Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Brek Shea on £13,000 per week · see the current Vancouver Whitecaps FC wage bill
Then and now
Vancouver Whitecaps FC pay £247,700 a week in 2026/27 — 149% higher than the £99,440 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brek Shea | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | D/AM L | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Kei Kamara | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | AM R, ST | Sierra Leone | DEC 2017 | ||
| Anthony Blondell | £7,500 | £390,000 | 23 | ST | Venezuela | DEC 2020 | ||
| Efraín Juárez | £7,300 | £379,600 | 29 | D/WB R, DM | Mexico | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yordy Reyna | £7,300 | £379,600 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Peru | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cristian Techera | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Uruguay | DEC 2018 | ||
| Aly Ghazal | £5,500 | £286,000 | 25 | D C, DM | Egypt | DEC 2018 | ||
| Kendall Waston | £5,000 | £260,000 | 29 | SW, D C | Costa Rica | DEC 2018 | ||
| Tony Tchani | £4,600 | £239,200 | 28 | DM | Cameroon | DEC 2018 | ||
| Doneil Henry | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | D C | Canada | DEC 2018 | ||
| Aaron Maund | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | D RC, DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Russell Teibert | £2,700 | £140,400 | 24 | DM, AM LC | Canada | DEC 2020 | ||
| Bernie Ibini | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Australia | DEC 2018 | ||
| Brian Rowe | £2,500 | £130,000 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2017 | ||
| Erik Hurtado | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | AM RC | Uruguay | DEC 2018 | ||
| Marcel de Jong | £1,900 | £98,800 | 30 | D/WB/M L | Canada | DEC 2018 | ||
| Deybi Flores | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | DM | Honduras | DEC 2020 | ||
| Brett Levis | £1,080 | £56,160 | 24 | D/M L | Canada | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alphonso Davies | £1,050 | £54,600 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Canada | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jake Nerwinski | £960 | £49,920 | 22 | D R | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Stefan Marinovic | £870 | £45,240 | 25 | GK | New Zealand | DEC 2018 | ||
| Cory Brown | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | D LC | New Zealand | DEC 2019 | ||
| Justin Fiddes | £790 | £41,080 | 21 | D L | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Lucas Stauffer | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | D/WB R, M C | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Myer Bevan | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | ST | New Zealand | DEC 2018 | ||
| Tim Parker | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | D C | United States | DEC 2018 | ||
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 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Vancouver Whitecaps FC wages, 2017/18
What was Vancouver Whitecaps FC's wage bill in 2017/18?
Vancouver Whitecaps FC paid £99,440 a week in 2017/18 - £5,170,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Vancouver Whitecaps FC player in 2017/18?
Brek Shea was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £13,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £4,299.
What was the average Vancouver Whitecaps FC salary in 2017/18?
The average Vancouver Whitecaps FC player aged 22 or over earned £4,299 a week in 2017/18, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Vancouver Whitecaps FC pay £247,700 a week in 2026/27, 149% higher than the £99,440 of 2017/18. The current squad is 28 players against 27 then.