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Highest paid players from Netherlands

Virgil van Dijk is the best paid player from Netherlands at AU$672,000 a week. We hold a wage for 637 of the 1,214 players in the squads we track who give Netherlands, and they earn AU$12,196,049 a week between them, across 34 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$12.2m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$634.2m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS1,214

MOST AT ONE CLUB40 AZ Alkmaar

The best-paid XI from Netherlands

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

GK Mark Flekken AU$157,440 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
D Virgil van Dijk AU$672,000 Liverpool
D Matthijs de Ligt AU$422,400 Manchester United
D Jeremie Frimpong AU$384,000 Liverpool
D Sven Botman AU$240,000 Newcastle United
M Frenkie de Jong AU$397,440 Barcelona
M Ryan Gravenberch AU$384,000 Liverpool
M Nathan Aké AU$316,800 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.
A Xavi Simons AU$384,000 Tottenham Hotspur
A Cody Gakpo AU$316,800 Liverpool
A Steven Bergwijn AU$286,080 Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)

Combined AU$3,960,960 per week · AU$205,969,920 per year

Highest paid from Netherlands

Top 50 by weekly wage, 71% of every Netherlands wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Netherlands. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Virgil van Dijk	AU$672,000	AU$34,944,000	Liverpool	Premier League	34	D C
02	Matthijs de Ligt	AU$422,400	AU$21,964,800	Manchester United	Premier League	25	D C
03	Frenkie de Jong	AU$397,440	AU$20,666,880	Barcelona	La Liga	28	DM
04	Jeremie Frimpong	AU$384,000	AU$19,968,000	Liverpool	Premier League	24	D/WB/AM R
05	Ryan Gravenberch	AU$384,000	AU$19,968,000	Liverpool	Premier League	23	DM, AM C
06	Xavi Simons	AU$384,000	AU$19,968,000	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	22	AM RLC
07	Cody Gakpo	AU$316,800	AU$16,473,600	Liverpool	Premier League	26	AM RLC, F C
08	Nathan Aké	AU$316,800	AU$16,473,600	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	Süper Lig	30	D LC, DM
09	Steven Bergwijn	AU$286,080	AU$14,876,160	Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)	Saudi Pro League	27	AM RLC, F C
10	Donyell Malen	AU$249,600	AU$12,979,200	Associazione Sportiva Roma	Serie A	26	AM RL, ST

