Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Ahmed Al-Sulami on £6,500 per week · see the current Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) pay £138,700 a week in 2026/27 — 202% higher than the £45,900 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Al-Sulami | £6,500 | £338,000 | 33 | AM R, ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Awadh Al-Amri | £6,500 | £338,000 | 33 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdullah Hawsawi | £5,500 | £286,000 | 31 | D C, ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Al-Shehab | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Al-Muwallad | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdullah Al-Hadheriti | £3,500 | £182,000 | 24 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Saleh Al-Aujairy | £2,600 | £135,200 | 30 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Majed Bakhit Abu Meliha | £1,900 | £98,800 | 32 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fares Al-Bishi | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ibrahim Al-Hazmi | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ammar Bilal Mahmoud | £1,080 | £56,160 | 24 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mubarak Al-Shahrani | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | DM, AM RC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fayez Al-Malki | £870 | £45,240 | 23 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fares Al-Ruwaili | £810 | £42,120 | 24 | AM C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Al-Malki | £690 | £35,880 | 28 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Sami Al-Musailem | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Saeed Al-Zahrani | £550 | £28,600 | 29 | AM RC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ali Al-Zahrani | £530 | £27,560 | 30 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Attiyah | £480 | £24,960 | 26 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Majed Al-Sufiani | £320 | £16,640 | 28 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Al-Jadaani | £260 | £13,520 | 23 | D RL | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yousef Al-Zahrani | £240 | £12,480 | 25 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulrahman Al-Amri | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdoh Al-Mendili | £220 | £11,440 | 28 | AM LC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mutair Al-Zahrani | £190 | £9,880 | 24 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Salem Al-Ghamdi | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Hani Al-Zahrani | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Khalil | £140 | £7,280 | 27 | M R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Al-Zahrani | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | AM L | Saudi Arabia | ||
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 59% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) wages, 2017/18
What was Al-Ain Football Club (KSA)'s wage bill in 2017/18?
Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) paid £45,900 a week in 2017/18 - £2,386,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) player in 2017/18?
Ahmed Al-Sulami was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £6,500 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,807.
What was the average Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) salary in 2017/18?
The average Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) player aged 22 or over earned £1,807 a week in 2017/18, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 59% of the bill between them.
How do Al-Ain Football Club (KSA)'s 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Al-Ain Football Club (KSA) pay £138,700 a week in 2026/27, 202% higher than the £45,900 of 2017/18. The current squad is 21 players against 29 then.