Al-Taawoun Football Club 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Adrian Popa on £17,000 per week · see the current Al-Taawoun Football Club wage bill
Then and now
Al-Taawoun Football Club pay £352,800 a week in 2026/27 — 63% higher than the £216,810 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Popa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Right winger | Romania | JUN 2018 | ||
| Emad Met'eb | £17,000 | £884,000 | 34 | Striker | Egypt | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari | £16,000 | £832,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdulmajeed Al-Suwat | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | Left winger | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cédric Amissi | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Burundi | JUN 2020 | ||
| Essam El Hadary | £13,000 | £676,000 | 44 | Goalkeeper | Egypt | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ismail Al-Maghrabi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jufain Al-Bishi | £9,100 | £473,200 | 30 | Centre-back | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ricardo Machado | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Naif Al-Mousa | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Left-back, left midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Madallah Al-Olayan | £8,900 | £462,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rayan Al-Mousa | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Talal Al-Absi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Saeed Al-Dosari | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | Right-back, right midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdulrahman Khayrallah | £7,500 | £390,000 | 21 | Winger | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdullah Haif Al-Shammari | £7,500 | £390,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Faisal Al-Khara | £7,300 | £379,600 | 23 | Centre-back | Saudi Arabia | JUL 2018 | ||
| Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | £7,100 | £369,200 | 28 | Left-back | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jihad Al-Hussien | £4,100 | £213,200 | 34 | Central midfielder | Syria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mostafa | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | Winger | Egypt | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sultan Al-Ghamdi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ibrahim Al-Barakah | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | Central midfielder | Saudi Arabia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdulaziz Al-Mogair | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | Central midfielder | Saudi Arabia | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yazeed Al-Sayyah | £300 | £15,600 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Saudi Arabia | DEC 2018 | ||
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 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Al-Taawoun Football Club wages, 2017/18
What was Al-Taawoun Football Club's wage bill in 2017/18?
Al-Taawoun Football Club paid £216,810 a week in 2017/18 - £11,274,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Al-Taawoun Football Club player in 2017/18?
Adrian Popa was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £17,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £9,585.
What was the average Al-Taawoun Football Club salary in 2017/18?
The average Al-Taawoun Football Club player aged 22 or over earned £9,585 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Al-Taawoun Football Club's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Al-Taawoun Football Club pay £352,800 a week in 2026/27, 63% higher than the £216,810 of 2017/18. The current squad is 30 players against 25 then.