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BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · TOP 100

Highest paid Belgian Pro League players

Hans Vanaken leads on AU$132,300 per week. These 100 players take AU$2,200,149 a week between them - 68% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 373 of the 819 players in Belgian Pro League.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$2.2m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL68%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST14 Club Brugge KV
Belgian Pro League league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Club Brugge KV 14 AU$576k KAA Gent 11 AU$256k K Racing Club Genk 11 AU$250k RSC Anderlecht 13 AU$238k R Standard de Liège 8 AU$169k Yellow Red KV Mechelen 6 AU$133k Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 6 AU$108k R Antwerp FC 5 AU$79k Oud-Heverlee Leuven 6 AU$74k K Sint-Truidense VV 3 AU$73k KSV Cercle Brugge 3 AU$56k KV Kortrijk 4 AU$47k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 26 AU$600k
23-26 35 AU$666k
27-30 24 AU$419k
Over 30 15 AU$515k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$132k #10 AU$40k #100 AU$10k

Hans Vanaken earns 3.3× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 13× the 100th. Half of the AU$2.2m a week on this page goes to the first 26 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Hans Vanaken
AU$132,300
AU$6,879,600 Club Brugge KV Belgium 32 Attacking midfielder
02 Matteo Dams
AU$92,610
AU$4,815,720 Club Brugge KV Belgium 21 Centre-back
03 Yann Sommer
AU$92,610
AU$4,815,720 Club Brugge KV Switzerland 36 Goalkeeper
04 Dennis Praet
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Belgium 31 Attacking midfielder
05 László Bénes
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 KAA Gent Slovakia 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
06 Jun'ya Itô
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 K Racing Club Genk Japan 32 Right winger
07 Kota Takai
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 K Sint-Truidense VV Japan 20 Centre-back
08 Félix Lemaréchal
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Club Brugge KV France 21 Attacking midfielder
09 Andi Zeqiri
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 R Standard de Liège Switzerland 26 Striker
10 Hong Hyun-Seok
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 KAA Gent South Korea 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
11 Hendrik Van Crombrugge
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 K Racing Club Genk Belgium 32 Goalkeeper
12 Hugo Vetlesen
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Club Brugge KV Norway 25 Central midfielder
13 Danylo Sikan
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 RSC Anderlecht Ukraine 24 Striker
14 Brandon Mechele
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Club Brugge KV Belgium 32 Centre-back
15 Rafiu Durosinmi
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 K Racing Club Genk Nigeria 22 Striker
16 Benjamin Tahirovic
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 K Racing Club Genk Bosnia & Herzegovina 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
17 Killian Sardella
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 RSC Anderlecht Belgium 23 Right-back
18 Joel Ordóñez
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Club Brugge KV Ecuador 21 Centre-back
19 Nicolò Tresoldi
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Club Brugge KV Germany 20 Striker
20 Adem Zorgane
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Algeria 25 Defensive midfielder
21 Michel-Ange Balikwisha
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 KAA Gent Congo - Kinshasa 24 Attacking midfielder, striker
22 Bryan Heynen
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 K Racing Club Genk Belgium 28 Defensive midfielder
23 Botond Balogh
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 KVC Westerlo Hungary 23 Centre-back
24 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Norway 21 Centre-back
25 Aimé Omgba
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 KAA Gent Netherlands 22 Attacking midfielder
26 Oliver Antman
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 RSC Anderlecht Finland 23 Winger
27 Maxime Busi
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 R Antwerp FC Belgium 25 Right-back, right midfielder
28 Dante Vanzeir
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 KSV Cercle Brugge Belgium 27 Right winger, striker
29 Dimitri Lavalée
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 R Standard de Liège Belgium 28 Centre-back
30 Hervé Koffi
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Burkina Faso 28 Goalkeeper
31 Enric Llansana
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 RSC Anderlecht Netherlands 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
32 Mohammed el Hankouri
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 R Standard de Liège Morocco 28 Full-back, winger
33 Siebe Van der Heyden
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 KAA Gent Belgium 27 Centre-back
34 Momodou Sonko
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 KAA Gent Sweden 20 Winger
35 Majeed Ashimeru
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 RSC Anderlecht Ghana 27 Central midfielder
36 Carlos Forbs
AU$17,766
AU$923,832 Club Brugge KV Portugal 21 Winger
37 Casper Nielsen
AU$17,766
AU$923,832 R Standard de Liège Denmark 31 Attacking midfielder
38 Gaetan Coucke
AU$17,388
AU$904,176 KSV Cercle Brugge Belgium 26 Goalkeeper
39 Jan Virgili
AU$17,199
AU$894,348 Club Brugge KV Spain 18 Winger
40 Pieter Gerkens
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 KAA Gent Belgium 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
41 Tobias Lawal
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 K Racing Club Genk Austria 25 Goalkeeper
42 Myron van Brederode
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Netherlands 22 Attacking midfielder, striker
43 Siebe Schrijvers
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgium 28 Attacking midfielder
44 Marlon Fossey
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 R Standard de Liège United States 26 Right-back
45 Matisse Samoise
AU$16,821
AU$874,692 KAA Gent Belgium 23 Right-back, right midfielder
46 Tobias Mohr
AU$16,254
AU$845,208 R Standard de Liège Germany 29 Left winger
