The highest earners in the history of FC Groningen
Ko Itakura has earned $2.1m 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 $15m between them, 84% of everything FC Groningen has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every FC Groningen player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a FC Groningen salary 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 | $2.1m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 2 | Mads Bech Sørensen | $2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Dies Janse | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 4 | Uriel Antuna | $1.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 5 | Alessio da Cruz | $913k | 1 | 2021 |
| 6 | Mohammed el Hankouri | $744k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 7 | Joel Asoro | $702k | 1 | 2020 |
| 8 | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | $646k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 9 | Thijmen Blokzijl Current squad | $595k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 10 | Daishawn Redan | $590k | 1 | 2020 |
| 11 | Ajdin Hrustic | $585k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Kaj Sierhuis | $562k | 1 | 2019 |
| 13 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | $505k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 14 | Danny Hoesen | $477k | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 15 | Joey Pelupessy | $435k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 16 | Michael Verrips | $407k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 17 | Ricardo Pepi | $400k | 1 | 2023 |
| 18 | Romano Postema | $369k | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 19 | Juninho Bacuna | $365k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 20 | Bryan Linssen | $316k | 1 | 2017 |
| 21 | Ritsu Doan | $260k | 1 | 2019 |
| 22 | Arjen Robben | $246k | 1 | 2021 |
| 23 | Cyril Ngongé | $239k | 1 | 2022 |
| 24 | Azor Matusiwa | $237k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 25 | Florian Krüger | $232k | 1 | 2023 |
| 26 | Jetro Willems | $218k | 1 | 2023 |
| 27 | Ludovit Reis | $211k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 28 | Alexander Sørloth | $176k | 1 | 2017 |
| 29 | Leandro Bacuna | $140k | 1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | $139k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 31 | Noam Emeran | $133k | 1 | 2024 |
| 32 | Oussama Idrissi | $126k | 1 | 2017 |
| 33 | Per Kristian Bråtveit | $126k | 1 | 2021 |
| 34 | Jan Hoekstra | $95k | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 35 | Julian Chabot | $77k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Thijs Dallinga | $73k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 37 | Glenn Bijl | $67k | 1 | 2017 |
| 38 | Nicklas Strunck | $51k | 1 | 2020 |
| 39 | Oliver Antman | $38k | 1 | 2023 |
| 40 | Thomas Poll | $23k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at FC Groningen?
Ko Itakura, with $2.1m across 3 seasons at FC Groningen.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary 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 salary for, from 2015 to 2026.