SERIE B · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Spezia Calcio 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Mattia Caldara on £66,000 per week · see the current Spezia Calcio wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £502k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £26m
SQUAD SIZE80
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £18k
Then and now
Spezia Calcio pay £70,808 a week in 2026/27 — 86% lower than the £501,793 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia Caldara | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Viktor Kovalenko | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2025 | ||
| Albin Ekdal | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Ampadu | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eldor Shomurodov | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | Left winger, striker | Uzbekistan | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dimitris Nikolaou | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Bartlomiej Dragowski | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Arkadiusz Reca | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jeroen Zoet | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mehdi Bourabia | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2024 | ||
| Federico Marchetti | £14,000 | £728,000 | 39 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniele Verde | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Salvatore Esposito | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Szymon Zurkowski | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kelvin Amian | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jacopo Sala | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | Right-back, right midfielder | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kevin Agudelo | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2024 | ||
| M'Bala Nzola | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Striker | Angola | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Maldini | £9,400 | £488,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rafael (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Przemysław Wiśniewski | £6,800 | £353,600 | 23 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Salva Ferrer | £4,600 | £239,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Moutinho | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Portugal | - | ||
| Emil Holm | £3,300 | £171,600 | 22 | Right-back, right midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2026 | ||
| Emmanuel Gyasi | £3,300 | £171,600 | 28 | Winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2025 | ||
| Raimonds Krollis | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Latvia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Simone Bastoni | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | Left-back, central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Petar Zovko | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tio Cipot | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Birgir Steinn Styrmisson | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leonardo Pedicillo | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stefano Vannucchi | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuele Barcio | £233 | £12,116 | 15 | Left midfielder, left winger | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matteo Gaggini | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Federico Vannucci | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Aldo Loffredo | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicola Martera | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giacomo Salvetti | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lorenzo Salerno | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samuele Garibotto | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vincenzo Fabio De Simone | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Simone Giorgeschi | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thomas Tognoni | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Salko Oumar | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michele David Adorni | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Manfrone | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Julius Beck | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Samuele Di Martino | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mattia Piccioli | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pietro Candelari | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dennis Delorié | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matteo Garzia | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mattia Benvenuto | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Filippo Scieuzo | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Right-back, midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Riccardo Fontanarosa | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giacomo Bernabè | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Manuel Cecchinelli | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Leonardo Dido | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thomas Caddeo | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicolò Lari | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jacopo Foce | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francesco Plaia | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Raffaele De Lucia | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mattia Leoncini | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Andrea Bertoncini | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Niccolò Bracco | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tommaso Raineri | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Left-back | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Geremia Spella | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Maissan Sardi | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cristian Cappelli | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Filippo Beccarelli | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kevin Piazza | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nicola Mosti | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Paolo Arena | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alexander Attuoni | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Riccardo Di Giorgio | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Centi | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alessandro Bonacorsi | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leonardo Brisciani | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Riccardo Ferrari | £190 | £9,880 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
51 Under £1k 2%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
6 £2k-£5k 4%
3 £5k-£10k 5%
11 £10k-£25k 32%
7 £25k-£100k 56%
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 80 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Spezia Calcio wages, 2022/23
What was Spezia Calcio's wage bill in 2022/23?
Spezia Calcio paid £501,793 a week in 2022/23 - £26,093,236 across the year - spread over a squad of 80. We hold a wage for all 80 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Spezia Calcio player in 2022/23?
Mattia Caldara was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £66,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £18,465.
What was the average Spezia Calcio salary in 2022/23?
The average Spezia Calcio player aged 22 or over earned £18,465 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 80. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Spezia Calcio's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Spezia Calcio pay £70,808 a week in 2026/27, 86% lower than the £501,793 of 2022/23. The current squad is 43 players against 80 then.