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Highest paid players from Belgium

Thibaut Courtois is the best paid player from Belgium at AU$483,840 a week. We hold a wage for 576 of the 1,218 players in the squads we track who give Belgium, and they earn AU$9,008,122 a week between them, across 31 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$9m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$468.4m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS1,218

MOST AT ONE CLUB27 Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring

The best-paid XI from Belgium

The eleven highest-paid players from Belgium that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Thibaut Courtois AU$483,840 Real Madrid
D Timothy Castagne AU$164,430 Fulham
D Alexis Saelemaekers AU$149,310 AC Milan
D Thomas Meunier AU$136,080 Sunderland
D Maxim De Cuyper AU$103,950 Brighton & Hove Albion
M Youri Tielemans AU$292,950 Manchester United
M Amadou Onana AU$207,900 Aston Villa
M Arthur Vermeeren AU$130,410 RB Leipzig
A Yannick Carrasco AU$406,350 Al-Shabab Football Club
A Kevin De Bruyne AU$349,650 Napoli
A Leandro Trossard AU$302,400 Beşiktaş A.Ş.

Combined AU$2,727,270 per week · AU$141,818,040 per year

Highest paid from Belgium

Top 50 by weekly wage, 72% of every Belgium wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Belgium. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Thibaut Courtois	AU$483,840	AU$25,159,680	Real Madrid	La Liga	33	GK
02	Yannick Carrasco	AU$406,350	AU$21,130,200	Al-Shabab Football Club	Saudi Pro League	31	AM L
03	Kevin De Bruyne	AU$349,650	AU$18,181,800	Napoli	Serie A	34	AM C
04	Leandro Trossard	AU$302,400	AU$15,724,800	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	Süper Lig	30	AM RLC, F C
05	Youri Tielemans	AU$292,950	AU$15,233,400	Manchester United	Premier League	28	DM, AM C
06	Koen Casteels	AU$251,370	AU$13,071,240	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	Saudi Pro League	33	GK
07	Romelu Lukaku	AU$241,920	AU$12,579,840	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	Süper Lig	32	ST
08	Amadou Onana	AU$207,900	AU$10,810,800	Aston Villa	Premier League	23	DM
09	Loïs Openda	AU$187,110	AU$9,729,720	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	25	AM LC, F C
10	Matz Sels	AU$177,660	AU$9,238,320	Nottingham Forest	Premier League	33	GK

