Santa Clara 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Carlos Jr. on £3,400 per week · see the current Santa Clara wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 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
Santa Clara pay £51,402 a week in 2026/27 — 23% higher than the £41,940 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Jr. | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | AM (RL) | Brazil | ||
| Allano (Allano Brendon de Souza Lima) | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | AM (RL) | Brazil | ||
| André Ferreira | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Costinha | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | AM (RLC) | Portugal | ||
| Cryzan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM (LC), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Fábio Cardoso | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | D (C) | Portugal | ||
| Hidemasa Morita | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | D (R), DM, M (C) | Japan | ||
| João Afonso | £2,100 | £109,200 | 30 | D (C) | Portugal | ||
| Lincoln | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | M (C), AM (LC) | Brazil | ||
| Mikel Villanueva | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | D (LC), WB (L) | Venezuela | ||
| Rui Costa | £1,700 | £88,400 | 24 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Portugal | ||
| Ukra (André Monteiro) | £1,500 | £78,000 | 32 | AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
| Anderson Carvalho | £1,500 | £78,000 | 30 | DM, M (LC), AM (L) | Brazil | ||
| Diogo Salomão | £1,400 | £72,800 | 31 | M (L), AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
| Cristian González | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | D (C) | Uruguay | ||
| Gustavo Viera | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | ST (C) | Uruguay | ||
| João Lucas | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D/WB (L) | Portugal | ||
| Lucas Marques | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Marco | £900 | £46,800 | 33 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Mansur | £863 | £44,876 | 27 | D/WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Néné | £853 | £44,356 | 25 | M (C) | Portugal | ||
| Pierre Sagna | £800 | £41,600 | 29 | D/WB (R) | France | ||
| Jean Patric (Jean Patric Lima dos Reis) | £767 | £39,884 | 23 | AM (RLC) | Brazil | ||
| Júlio Romão (Júlio Rodrigues Romão) | £767 | £39,884 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Rafael Ramos | £700 | £36,400 | 25 | D (RL), WB (R) | Portugal | ||
| Rúben Oliveira | £700 | £36,400 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Portugal | ||
| Shahriar Moghanlou | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | ST (C) | Iran | ||
| Rodolfo Cardoso | £435 | £22,620 | 22 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Guilherme Sobral | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santa Clara wages, 2020/21
What was Santa Clara's wage bill in 2020/21?
Santa Clara paid £41,940 a week in 2020/21 - £2,180,880 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 Santa Clara player in 2020/21?
Carlos Jr. was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £3,400 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £1,488.
What was the average Santa Clara salary in 2020/21?
The average Santa Clara player aged 22 or over earned £1,488 a week in 2020/21, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Santa Clara's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Santa Clara pay £51,402 a week in 2026/27, 23% higher than the £41,940 of 2020/21. The current squad is 79 players against 29 then.