Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Fredy Montero on £19,000 per week · see the current Vancouver Whitecaps FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Vancouver Whitecaps FC pay £236,400 a week in 2026/27 — 125% higher than the £105,110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredy Montero | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Giles Barnes | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Jamaica | ||
| Matías Laba | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Yordy Reyna | £7,300 | £379,600 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Peru | ||
| David Ousted | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Cristian Techera | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Uruguay | ||
| Kendall Waston | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | SW, D C | Costa Rica | ||
| Masato Kudô | £4,900 | £254,800 | 26 | AM RC, F C | Japan | ||
| Christián Bolaños | £4,400 | £228,800 | 32 | AM RC | Costa Rica | ||
| Christian Dean | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Russell Teibert | £2,700 | £140,400 | 23 | DM, AM LC | Canada | ||
| Sheanon Williams | £2,600 | £135,200 | 26 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| David Edgar | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | D C, DM | Canada | ||
| Erik Hurtado | £2,300 | £119,600 | 25 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordan Harvey | £2,100 | £109,200 | 32 | D/M L | U.S.A. | ||
| Kekuta Manneh | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Gambia | ||
| Andrew Jacobson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 30 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Brett Levis | £1,010 | £52,520 | 23 | D/M L | Canada | ||
| Kyle Greig | £920 | £47,840 | 26 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Marcel de Jong | £900 | £46,800 | 29 | D/WB/AM L | Canada | ||
| Marco Bustos | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM LC | Canada | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | AM RC | Uruguay | ||
| Paolo Tornaghi | £870 | £45,240 | 28 | GK | Italy | ||
| Ben McKendry | £850 | £44,200 | 23 | DM | Canada | ||
| Spencer Richey | £840 | £43,680 | 24 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Cole Seiler | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Francis de Vries | £810 | £42,120 | 21 | D LC | New Zealand | ||
| Jorge Gomez Sanchez | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
| Jake Nerwinski | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Nazeem Bartman | £730 | £37,960 | 22 | ST | South Africa | ||
| Tim Parker | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | D C | United States | ||
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 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Vancouver Whitecaps FC wages, 2016/17
What was Vancouver Whitecaps FC's wage bill in 2016/17?
Vancouver Whitecaps FC paid £105,110 a week in 2016/17 - £5,465,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Vancouver Whitecaps FC player in 2016/17?
Fredy Montero was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £19,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £3,841.
What was the average Vancouver Whitecaps FC salary in 2016/17?
The average Vancouver Whitecaps FC player aged 22 or over earned £3,841 a week in 2016/17, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Vancouver Whitecaps FC pay £236,400 a week in 2026/27, 125% higher than the £105,110 of 2016/17. The current squad is 26 players against 31 then.