Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Carlos Villanueva on £32,000 per week · see the current Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 27 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) pay £1,549,500 a week in 2026/27 — 1190% higher than the £120,140 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Villanueva | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 30 | AM C | Chile | ||
| Fahad Al-Muwallad | £9,300 | £483,600 | 21 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Akaïchi | £6,500 | £338,000 | 27 | ST | Tunisia | ||
| Bader Al-Nakhli | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Assiri | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Awadh Khrees | £5,500 | £286,000 | 25 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yassen Hamza | £5,300 | £275,600 | 25 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Al-Nakhli | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | AM C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Basim Al-Muntashri | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Jamal Bajandouh | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | AM R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mahmoud Kahraba | £2,900 | £150,800 | 22 | AM RLC | Egypt | ||
| Salman Al-Sibyani | £2,600 | £135,200 | 26 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Adnan Fallatah | £2,500 | £130,000 | 32 | D L | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Al-Awafi | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Amar Al-Dohim | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fawaz Al-Qarni | £2,300 | £119,600 | 24 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Hani Al-Nahidh | £2,200 | £114,400 | 28 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ziyad Al-Sahfi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Majed Al-Khaybari | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Turki Hamad Al-Dossari | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Turki Al-Khodair | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdullah Shuhail | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | D/WB RL | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulrahman Khalid Al-Rio | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fahad Al-Ansari | £1,300 | £67,600 | 29 | DM | Kuwait | ||
| Yahya Dagriri | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mansour Nammazi | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Qusai Al-Khaibary | £700 | £36,400 | 24 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yahya Khormi | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Assaf Al-Qarni | £450 | £23,400 | 32 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Omar Al-Mazial | £130 | £6,760 | 23 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Moataz Tombakti | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | DM, M RC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Sultan Mandash | £120 | £6,240 | 21 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulaziz Al-Aryani | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ali Al-Amri | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Khaled Al-Sumairi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
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 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) wages, 2016/17
What was Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)'s wage bill in 2016/17?
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) paid £120,140 a week in 2016/17 - £6,247,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) player in 2016/17?
Carlos Villanueva was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £32,000 a week, 8.8x the 22+ squad average of £3,645.
What was the average Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) salary in 2016/17?
The average Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) player aged 22 or over earned £3,645 a week in 2016/17, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)'s 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) pay £1,549,500 a week in 2026/27, 1190% higher than the £120,140 of 2016/17. The current squad is 46 players against 36 then.