11	Timothy Castagne	AU$164,430	AU$8,550,360	Fulham	Premier League	29	D/WB RL
12	Divock Origi	AU$164,430	AU$8,550,360	AC Milan	Serie A	30	ST
13	Johan Bakayoko	AU$156,870	AU$8,157,240	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	22	AM RL
14	Alexis Saelemaekers	AU$149,310	AU$7,764,120	AC Milan	Serie A	26	WB R, AM RL
15	Christian Benteke	AU$136,080	AU$7,076,160	D.C. United	Major League Soccer	34	ST
16	Thomas Meunier	AU$136,080	AU$7,076,160	Sunderland	Premier League	33	D/WB/M R
17	Hans Vanaken	AU$132,300	AU$6,879,600	Club Brugge KV	Belgian Pro League	32	AM C
18	Arthur Vermeeren	AU$130,410	AU$6,781,320	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	20	DM
19	Roméo Lavia	AU$128,520	AU$6,683,040	Chelsea	Premier League	21	DM
20	Orel Mangala	AU$111,510	AU$5,798,520	Getafe	La Liga	27	DM
21	Senne Lammens	AU$109,620	AU$5,700,240	Manchester United	Premier League	23	GK
22	Largie Ramazani	AU$103,950	AU$5,405,400	Burnley	Championship	24	AM RL, ST
23	Maxim De Cuyper	AU$103,950	AU$5,405,400	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	24	D/WB/M L
24	Jérémy Doku	AU$103,950	AU$5,405,400	Manchester City	Premier League	23	AM RL, ST
25	Charles De Ketelaere	AU$103,950	AU$5,405,400	Atalanta	Serie A	24	AM RC, F C
26	Koni De Winter	AU$98,280	AU$5,110,560	AC Milan	Serie A	23	D C
27	Hugo Cuypers	AU$96,390	AU$5,012,280	CF Monterrey	Liga MX	28	ST
28	Dodi Lukébakio	AU$94,500	AU$4,914,000	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	Primeira Liga	27	AM RL, ST
29	Matteo Dams	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	Club Brugge KV	Belgian Pro League	21	D LC
30	Maarten Vandevoordt	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	23	GK
31	Michy Batshuayi	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	Abha Club	Saudi Pro League	31	ST
32	Sebastiaan Bornauw	AU$90,720	AU$4,717,440	Hamburger Sport-Verein	Bundesliga	26	D C
33	Ameen Al-Dakhil	AU$83,160	AU$4,324,320	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	23	D RC
34	Arthur Theate	AU$83,160	AU$4,324,320	Bologna FC 1909	Serie A	25	D LC
35	Aster Vranckx	AU$68,040	AU$3,538,080	VfL Wolfsburg	2. Bundesliga	22	DM, AM C
36	Albert Sambi Lokonga	AU$68,040	AU$3,538,080	Hamburger Sport-Verein	Bundesliga	25	DM
37	Wout Faes	AU$68,040	AU$3,538,080	Leicester City	League One	27	D C
38	Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye	AU$64,260	AU$3,341,520	Burnley	Championship	26	AM LC
39	Christian Kabasele	AU$56,700	AU$2,948,400	Udinese Calcio	Serie A	34	D C
40	Axel Witsel	AU$54,810	AU$2,850,120	OGC Nice	Ligue 1	36	D C, DM
41	Senne Lynen	AU$52,920	AU$2,751,840	SV Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	26	DM
42	Arne Engels	AU$52,920	AU$2,751,840	West Ham United	Championship	21	DM, AM C
43	Cyril Ngongé	AU$52,920	AU$2,751,840	Associazione Calcio Monza	Serie A	25	AM RC, F C
44	Dennis Praet	AU$51,030	AU$2,653,560	Yellow Red KV Mechelen	Belgian Pro League	31	AM C
45	Thorgan Hazard	AU$51,030	AU$2,653,560	RC Lens	Ligue 1	32	AM LC, F C
46	Mike Penders	AU$51,030	AU$2,653,560	Chelsea	Premier League	19	GK
47	Zeno Debast	AU$47,250	AU$2,457,000	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Primeira Liga	21	D C
48	Samuel Kinduelu Mbangula	AU$43,470	AU$2,260,440	Bologna FC 1909	Serie A	21	AM RLC
49	Mandela Keita	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Parma Calcio 1913	Serie A	23	DM
50	Hendrik Van Crombrugge	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	K Racing Club Genk	Belgian Pro League	32	GK

Where Belgium players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

31 leagues in all

Belgian Challenger Pro League

256 · AU$628k Belgian Pro League

164 · AU$1.2m Eredivisie

25 · AU$149k Serie A

21 · AU$1.2m Premier League

15 · AU$1.6m Ligue 1

14 · AU$421k Bundesliga

11 · AU$752k Championship

8 · AU$293k Süper Lig

6 · AU$557k Primeira Liga

6 · AU$157k La Liga

4 · AU$622k Superleague Greece

4 · AU$28k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the Belgium wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$33,759 · 17%

Defenders

AU$16,294 · 19%

Midfielders

AU$23,151 · 16%

Attackers

AU$43,336 · 47%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$3k 16-19

AU$9k 20-22

AU$21k 23-25

AU$23k 26-28

AU$33k 29-31

AU$73k 32-34

AU$20k 35+

Clubs with the most Belgium players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 27

KV Kortrijk 24 Royal Football Club de Liège 24 KSC Lokeren 21 Royal Francs Borains 19 K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 18 SK Beveren 18 KRC Jong Genk 17 RSC Anderlecht Futures 17 Club NXT 15 Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels 15

KAS Eupen 14

Frequently asked questions

Players from Belgium

Who is the highest paid footballer from Belgium?

Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid is the highest paid player from Belgium in our data, on AU$483,840 per week (AU$25,159,680 per year).

How much do players from Belgium earn?

We hold a wage for 576 of the 1,218 players from Belgium in our data, so an average across them would describe those 576 rather than Belgium as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Belgium?

Belgian Challenger Pro League has the most, with 256 players from Belgium on wages we hold, ahead of Belgian Pro League on 164.

How many players from Belgium do you cover?

1,218 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Belgium, and we hold a weekly wage for 576 of them (47%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Belgium?

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, with 27 players from Belgium in its current squad.

Every player from Belgium

126 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

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Other nations

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