SERIE A · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Napoli 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Kalidou Koulibaly on £183,000 per week · see the current Napoli wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £87m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £70k
Then and now
Napoli pay £1,611,328 a week in 2026/27 — 4% lower than the £1,674,570 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalidou Koulibaly | £183,000 | £9,516,000 | 30 | D C | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lorenzo Insigne | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | AM L, ST | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dries Mertens | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 34 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Victor Osimhen | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | 22 | ST | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hirving Lozano | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Mexico | JUN 2024 | ||
| Piotr Zielinski | £106,000 | £5,512,000 | 27 | AM LC | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Diego Demme | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 29 | DM | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Faouzi Ghoulam | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 27 | D RC, M R | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Matteo Politano | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mário Rui | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 30 | D/WB/M L | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andrea Petagna | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 26 | ST | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Axel Tuanzebe | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stanislav Lobotka | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 26 | DM | Slovakia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fabián | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 25 | DM, AM C | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Amir Rrahmani | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 27 | D C | Kosovo | JUN 2024 | ||
| André-Franck Zambo Anguissa | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 25 | DM | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Ospina | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 32 | GK | Colombia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eljif Elmas | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 21 | AM LC | North Macedonia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adam Ounas | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Meret | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | GK | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Juan Jesus | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | D LC | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kévin Malcuit | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 29 | D/WB/M R | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zinédine Machach | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | DM, AM C | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alessandro Zanoli | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | D RC | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Davide Marfella | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | GK | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Coli Saco | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | DM | France | - | ||
| Hubert Idasiak | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | GK | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alessandro Spavone | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | GK | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Davide Costanzo | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Duccio Toccafondi | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | M C | Italy | - | ||
| Davide Acampa | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | AM RL | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jacopo Di Lauro | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | D/WB L | Italy | - | ||
| Raul Coprean | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Romania | - | ||
| Tobia Cuciniello | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM L | Italy | - | ||
| Alessandro Tuccillo | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | D/WB R | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aniello Rendina | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Vincenzo Manzo | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | D C | Italy | - | ||
| Nicola Pellino | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Italy | - | ||
| Alessandro Grieco | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | - | ||
| Francesco Cinquegrana | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | DM | Italy | - | ||
| Lucio Fucci | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB L | Italy | - | ||
| Gianluca Vigliotti | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | Italy | - | ||
| Luca Mazzeo | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | AM RL, ST | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Simone Milo | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alessio Mazzone | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Italy | - | ||
| Gennaro Tortora | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB/M L | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Carmine Romano | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB R | Italy | - | ||
| Lorenzo Russo | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM/F C | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Ruggiero | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Italy | - | ||
| Claudio Turi | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Simone Milo | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mario Vilardi | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | AM RL, ST | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luigi D'Avino | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | D C | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Francesco Pio Attanasio | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM L, ST | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Antonio Solmonte | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lucio Ceci | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM LC, F C | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aniello Ascolese | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Massimiliano Flora | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | DM, AM C | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Umberto De Luca | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D/WB L | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Enrico Giannini | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB L | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matteo Marchisano | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB R | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Antonio Cioffi | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | AM LC, F C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pasquale Marranzino | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Giuseppe Ambrosino | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | ST | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Valerio Boffelli | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Hysaj | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C, DM | Albania | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francesco Gioielli | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | DM | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pasquale Pontillo | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Antonio Pesce | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | ST | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Domenico Di Dona | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM R | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Antonio Vergara | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | AM C | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Giuseppe D'Agostino | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gennaro Iaccarino | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | DM | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Benedetto Barba | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | D RC | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francesco De Marco | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | D/WB/M L | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Moussa Manè | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | D/WB R | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Mercurio | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
52 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
1 £2k-£5k 0%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 1%
16 £25k-£100k 50%
6 £100k+
47%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Napoli wages, 2021/22
What was Napoli's wage bill in 2021/22?
Napoli paid £1,674,570 a week in 2021/22 - £87,077,640 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 Napoli player in 2021/22?
Kalidou Koulibaly was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £183,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £70,391.
What was the average Napoli salary in 2021/22?
The average Napoli player aged 22 or over earned £70,391 a week in 2021/22, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Napoli's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Napoli pay £1,611,328 a week in 2026/27, 4% lower than the £1,674,570 of 2021/22. The current squad is 78 players against 78 then.