AFC Ajax 2026/27 - player salaries
Eredivisie · highest earner Marc-André ter Stegen on $308,560 per week · see AFC Ajax transfers · All-time earners
WEEKLY PAYROLL$1.4m
YEARLY PAYROLL $70.6m
SQUAD SIZE86
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ $61k
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly payroll by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-André ter Stegen | $308,560 | $16,045,120 | 33 | GK | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Julian Brandt | $164,920 | $8,575,840 | 29 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marcos Leonardo | $109,060 | $5,671,120 | 22 | AM/F C | Brazil | JUN 2029 | ||
| Thilo Kehrer | $102,410 | $5,325,320 | 28 | D RC, DM | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Steven Berghuis | $77,140 | $4,011,280 | 33 | AM RC | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Caio Henrique | $62,510 | $3,250,520 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Toluwalase Arokodare | $49,210 | $2,558,920 | 24 | ST | Nigeria | JUN 2029 | ||
| Oscar Gloukh | $45,220 | $2,351,440 | 21 | AM/F C | Israel | JUN 2030 | ||
| Daley Blind | $41,230 | $2,143,960 | 35 | D LC | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kasper Dolberg | $39,900 | $2,074,800 | 27 | ST | Denmark | JUN 2029 | ||
| Viktor Tsygankov | $39,900 | $2,074,800 | 27 | AM RLC | Ukraine | JUN 2027 | ||
| Owen Wijndal | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | 25 | D/WB/M L | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Davy Klaassen | $23,940 | $1,244,880 | 32 | AM C | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Amourricho van Axel Dongen | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | 20 | AM L | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sofyan Amrabat | $18,620 | $968,240 | 28 | DM | Morocco | JUN 2028 | ||
| Lucas Rosa | $17,290 | $899,080 | 25 | D/WB RL, M R | Brazil | JUN 2029 | ||
| Anton Gaaei | $17,290 | $899,080 | 22 | D/WB/M R | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Oliver Edvardsen | $15,960 | $829,920 | 26 | AM RL | Norway | JUN 2028 | ||
| Youri Baas | $15,960 | $829,920 | 22 | D LC | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Gastón Ávila | $14,630 | $760,760 | 23 | D LC | Argentina | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jorthy Mokio | $12,103 | $629,356 | 17 | D LC, DM | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Joeri Jesse Heerkens | $12,103 | $629,356 | 19 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Maarten Paes | $11,837 | $615,524 | 27 | GK | Indonesia | JUN 2029 | ||
| Rayane Bounida | $10,241 | $532,532 | 19 | AM RLC | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Aaron Bouwman | $9,975 | $518,700 | 17 | D C | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Jinairo Johnson | $8,113 | $421,876 | 18 | D C, DM | Jamaica | JUN 2028 | ||
| Paulo Da Silva | $6,384 | $331,968 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Abdellah Ouazane | $5,985 | $311,220 | 16 | AM C | Morocco | JUN 2028 | ||
| Damián van der Vaart | $5,852 | $304,304 | 19 | AM C | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| David Kalokoh | $5,852 | $304,304 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kayden Wolff | $5,320 | $276,640 | 19 | AM RL | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Marvyn Muzungu | $5,187 | $269,724 | 17 | D C | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Martin Henrion | $5,187 | $269,724 | 17 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ethan Butera | $4,389 | $228,228 | 19 | D LC, DM | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Zakaria Ouazane | $3,990 | $207,480 | 18 | AM RL | Morocco | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ryan van de Pavert | $3,591 | $186,732 | 19 | D RC, DM | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Thijmen Romers | $3,458 | $179,816 | 17 | M C | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Skye Vink | $3,458 | $179,816 | 19 | ST | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Avery Appiah | $3,325 | $172,900 | 19 | D/WB R, DM | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jofre Torrents | $2,793 | $145,236 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Mark Verkuijl | $2,527 | $131,404 | 19 | D C, DM | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Eloi Gómez | $1,729 | $89,908 | 16 | DM | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Lucas Jetten | $1,330 | $69,160 | 18 | D LC | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mylo van der Lans | $1,197 | $62,244 | 18 | D C | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Paul Reverson | $853 | $44,332 | 20 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tijn Peters | $798 | $41,496 | 19 | DM, AM C | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luca Messori | $790 | $41,081 | 17 | AM RLC | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Levi