Al-Shabab Football Club 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Éver Banega on £176,000 per week · see the current Al-Shabab Football Club wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Al-Shabab Football Club pay £773,355 a week in 2026/27 — 39% higher than the £555,300 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éver Banega | £176,000 | £9,152,000 | 32 | DM, M/AM (C) | Argentina | ||
| Odion Ighalo | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 31 | ST (C) | Nigeria | ||
| Alfred N'Diaye | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | DM, M (C) | Senegal | ||
| Cristian Guanca | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | M (C), AM (LC) | Argentina | ||
| Arthur Caike | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Abdullah Al-Shamekh | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | D (L) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulmalik Al-Khaibari | £17,000 | £884,000 | 34 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Igor Lichnovsky | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D (C) | Chile | ||
| Nawaf Al-Abed | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | AM (RLC) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Hassan Tambakti | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | D (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdullah Al-Zoari | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | D (LC) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Sharahili | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Sebá | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | M/AM (RL) | Brazil | ||
| Ammar Al-Najjar | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | M (R), AM (RL) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Khaled Al-Ghamdi | £14,000 | £728,000 | 32 | D/WB (R) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Jamal Bajandouh | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | DM, M (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Salem | £12,000 | £624,000 | 34 | D (RC) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Turki Al-Ammar | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | M/AM (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Khaled Al-Dubaish | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | D (L) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Nasser Al-Omran | £8,900 | £462,800 | 23 | M (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fawaz Al-Saqoor | £8,300 | £431,600 | 24 | D/WB/AM (R) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Hussain Al-Qahtani | £8,200 | £426,400 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Zaid Al-Bawardi | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Al-Qarni | £7,900 | £410,800 | 30 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammad Al-Khaibari | £7,900 | £410,800 | 18 | D (C) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mazrouq Al-Dossary | £6,900 | £358,800 | 18 | AM (RL) | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fábio Martins | £6,300 | £327,600 | 27 | AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
| Marwan Al-Haidari | £5,900 | £306,800 | 24 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
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 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Al-Shabab Football Club wages, 2020/21
What was Al-Shabab Football Club's wage bill in 2020/21?
Al-Shabab Football Club paid £555,300 a week in 2020/21 - £28,875,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Al-Shabab Football Club player in 2020/21?
Éver Banega was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £176,000 a week, 8x the 22+ squad average of £21,935.
What was the average Al-Shabab Football Club salary in 2020/21?
The average Al-Shabab Football Club player aged 22 or over earned £21,935 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Al-Shabab Football Club's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Al-Shabab Football Club pay £773,355 a week in 2026/27, 39% higher than the £555,300 of 2020/21. The current squad is 35 players against 28 then.