SERIE A · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Cagliari Calcio 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Radja Nainggolan on £90,000 per week · see the current Cagliari Calcio wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £664k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £35m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £27k
Then and now
Cagliari Calcio pay £466,930 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £663,880 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radja Nainggolan | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leonardo Pavoletti | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 30 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Simeone | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 23 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marko Rog | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nahitan Nández | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 23 | Right wing-back, central midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alberto Paloschi | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 29 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alessio Cragno | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luca Pellegrini | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luca Ceppitelli | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ragnar Klavan | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Estonia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Artur Ionita | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Moldova | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Pedro Galvão | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gastón Pereiro | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fabio Pisacane | £17,000 | £884,000 | 33 | Defender | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charalampos Lykogiannis | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luca Cigarini | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Valter Birsa | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fabrizio Cacciatore | £14,000 | £728,000 | 32 | Full-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paolo Faragò | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Right-back, central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robin Olsen | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Christian Oliva | £9,400 | £488,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Federico Mattiello | £9,300 | £483,600 | 23 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rafael (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro) | £8,700 | £452,400 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sebastian Walukiewicz | £5,600 | £291,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniele Ragatzu | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alessandro Lombardi | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aly Nader | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fabio Porru | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Right-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luca Gagliano | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Riccardo Ladinetti | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kener Valencia | £320 | £16,640 | 17 | Winger | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Francesco Zallu | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mattia Mura | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alessandro Mazzei | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lorenzo Loru | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marco Carabillò | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roberto Piroddi | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Domenico Fucci | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giammarco Schirru | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Giuseppe Ciocci | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sergio Sulis | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michele Zinfollino | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gioele Deiana | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matteo Cao | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Niccolò Agostinelli | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Iurie Iovu | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Moldova | JUN 2022 | ||
| Walid Retibi | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | Tunisia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andrea Carboni | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bruno Conti | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gabriele Dore | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Salvatore Boccia | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Filippo Stevanato | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrea Leonardo Manca | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diego Loru | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Davide Piga | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Omar Loi | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michele Angiargia | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Federico Bellu | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matteo Cannas | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Federico Pedoni | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gianluca Contini | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Pischedda | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abel Kanyamuna | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Zambia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luigi Palomba | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matteo Cossu | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eugenio Fusco | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luca Sabino | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolò Cavuoti | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francesco Paolo Cusumano | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mirko Atzeni | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Acella | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Federico Marigosu | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ivan Michelotti | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacopo Desogus | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andrea D'Aniello | £130 | £6,760 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
£2k-£5k
5 £5k-£10k 6%
8 £10k-£25k 19%
12 £25k-£100k 73%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cagliari Calcio wages, 2019/20
What was Cagliari Calcio's wage bill in 2019/20?
Cagliari Calcio paid £663,880 a week in 2019/20 - £34,521,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cagliari Calcio player in 2019/20?
Radja Nainggolan was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £90,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £26,730.
What was the average Cagliari Calcio salary in 2019/20?
The average Cagliari Calcio player aged 22 or over earned £26,730 a week in 2019/20, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Cagliari Calcio's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Cagliari Calcio pay £466,930 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £663,880 of 2019/20. The current squad is 74 players against 75 then.