The highest earners in the history of FC Groningen
Ko Itakura has earned AU$3m at FC Groningen across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in FC Groningen history
These 20 players took AU$21.3m between them, 84% of everything FC Groningen has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every FC Groningen player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a FC Groningen wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ko Itakura | AU$3m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 2 | Mads Bech Sørensen | AU$2.9m | 1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Dies Janse | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 4 | Uriel Antuna | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 5 | Alessio da Cruz | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 6 | Mohammed el Hankouri | AU$1.1m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 7 | Joel Asoro | AU$998k | 1 | 2020 |
| 8 | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | AU$919k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 9 | Thijmen Blokzijl Current squad | AU$847k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 10 | Daishawn Redan | AU$839k | 1 | 2020 |
| 11 | Ajdin Hrustic | AU$833k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Kaj Sierhuis | AU$799k | 1 | 2019 |
| 13 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | AU$719k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 14 | Danny Hoesen | AU$679k | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 15 | Joey Pelupessy | AU$619k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 16 | Michael Verrips | AU$579k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 17 | Ricardo Pepi | AU$569k | 1 | 2023 |
| 18 | Romano Postema | AU$525k | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 19 | Juninho Bacuna | AU$519k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 20 | Bryan Linssen | AU$449k | 1 | 2017 |
| 21 | Ritsu Doan | AU$369k | 1 | 2019 |
| 22 | Arjen Robben | AU$349k | 1 | 2021 |
| 23 | Cyril Ngongé | AU$339k | 1 | 2022 |
| 24 | Azor Matusiwa | AU$337k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 25 | Florian Krüger | AU$329k | 1 | 2023 |
| 26 | Jetro Willems | AU$310k | 1 | 2023 |
| 27 | Ludovit Reis | AU$300k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 28 | Alexander Sørloth | AU$250k | 1 | 2017 |
| 29 | Leandro Bacuna | AU$200k | 1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | AU$198k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 31 | Noam Emeran | AU$190k | 1 | 2024 |
| 32 | Oussama Idrissi | AU$180k | 1 | 2017 |
| 33 | Per Kristian Bråtveit | AU$180k | 1 | 2021 |
| 34 | Jan Hoekstra | AU$135k | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 35 | Julian Chabot | AU$110k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Thijs Dallinga | AU$103k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 37 | Glenn Bijl | AU$96k | 1 | 2017 |
| 38 | Nicklas Strunck | AU$72k | 1 | 2020 |
| 39 | Oliver Antman | AU$54k | 1 | 2023 |
| 40 | Thomas Poll | AU$33k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at FC Groningen?
Ko Itakura, with AU$3m across 3 seasons at FC Groningen.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 40 players we hold a FC Groningen wage for, from 2015 to 2026.