Galatasaray A.Ş. 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Wesley Sneijder on £84,000 per week · see the current Galatasaray A.Ş. wage bill
We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Galatasaray A.Ş. pay £1,671,077 a week in 2026/27 — 118% higher than the £767,760 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Sneijder | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 32 | AM LC | Holland | ||
| Fernando Muslera | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 30 | GK | Uruguay | ||
| Lukas Podolski | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 31 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Selçuk Inan | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 31 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Nigel de Jong | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 31 | DM | Holland | ||
| Aurélien Chedjou | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 31 | D C, DM | Cameroon | ||
| Eren Derdiyok | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 28 | ST | Switzerland | ||
| Serdar Aziz | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Tolga Ciğerci | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 24 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Semih Kaya | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Bruma | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Garry Rodrigues (Garry Mendes Rodrigues) | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | AM RL | Cape Verde | ||
| Hakan Balta | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | D LC | Türkiye | ||
| Sabri Sarioglu | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | D/WB/M R | Türkiye | ||
| Ahmet Çalık | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 22 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Cenk Gönen | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Martin Linnes | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | D/WB RL, M R | Norway | ||
| Koray Günter | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | D C | Germany | ||
| Luis Pedro Cavanda | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D/WB RL, M R | Belgium | ||
| Yasin Öztekin | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Lionel Carole | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Sinan Gümüş | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Adili Endogan | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Switzerland | ||
| Eray İşcan | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Josué | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Birhan Vatansever | £1,020 | £53,040 | 19 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Doğuş Can İncedere | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | AM RL | Türkiye | ||
| Gökay Güney | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | DM | Türkiye | ||
| Kerem Çalışkan | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Türkiye | ||
| Batuhan Şen | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Ahmet Gül | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Soner Gönül | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | D L | Türkiye | ||
| Berk Ünsal | £210 | £10,920 | 21 | ST | Türkiye | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 33 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Galatasaray A.Ş. wages, 2016/17
What was Galatasaray A.Ş.'s wage bill in 2016/17?
Galatasaray A.Ş. paid £767,760 a week in 2016/17 - £39,923,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 33. We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Galatasaray A.Ş. player in 2016/17?
Wesley Sneijder was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £84,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £32,291.
What was the average Galatasaray A.Ş. salary in 2016/17?
The average Galatasaray A.Ş. player aged 22 or over earned £32,291 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 33. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Galatasaray A.Ş.'s 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Galatasaray A.Ş. pay £1,671,077 a week in 2026/27, 118% higher than the £767,760 of 2016/17. The current squad is 38 players against 33 then.