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This morning the Major League Soccer Player’s Association aka the player’s union released the annual list of salaries for the year 2018. (The first number represents base salary while the latter is total compensation)
What you do think of the numbers? Jorgen Skjlevik is the highest paid defender in the league, while Joáo Pedro appears to be an expensive squad piece.
Justin Vom Steeg: GK, $54,500.04, $54,500.04
Daniel Steres, D, $125,004.00, $132,066.60
Brian Sylvestre, GK, $67,500.00, $67,500.00
Jorgen Skjelvik, $900,000.00, $1,000,000.00
Dave Romney, D, $74,418.75, $74,418.75
Chris Pontius, $174,999.96, $174,999.96
Joao Pedro, M, $219,996.00, $240,996.00
Ariel Lassiter, F $67,500.00, $67,500.00
Sebastian Lletget, LA Galaxy, M, $240,000.00, $252,666.67
Bradford Jamieson, F, $72,765.00, $72,765.00
Ola Kamara, F, $825,000.00, $925,000.00
Perry Kitchen, D-M, $450,000.00, $474,166.67
Emrah Klimenta, D, $67,500.00, $67,500.00
Tomas Hilliard-Arce, D, $90,000.00, $113,125.00
Baggio Husidic, M, $174,999.96, $174,999.96
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, F, $1,500,000.00, $1,500,000.00
Rolf Feltscher, D, LA Galaxy, $240,000.00, $270,000.00
Jonathan dos Santos, M, $2,000,000.04, $2,000,000.04
Giovani dos Santos, F, $4,250,000.00, $6,000,000.00
Servando Carrasco, M, LA Galaxy, $67,500.00, $67,500.00
Michael Ciani, D, $600,000.00, $620,000.00
Ashley Cole, D, $450,000.00, $722,499.98
Emmanuel Boateng, F, $130,000.00, $130,000.00
David Bingham, GK, $275,000.04, $275,000.04
Romain Alessandrini, M, $1,539,996.00, $1,869,996.00
Efrain Alvarez, M, $67,500.00, $72,233.84
Hugo Arellano, D, $75,000.00, $82,573.75
Romain Alessandrini, M, $1,539,996.00, $1,869,996.00
Some quick numbers from the recently released @MLSPlayersUnion salaries:
— Jeremiah Oshan (@JeremiahOshan) May 10, 2018
- The median team is spending nearly $9M on guaranteed player compensation
- DPs make up 8 percent of the player pool but collect 44 percent of the total salary spend