Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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FC GRONINGEN · ALL-TIME EARNERS

The highest earners in the history of FC Groningen

Ko Itakura has earned AU$2.9m at FC Groningen across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.

PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$25m
PLAYERS RANKED40
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB39
YEARS2015-2026
FC Groningen The highest career earners in football Highest paid

The 20 biggest earners in FC Groningen history

Ko Itakura AU$2.9m Mads Bech Sørensen AU$2.9m Dies Janse AU$1.6m Uriel Antuna AU$1.5m Alessio da Cruz AU$1.3m Mohammed el Hankouri AU$1m Joel Asoro AU$983k Deyovaisio Zeefuik AU$904k Thijmen Blokzijl AU$833k Daishawn Redan AU$826k Ajdin Hrustic AU$820k Kaj Sierhuis AU$786k Jørgen Strand Larsen AU$708k Danny Hoesen AU$668k Joey Pelupessy AU$609k Michael Verrips AU$570k Ricardo Pepi AU$560k Romano Postema AU$517k Juninho Bacuna AU$511k Bryan Linssen AU$442k

These 20 players took AU$20.9m 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$2.9m 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$1m 4 2019-2022
7 Joel Asoro AU$983k 1 2020
8 Deyovaisio Zeefuik AU$904k 3 2018-2020
9 Thijmen Blokzijl Current squad AU$833k 5 2022-2026
10 Daishawn Redan AU$826k 1 2020
11 Ajdin Hrustic AU$820k 4 2017-2020
12 Kaj Sierhuis AU$786k 1 2019
13 Jørgen Strand Larsen AU$708k 2 2021-2022
14 Danny Hoesen AU$668k 2 2015-2016
15 Joey Pelupessy AU$609k 2 2023-2024
16 Michael Verrips AU$570k 2 2023-2024
17 Ricardo Pepi AU$560k 1 2023
18 Romano Postema AU$517k 6 2019-2024
19 Juninho Bacuna AU$511k 2 2017-2018
20 Bryan Linssen AU$442k 1 2017
21 Ritsu Doan AU$364k 1 2019
22 Arjen Robben AU$344k 1 2021
23 Cyril Ngongé AU$334k 1 2022
24 Azor Matusiwa AU$332k 2 2020-2021
25 Florian Krüger AU$324k 1 2023
26 Jetro Willems AU$305k 1 2023
27 Ludovit Reis AU$295k 2 2018-2019
28 Alexander Sørloth AU$246k 1 2017
29 Leandro Bacuna AU$197k 1 2024
30 Gabriel Gudmundsson AU$195k 2 2020-2021
31 Noam Emeran AU$187k 1 2024
32 Oussama Idrissi AU$177k 1 2017
33 Per Kristian Bråtveit AU$177k 1 2021
34 Jan Hoekstra AU$133k 5 2017-2022
35 Julian Chabot AU$108k 1 2019
36 Thijs Dallinga AU$102k 3 2019-2021
37 Glenn Bijl AU$94k 1 2017
38 Nicklas Strunck AU$71k 1 2020
39 Oliver Antman AU$53k 1 2023
40 Thomas Poll AU$32k 2 2019-2020

Frequently asked questions

Who has earned the most money at FC Groningen?

Ko Itakura, with AU$2.9m 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.