | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | M RC | Mexico | ||
| Pablo Barrera | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | AM R | Mexico | ||
| Matías Britos | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | AM/F C | Uruguay | ||
| Bryan Rabello | £9,500 | £494,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Chile | ||
| Darío Verón | £9,400 | £488,800 | 36 | D C | Paraguay | ||
| Gerardo Alcoba | £9,200 | £478,400 | 31 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Alejandro Palacios | £8,500 | £442,000 | 35 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Josecarlos Van Rankin | £7,100 | £369,200 | 23 | D/WB R | Mexico | ||
| Jesús Gallardo | £6,100 | £317,200 | 21 | AM RLC | Mexico | ||
| Alfredo Saldívar | £5,500 | £286,000 | 26 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Alan Mendoza | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | D LC, DM | Mexico | ||
| Erik Vera | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | AM L | Mexico | ||
| José Antonio García | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Luis Fernando Quintana | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Kevin Escamilla | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Santiago Palacios | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Franco Faría | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Jorge Escamilla | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Andrés Iniestra | £1,060 | £55,120 | 20 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Alan Acosta | £940 | £48,880 | 19 | AM R | Mexico | ||
| David Martínez | £930 | £48,360 | 21 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Luis Campos | £930 | £48,360 | 20 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Bryan Lozano | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | M L | Mexico | ||
| Juan Miguel | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | D C, DM | Mexico | ||
| Braulio Ramírez | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Mexico | ||
| Gustavo Rodríguez | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | D/WB R | Mexico | ||
| Omar Islas | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | AM R, ST | Mexico | ||
| Diego Rosales | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | D L | Mexico | ||
| Guillermo Mena | £750 | £39,000 | 22 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Alexis Escárcega | £690 | £35,880 | 17 | WB L | Mexico | ||
| Abraham Molina | £680 | £35,360 | 21 | D LC, DM, M LC | Mexico | ||
| Arturo Montero | £650 | £33,800 | 21 | WB L | Mexico | ||
| Mario Sánchez | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Luis Cervantes | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | D C, DM | Mexico | ||
| Alejandro Casillas | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Víctor Medina | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Diego Bollella | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Rafael Cid | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | D LC | Mexico | ||
| Romario Valdez | £520 | £27,040 | 21 | DM | Mexico | ||
| Bernabé Magaña | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Pablo Jáquez | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Alejandro Zamudio | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | DM | Mexico | ||
| José Robles | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| César Acuña | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Rodrigo Cerecedo | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | D RL | Mexico | ||
| Ricardo Jurado | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Gustavo Alcalá | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Israel Landa | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Samuel Lechuga | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Javier Valenzuela | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Ángel Elvira | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Manuel Ponce | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Diego Barrón | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | M C | Mexico | ||
| Rodolfo Guerrero | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Diego Rodríguez | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Gerardo Pérez | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| José Alberto Castillo | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | GK | 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 60 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Pumas de la UNAM wages, 2016/17
What was Pumas de la UNAM's wage bill in 2016/17?
Pumas de la UNAM paid £200,590 a week in 2016/17 - £10,430,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Pumas de la UNAM player in 2016/17?
Nicolás Castillo was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £38,000 a week, 4.6x the 22+ squad average of £8,250.
What was the average Pumas de la UNAM salary in 2016/17?
The average Pumas de la UNAM player aged 22 or over earned £8,250 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Pumas de la UNAM's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Pumas de la UNAM pay £176,245 a week in 2026/27, 12% lower than the £200,590 of 2016/17. The current squad is 46 players against 60 then.