Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Carlos Villanueva on £32,000 per week · see the current Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) wage bill
We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 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 — 370% higher than the £329,630 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Villanueva | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 31 | AM C | Chile | ||
| Ahmed Akaïchi | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | ST | Tunisia | ||
| Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ammar Al-Najjar | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | AM RL | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulaziz Al-Aryani | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Assiri | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Bader Al-Nakhli | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Khaled Al-Sumairi | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | AM C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Jamal Bajandouh | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Amar Al-Dohim | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | D RC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fawaz Al-Qarni | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Adnan Fallatah | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | D L | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Omar Al-Mazial | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | D R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ziyad Al-Sahfi | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Awadh Khrees | £9,500 | £494,000 | 26 | D R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Al-Nakhli | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | D L | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Hani Al-Nahidh | £8,200 | £426,400 | 29 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Rabeaa Sefiani | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | AM L, ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Maan Al-Hudifi | £7,900 | £410,800 | 19 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Tariq Mohammed | £7,600 | £395,200 | 21 | D/WB R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulrahman Khalid Al-Rio | £7,500 | £390,000 | 23 | D RC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Turki Al-Khodair | £6,600 | £343,200 | 26 | M C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yahya Khormi | £6,300 | £327,600 | 19 | AM R | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Hussain Halawani | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ibrahim Al-Shehri | £6,100 | £317,200 | 21 | AM L | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yassen Hamza | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Rakan Al-Najjar | £5,700 | £296,400 | 22 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Qusai Al-Khaibary | £5,700 | £296,400 | 25 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ali Al-Amri | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mahmoud Kahraba | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | AM RLC | Egypt | ||
| Fahad Al-Ansari | £1,300 | £67,600 | 30 | DM | Kuwait | ||
| Assaf Al-Qarni | £450 | £23,400 | 33 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Al-Montshri | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | ST | 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 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 33 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) wages, 2017/18
What was Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)'s wage bill in 2017/18?
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) paid £329,630 a week in 2017/18 - £17,140,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 33. We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) player in 2017/18?
Carlos Villanueva was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £32,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £10,348.
What was the average Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) salary in 2017/18?
The average Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) player aged 22 or over earned £10,348 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 33. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)'s 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) pay £1,549,500 a week in 2026/27, 370% higher than the £329,630 of 2017/18. The current squad is 46 players against 33 then.