Al-Taawoun Football Club 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Lucian Sânmartean on £12,000 per week · see the current Al-Taawoun Football Club wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 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-Taawoun Football Club pay £350,000 a week in 2026/27 — 578% higher than the £51,640 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Sânmartean | £12,000 | £624,000 | 36 | AM C | Romania | ||
| Sandro Manoel | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Mounir El Hamdaoui | £6,900 | £358,800 | 31 | ST | Morocco | ||
| Jihad Al-Hussien | £4,100 | £213,200 | 33 | M RC | Syria | ||
| Abdulrahman Al-Shammari | £3,500 | £182,000 | 27 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Alassane N'Diaye | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Ricardo Machado | £1,700 | £88,400 | 27 | D RC | Portugal | ||
| Sari Amro | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D C, DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Musab Al-Otaibi | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | £830 | £43,160 | 27 | M C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ahmed Al-Zain | £790 | £41,080 | 25 | M C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fahad Al-Shammari | £760 | £39,520 | 35 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mahmoud Muaaz Hawsah | £730 | £37,960 | 31 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Khaled Al-Zealaiy | £660 | £34,320 | 29 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mousa Al-Shammari | £660 | £34,320 | 30 | ST | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Talal Al-Absi | £650 | £33,800 | 23 | M C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Naif Al-Mousa | £590 | £30,680 | 29 | D RL | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Saeed Al-Dosari | £580 | £30,160 | 25 | AM C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Madallah Al-Olayan | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Fayez Al-Subaie | £530 | £27,560 | 33 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | £520 | £27,040 | 25 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdullah Haif Al-Shammari | £460 | £23,920 | 22 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdulaziz Al-Sharid | £460 | £23,920 | 22 | DM, M LC | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abdullah Kano | £430 | £22,360 | 26 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Ibrahim Al-Talhi | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | M L | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Saqer Otaif | £320 | £16,640 | 25 | AM/F C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Mohammed Al-Saiari | £300 | £15,600 | 23 | DM | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Safwan Hawsawi | £270 | £14,040 | 24 | D C | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Sultan Al-Ghamdi | £210 | £10,920 | 24 | GK | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yazeed Al-Sayyah | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | GK | 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 66% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Al-Taawoun Football Club wages, 2016/17
What was Al-Taawoun Football Club's wage bill in 2016/17?
Al-Taawoun Football Club paid £51,640 a week in 2016/17 - £2,685,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Al-Taawoun Football Club player in 2016/17?
Lucian Sânmartean was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £12,000 a week, 6.4x the 22+ squad average of £1,872.
What was the average Al-Taawoun Football Club salary in 2016/17?
The average Al-Taawoun Football Club player aged 22 or over earned £1,872 a week in 2016/17, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 66% of the bill between them.
How do Al-Taawoun Football Club's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Al-Taawoun Football Club pay £350,000 a week in 2026/27, 578% higher than the £51,640 of 2016/17. The current squad is 29 players against 30 then.