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Bologna FC 1909 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Mattia Destro on £56,000 per week · see the current Bologna FC 1909 wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £493k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £26m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £19k
Then and now
Bologna FC 1909 pay £666,312 a week in 2026/27 — 35% higher than the £492,610 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia Destro | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 26 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Blerim Dzemaili | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Antonio Mirante | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Vasilis Torosidis | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 32 | Full-back | Greece | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrea Poli | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rodrigo Palacio | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 35 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Godfred Donsah | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sèbastien De Maio | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giancarlo González | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Costa Rica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giancarlo González | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Costa Rica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Federico Di Francesco | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | Winger | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Simone Verdi | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ibrahima Mbaye | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ladislav Krejci | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | Left winger | Czechia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Masina | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | Left-back | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lorenzo Crisetig | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| César Falletti | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2021 | ||
| Erick Pulgar | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Chile | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emil Krafth | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Right-back | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cheick Keita | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Left-back, left midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ângelo da Costa | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Riccardo Orsolini | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Filip Helander | £8,300 | £431,600 | 24 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Simone Romagnoli | £4,600 | £239,200 | 27 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Antonio Santurro | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Juan Manuel Valencia | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kingsley Michael | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Tabacchi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Felipe Avenatti | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | Striker | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fabrizio Brignani | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kaloyan Krastev | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samuel Appiah | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Left winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hamza El Kaouakibi | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tommaso Cassandro | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Simone Rabbi | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gianluca Frabotta | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Left-back | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Denis Portanova | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alessandro Bianconi | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Federico Ravaglia | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matteo Bertollo | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zeno Pilastro | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giacomo Broglia | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Fantoni | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tommaso Barnabà | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dion Ruffo Luci | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Left winger | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniele Beltrame | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lorenzo Pirreca | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aliu Baldé | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mattia Cozzari | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jonathan Adusa | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Right winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francesco Castaldi | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdoulaye Ciss | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Simone Benincasa | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leonardo Santoro | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Manuele Mele | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pietro Antonioni | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lorenzo Capitanio | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Manuele Garoia | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nicholas Casciola | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Simone Peqini | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Albania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Manuel Mazia | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | Right-back | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tommaso Satalino | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Magni | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roberto Saputo | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leonardo Stanzani | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luca Mantovani | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nicola Ghini | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Francesco Busi | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lorenzo Bruzzi | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Uhunamure | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nasif Djibril | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emiliano Pattarello | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Winger | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Leonardo Mazza | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lorenzo Pellacani | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cristian Mutton | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Davide Rosso | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kevin Lidin | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leonardo Maniglio | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 2%
5 £1k-£2k 1%
3 £2k-£5k 2%
1 £5k-£10k 2%
17 £10k-£25k 56%
5 £25k-£100k 37%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bologna FC 1909 wages, 2017/18
What was Bologna FC 1909's wage bill in 2017/18?
Bologna FC 1909 paid £492,610 a week in 2017/18 - £25,615,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bologna FC 1909 player in 2017/18?
Mattia Destro was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £56,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £18,726.
What was the average Bologna FC 1909 salary in 2017/18?
The average Bologna FC 1909 player aged 22 or over earned £18,726 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Bologna FC 1909's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Bologna FC 1909 pay £666,312 a week in 2026/27, 35% higher than the £492,610 of 2017/18. The current squad is 82 players against 78 then.