11	Sven Botman	AU$240,000	AU$12,480,000	Newcastle United	Premier League	25	D C
12	Stefan de Vrij	AU$224,640	AU$11,681,280	Panathinaikos AO	Superleague Greece	33	D C
13	Jurriën Timber	AU$211,200	AU$10,982,400	Arsenal	Premier League	24	D RLC
14	Joshua Zirkzee	AU$201,600	AU$10,483,200	Manchester United	Premier League	24	AM/F C
15	Jorrel Hato	AU$192,000	AU$9,984,000	Chelsea	Premier League	19	D LC
16	Lutsharel Geertruida	AU$190,080	AU$9,884,160	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	24	D RLC, DM
17	Teun Koopmeiners	AU$178,560	AU$9,285,120	Juventus	Serie A	27	DM, AM C
18	Justin Kluivert	AU$172,800	AU$8,985,600	AFC Bournemouth	Premier League	26	AM RLC
19	Denzel Dumfries	AU$167,040	AU$8,686,080	Real Madrid	La Liga	29	D/WB/M R
20	Ian Maatsen	AU$165,120	AU$8,586,240	Aston Villa	Premier League	23	D/WB L
21	Micky van de Ven	AU$161,280	AU$8,386,560	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	24	D LC
22	Mark Flekken	AU$157,440	AU$8,186,880	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	32	GK
23	Noa Lang	AU$145,920	AU$7,587,840	Napoli	Serie A	26	AM RLC
24	Kenny Tete	AU$134,400	AU$6,988,800	Fulham	Premier League	29	D/WB R
25	Brian Brobbey	AU$124,800	AU$6,489,600	Sunderland	Premier League	23	ST
26	Steven Berghuis	AU$111,360	AU$5,790,720	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	33	AM RC
27	Joël Veltman	AU$109,440	AU$5,690,880	West Ham United	Championship	33	D RC
28	Jan Paul van Hecke	AU$105,600	AU$5,491,200	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	25	D C
29	Donny van de Beek	AU$103,680	AU$5,391,360	Girona	La Liga 2	28	DM, AM C
30	Mats Wieffer	AU$103,680	AU$5,391,360	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	25	D RC, DM
31	Crysencio Summerville	AU$99,840	AU$5,191,680	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club	Saudi Pro League	23	AM RL
32	Sam Beukema	AU$97,920	AU$5,091,840	Napoli	Serie A	26	D C
33	Quilindschy Hartman	AU$92,160	AU$4,792,320	Espanyol	La Liga	23	D/WB L
34	Antoni Milambo	AU$92,160	AU$4,792,320	Brentford	Premier League	20	AM C
35	Thijs Dallinga	AU$88,320	AU$4,592,640	1. FC Köln	Bundesliga	24	ST
36	Kenneth Taylor	AU$88,320	AU$4,592,640	Lazio	Serie A	23	DM, AM LC
37	Quinten Timber	AU$86,400	AU$4,492,800	Crystal Palace	Premier League	24	D C, DM, AM C
38	Ezechiel Banzuzi	AU$82,560	AU$4,293,120	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	20	DM, AM C
39	Azor Matusiwa	AU$82,560	AU$4,293,120	Ipswich Town	Premier League	27	D/WB R, DM, M RC
40	Danilho Doekhi	AU$82,560	AU$4,293,120	Lazio	Serie A	27	D C
41	Branco van den Boomen	AU$80,640	AU$4,193,280	Angers SCO	Ligue 1	29	DM
42	Vincent Janssen	AU$76,800	AU$3,993,600	Portland Timbers	Major League Soccer	31	ST
43	Pascal Struijk	AU$74,880	AU$3,893,760	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	25	D LC
44	Devyne Rensch	AU$74,880	AU$3,893,760	Associazione Sportiva Roma	Serie A	22	D RLC
45	Wout Weghorst	AU$71,040	AU$3,694,080	FC Twente	Eredivisie	32	ST
46	Tijjani Noslin	AU$71,040	AU$3,694,080	Lazio	Serie A	26	AM RLC, F C
47	Gustavo Hamer	AU$69,120	AU$3,594,240	Coventry City	Premier League	28	DM, AM LC
48	Zian Flemming	AU$67,200	AU$3,494,400	Ipswich Town	Premier League	26	AM RLC, F C
49	Justin Bijlow	AU$67,200	AU$3,494,400	Genoa Cricket and Football Club	Serie A	27	GK
50	Ernest Poku	AU$67,200	AU$3,494,400	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	Süper Lig	21	AM RLC

Where Netherlands players play

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

34 leagues in all

Eredivisie

379 · AU$1.9m Other clubs

73 · AU$105k Premier League

34 · AU$5.3m Serie A

19 · AU$1.3m Belgian Challenger Pro League

12 · AU$22k Bundesliga

11 · AU$573k La Liga

8 · AU$755k Championship

8 · AU$219k La Liga 2

8 · AU$142k 2. Bundesliga

8 · AU$93k Süper Lig

7 · AU$491k Ligue 1

6 · AU$194k

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers

AU$13,947 · 6%

Defenders

AU$44,433 · 41%

Midfielders

AU$37,887 · 17%

Attackers

AU$42,428 · 36%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$3k 16-19

AU$9k 20-22

AU$39k 23-25

AU$41k 26-28

AU$35k 29-31

AU$64k 32-34

AU$10k 35+

Clubs with the most Netherlands players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

AZ Alkmaar 40

Feyenoord Rotterdam 38

Frequently asked questions

Players from Netherlands

Who is the highest paid footballer from Netherlands?

Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool is the highest paid player from Netherlands in our data, on AU$672,000 per week (AU$34,944,000 per year).

How much do players from Netherlands earn?

We hold a wage for 637 of the 1,214 players from Netherlands in our data, so an average across them would describe those 637 rather than Netherlands as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Netherlands?

Eredivisie has the most, with 379 players from Netherlands on wages we hold, ahead of Other clubs on 73.

How many players from Netherlands do you cover?

1,214 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Netherlands, and we hold a weekly wage for 637 of them (52%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Netherlands?

AZ Alkmaar, with 40 players from Netherlands in its current squad.

Every player from Netherlands

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

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Other nations

Argentina 1,588 France 1,229 Brazil 1,115 Spain 1,074 Italy 1,003 Germany 904 Portugal 643 Japan 622 Colombia 606 Scotland 588 Belgium 576 India 453 Poland 444 Norway 439

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