Acheampong | $503 | $26,142 | 17 | AM C | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pharell Nash | $335 | $17,428 | 17 | AM L | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Maximilian Ibrahimović | $291 | $15,146 | 18 | AM L | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Eternal Barron | $172 | $8,922 | 17 | AM RL | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Don O'Niel | $132 | $6,847 | 18 | AM RLC | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Aymean El Hani | $130 | $6,778 | 18 | GK | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jahyendrow Amour | $130 | $6,778 | 17 | D L | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Valentijn van der Velde | $130 | $6,778 | 18 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Xander Newstead | - | - | 16 | AM C | United States | JUN 2028 | ||
| Niilo Tarvajärvi | - | - | 16 | D LC | Finland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nnamdi Koka | - | - | 17 | DM | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sesynijo Tilborg | - | - | 17 | D C, DM | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Guus Olgers | - | - | 16 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Anass Moumane | - | - | 17 | AM RC | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sam Cuntapay | - | - | 16 | DM | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luka Vieillevoye | - | - | 17 | D C | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nafairon Landvreugd | - | - | 17 | AM RL | Netherlands | - | ||
| Giovanni van der Wijst | - | - | 16 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Hasan Ayyildiz | - | - | 17 | AM C | Türkiye | JUN 2028 | ||
| Mark Engel | - | - | 17 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Daniel Johan Skaarud | - | - | 17 | AM RL, ST | Norway | JUN 2027 | ||
| Emre Ünüvar | - | - | 17 | ST | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Sinclair de Falco | - | - | 17 | D/WB L | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tyrese Teuwsen | - | - | 17 | ST | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Imran Talai | - | - | 16 | DM, AM C | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kennynho Kasanwirjo | - | - | 17 | D RC | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marouane Bentaleb | - | - | 15 | D C, DM | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Nas | - | - | 16 | AM RL | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Oliver Nieboer | - | - | 16 | D/WB R | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Bianief Peters | - | - | 16 | D/WB RL | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Luuk Beekman | - | - | 17 | D/WB R | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ghalil Bousnane | - | - | 15 | AM L, ST | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Leroy Fränkel | - | - | 16 | D RC | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Thom Veenbergen | - | - | 16 | D C | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Elias Mechrouh | - | - | 17 | AM L | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Roméo Garnier | - | - | 16 | ST | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Joeri Cruden | - | - | 17 | D C, DM | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Marley Álvarez Pérez | - | - | 16 | D R | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joshua Bastien | - | - | 15 | D/WB L | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
Salary vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
$309k $204k $102k 0
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AGE
Squad salary pyramid
Players per salary band, against the share of the payroll they take
PLAYERS WEEKLY SALARY SHARE OF BILL
12 Under $1k 0%
3 $1k-$3k 0%
14 $3k-$7k 5%
6 $7k-$13k 5%
9 $13k-$33k 13%
9 $33k-$133k 42%
2 $133k+
35%
Top 5 earners take 56% of the squad payroll, across the 55 players we hold a salary for.
AFC Ajax against Eredivisie
Average weekly salary by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Goalkeepers 2 $160k + 1145%
Defenders 8 $38k + 251%
Midfielders 6 $41k + 241%
Attackers 8 $65k + 403%
AFC Ajax Eredivisie average · AFC Ajax pays over the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax salaries, 2026/27
What is AFC Ajax's payroll in 2026/27?
The AFC Ajax total payroll for 2026/27 is $70,571,279 per year ($1,357,140 per week) across a squad of 86. We hold a salary for 55 of the 86 players.
Who is AFC Ajax's highest earner?
Marc-André ter Stegen is the highest paid player at AFC Ajax, earning $308,560 per week.
What is the average AFC Ajax player salary?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earns $61,103 per week in 2026/27, across the 19 we hold a salary for. The median is $39,900. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do AFC Ajax play in?
AFC Ajax play in Eredivisie. Eredivisie is the top division of soccer in Netherlands.