47 Salim Diakité
AU$16,254
AU$845,208 SV Zulte Waregem Mali 25 Centre-back
48 Davy Roef
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 KAA Gent Belgium 31 Goalkeeper
49 Giulian Biancone
AU$15,498
AU$805,896 RSC Anderlecht France 25 Centre-back
50 Ludwig Augustinsson
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 RSC Anderlecht Sweden 31 Left-back
51 Marco Kana
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 RSC Anderlecht Belgium 22 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
52 Patrick Pflücke
AU$14,742
AU$766,584 Royal Charleroi Sporting Club Germany 28 Right wing-back, right winger
53 Rob Schoofs
AU$14,553
AU$756,756 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 31 Defensive midfielder
54 Tommy St. Jago
AU$14,364
AU$746,928 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Curaçao 25 Centre-back
55 Thibaud Verlinden
AU$14,364
AU$746,928 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgium 26 Winger
56 Anouar Ait El Hadj
AU$14,175
AU$737,100 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Morocco 23 Attacking midfielder
57 Daam Foulon
AU$13,986
AU$727,272 R Antwerp FC Belgium 26 Left-back
58 Geoffry Hairemans
AU$13,608
AU$707,616 R Antwerp FC Belgium 33 Attacking midfielder
59 Hugo Siquet
AU$13,608
AU$707,616 Club Brugge KV Belgium 23 Right-back
60 Goduine Koyalipou
AU$13,608
AU$707,616 KV Kortrijk Central African Republic 25 Right winger, striker
61 Ilay Camara
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 RSC Anderlecht Senegal 22 Full-back, right midfielder
62 Joaquin Seys
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 Club Brugge KV Belgium 20 Full-back
63 Joedrick Pupe
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 K Sint-Truidense VV Belgium 28 Centre-back
64 Josué Homawoo
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 R Standard de Liège Togo 27 Centre-back
65 Ivan Pavlić
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Serbia 23 Attacking midfielder
66 Jannik Robatsch
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 Waasland-Beveren Austria 20 Centre-back
67 Jakob Kiilerich
AU$13,419
AU$697,788 SV Zulte Waregem Denmark 25 Centre-back
68 Kyriani Sabbe
AU$13,230
AU$687,960 Club Brugge KV Belgium 20 Right-back
69 Marten Winkler
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 RSC Anderlecht Germany 22 Winger
70 Nordin Jackers
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 Club Brugge KV Belgium 27 Goalkeeper
71 Rein Van Helden
AU$12,663
AU$658,476 R Antwerp FC Belgium 22 Centre-back
72 Taiga Hata
AU$12,474
AU$648,648 K Sint-Truidense VV Japan 23 Full-back, left midfielder
73 Adriano Bertaccini
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 RSC Anderlecht Belgium 24 Winger, striker
74 Bill Antonio
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Zimbabwe 22 Right winger
75 Christian Burgess
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 KAA Gent England 33 Centre-back
76 Coba
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 RSC Anderlecht Guinea-Bissau 22 Winger
77 Christopher Scott
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 R Antwerp FC Germany 23 Attacking midfielder
78 Doğucan Haspolat
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 KVC Westerlo Türkiye 25 Defensive midfielder
79 Don-Angelo Konadu
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 Lommel SK Netherlands 19 Attacking midfielder, striker
80 Dennis Eckert
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 R Standard de Liège Germany 28 Striker
81 Hannes Van Der Bruggen
AU$11,718
AU$609,336 KSV Cercle Brugge Belgium 32 Defensive midfielder
82 Joris Kayembe
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 K Racing Club Genk Congo - Kinshasa 30 Left-back
83 Jellert Van Landschoot
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 KV Kortrijk Belgium 27 Left winger
84 Kévin Van Den Kerkhof
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Royal Charleroi Sporting Club Algeria 29 Right-back, right winger
85 Ken Nkuba
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 K Racing Club Genk Belgium 23 Right winger
86 Mario Stroeykens
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 RSC Anderlecht Congo - Kinshasa 20 Attacking midfielder
87 Nikolas Sattlberger
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 K Racing Club Genk Austria 21 Defensive midfielder
88 Matte Smets
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 K Racing Club Genk Belgium 21 Centre-back
89 Nayel Mehssatou
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 KV Kortrijk Chile 23 Central midfielder
90 Noë Dussenne
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgium 33 Centre-back
91 Raul Florucz
AU$10,773
AU$560,196 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Austria 24 Winger, striker
92 Thierry Ambrose
AU$10,584
AU$550,368 KV Kortrijk Guadeloupe 28 Right winger, striker
93 Thibault Vlietinck
AU$10,584
AU$550,368 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgium 27 Right-back
94 Abdelkahar Kadri
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 KAA Gent Algeria 25 Attacking midfielder
95 Benito Raman
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Belgium 30 Striker
96 Birger Verstraete
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgium 31 Defensive midfielder
97 Arno Verschueren
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Waasland-Beveren Belgium 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
98 Daan Heymans
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 K Racing Club Genk Belgium 26 Attacking midfielder
99 Dries Wouters
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Lommel SK Belgium 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
100 Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Nigeria 23 Striker

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Belgian Pro League?

Hans Vanaken of Club Brugge KV, on AU$132,300 per week — AU$6,879,600 a year.

How much do the top 100 Belgian Pro League players earn between them?

AU$2,200,149 per week and AU$114,407,748 per year, which is 68% of the entire Belgian Pro League wage bill.

Which Belgian Pro League club has the most players in the top 100?

Club Brugge KV, with 14 of them, paying AU$575,883 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$10,206 per week — that is what Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi earns in 100th place.