The MLS Players Union updated its player salary data through Sept. 15 on Thursday, shedding light on compensation information for players acquired during the summer transfer window.

A few dozen players league-wide fit that description, but it includes just one Crew SC player: Midfielder Pedro Santos, 29, who was officially transferred from Portuguese club SC Braga and signed Aug. 8.

Players Union data reveals a current annual base salary of $684,000 for the 5 feet 9, 139-pound winger, with an annual average guaranteed compensation of $731,000. That makes Santos the third highest-paid player on the Crew behind Federico Higuain ($1.05 million) and Jonathan Mensah ($844,000).

It does not necessarily mean Santos will make $731,000 in the first full year of his contract. The number instead reflects average of base salary, signing and guaranteed bonuses divided over the length of the contract, which is two and a half years.

Other than the addition of Santos and the subtraction of Ethan Finlay, Dilly Duka and Nicolai Naess (no longer listed with other Crew players in the salary database), there are no numerical changes to report.

Average guaranteed compensation will change dramatically in next season’s spring salary release for midfielders Wil Trapp and Justin Meram, who signed multi-year contract extensions with the Crew a few days apart early this season. Both deals involved the use of targeted allocation money.

Worth noting

* Former Crew goalkeeper Steve Clark is listed at an annual guaranteed compensation of $72,000 with D.C. United. Clark, who has recently seen time but was brought in as the club’s No. 2 keeper behind Bill Hamid, had a listed guaranteed compensation of $283,333.33 in his final season as Crew SC’s starter in 2016.

* New England forward Krisztian Nemeth, who Crew SC signed using its No. 1 allocation ranking order spot and subsequently traded up against the close of the secondary transfer window in exchange for $400,000 in allocation money and an international roster slot through 2018, is listed at a base salary of $547,000 with an average guaranteed annual compensation of $655,000.

As a reminder…

Here’s the guaranteed annual compensation figures for the players currently on Crew SC’s roster and their 2016 totals, if applicable:

2017 MLS guaranteed compensation/2016 MLS guaranteed compensation

M Mohammed Abu, $171,250/Not applicable

D Lalas Abubakar, $72,500.04/Not applicable

D Harrison Afful, $296,666.67/$291,666.67

D Alex Crognale, $84,996/Not applicable

M Artur, $99,879/Not applicable

D Waylon Francis, $251,875/$224,375

M Niko Hansen, $72,500.04/Not applicable

M Federico Higuain, $1,050,000/$1,175,000

M Marshall Hollingsworth, $54,075/$51,499.92

F Adam Jahn, $92,500/$67,500

D/M Hector Jimenez, $150,000/$105,000

F Ola Kamara, $482,500/$457,500

GK Logan Ketterer, $53,004/Not applicable

D Connor Maloney, $53,004/Not applicable

F Kekuta Manneh, $168,375/$157,000 (with Vancouver)

M Cristian Martinez, $70,133.40/$67,008

D Jonathan Mensah, $844,000/Not applicable

M Justin Meram, $328,750/$185,000

M Abuchi Obinwa, $65,004/Not applicable

D Jukka Raitala, $161,670.67/Not applicable

M Pedro Santos, $731,000/Not applicable

M Rodrigo Saravia, $65,625/$51,504

D Gaston Sauro, $601,312.50/$601,312.50

GK Zack Steffen, $105,000/$100,008

GK Brad Stuver, $80,004/$63,000

M Ben Swanson, $105,416.67/$90,416.67

M Wil Trapp, $350,000/$178,250

D Josh Williams, $110,004/$131,250 (with Toronto FC)

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