BELGIAN CHALLENGER PRO LEAGUE · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Belgian Challenger Pro League midfielders
Mats Rits is the best-paid midfielder in the Belgian Challenger Pro League, on £16,000 a week at RSC Anderlecht Futures, or £832,000 a year. Mostafa Tarek is next on £9,000 at KAS Eupen. We hold wages for 94 Belgian Challenger Pro League midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £16k
AVERAGE WAGE £2,048
SHARE OF WAGE BILL26%
TOP 10 A WEEK £63k
WAGES HELD94
The 50 best-paid Belgian Challenger Pro League midfielders
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | RSC Anderlecht Futures | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 2 | Mostafa Tarek | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | KAS Eupen | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Qatar |
| 3 | Dante Rigo | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | SK Beveren | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 4 | Oriol Busquets | £6,800£7k | £353,600£354k | KAS Eupen | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Spain |
| 5 | Martin Wasiński | £4,900£5k | £254,800£255k | Royal Football Club de Liège | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 6 | Alexis de Sart | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | Royal Football Club de Liège | 28 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 7 | Chris-Kévin Nadje | £4,400£4k | £228,800£229k | KAS Eupen | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 8 | Ali Loune | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Morocco |
| 9 | Denys Prychynenko | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ukraine |
| 10 | Lukas Van Eenoo | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | 34 | Central midfielder | Belgium |
| 11 | Radja Nainggolan | £2,700£3k | £140,400£140k | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 37 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium |
| 12 | Sieben Dewaele | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | SK Beveren | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 13 | Amadou Keita | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | KAS Eupen | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea |
| 14 | Alexander De Ridder | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | RSC Anderlecht Futures | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 15 | Christophe Janssens | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | SK Beveren | 27 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Belgium |
| 16 | Elton Yeboah | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 17 | Jimmy Kaparos | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Dominican Republic |
| 18 | Jannes Van Hecke | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | SK Beveren | 23 | Central midfielder | Belgium |
| 19 | Laurens Goemaere | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Club NXT | 19 | Central midfielder | Belgium |
| 20 | Kenan Haroun | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | KRC Jong Genk | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 21 | Naïm Amengai | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Club NXT | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 22 | Matthias Francotte | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Royal Francs Borains | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Belgium |
| 23 | Mathias Fixelles | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Royal Francs Borains | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium |
| 24 | Noah Diliberto | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Royal Francs Borains | 23 | Defensive midfielder | France |
| 25 | Oleksandr Soroka | £1,800£2k | £93,600£94k | Jong KAA Gent | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ukraine |
| 26 | Stef Peeters | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 33 | Central midfielder | Belgium |
| 27 | Sebastiaan Brebels | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | KSC Lokeren | 30 | Central midfielder | Belgium |
| 28 | Theo Gécé | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Royal Francs Borains | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 29 | Victor Barbosa | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | 18 | Left-back, central midfielder | New Zealand |
| 30 | Anas Tajaouart | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | RSC Anderlecht Futures | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Morocco |
| 31 | Wout Asselman | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Jong KAA Gent | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 32 | Emmanuel Matuta | £1,300£1k | £67,600£68k | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 33 | Gianluca Okon-Engstler | £1,200£1k | £62,400£62k | Club NXT | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Italy |
| 34 | Hannes Vernemmen | £1,200£1k | £62,400£62k | Jong KAA Gent | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 35 | Jonas Lietaert | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | KSC Lokeren | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 36 | Joël Kana-Katoto | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | RSC Anderlecht Futures | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 37 | Bas Van den Eynden | £1,078£1k | £56,056£56k | K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 38 | Lucas Delorge | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Club NXT | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 39 | Kéres Masangu | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 40 | Lucca Lucker | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Royal Football Club de Liège | 24 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Belgium |
| 41 | Andreas Spegelaere | £964£964 | £50,128£50k | KSC Lokeren | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 42 | Kevin Kis | £948£948 | £49,296£49k | Royal Olympic Club Charleroi | 34 | Left-back, left midfielder | Belgium |
| 43 | Jérôme Arens | £921£921 | £47,892£48k | KSC Lokeren | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 44 | Adrian Troć | £920£920 | £47,840£48k | Royal Francs Borains | 22 | Central midfielder | Poland |
| 45 | Gyano Vanderdonck | £904£904 | £47,008£47k | Jong KAA Gent | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 46 | Ludovick Wola-Wetshay | £901£901 | £46,852£47k | RSC Anderlecht Futures | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 47 | Matteo Scarpinati | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | RFC Seraing | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 48 | Edisson Jordanov | £897£897 | £46,644£47k | K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | 32 | Full-back, right midfielder | Bulgaria |
| 49 | Olivier Dumont | £874£874 | £45,448£45k | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 50 | Luca Galleni | £854£854 | £44,408£44k | KAS Eupen | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
What each position earns in the Belgian Challenger Pro League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 26% of what the Belgian Challenger Pro League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Belgian Challenger Pro League club, added together, a week
KAS Eupen pay 10 midfielders £26,154 a week between them, and Mostafa Tarek takes 34% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Belgian Challenger Pro League club
15 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSC Anderlecht Futures | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | 1 |
| KAS Eupen | Mostafa Tarek | £9,000£9k | 2 |
| SK Beveren | Dante Rigo | £7,400£7k | 3 |
| Royal Football Club de Liège | Martin Wasiński | £4,900£5k | 5 |
| Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Ali Loune | £3,500£4k | 8 |
| K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Denys Prychynenko | £3,400£3k | 9 |
| K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | Lukas Van Eenoo | £3,000£3k | 10 |
| Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | Elton Yeboah | £2,300£2k | 16 |
| Club NXT | Laurens Goemaere | £2,000£2k | 19 |
| KRC Jong Genk | Kenan Haroun | £2,000£2k | 20 |
| Royal Francs Borains | Matthias Francotte | £1,900£2k | 22 |
| Jong KAA Gent | Oleksandr Soroka | £1,800£2k | 25 |
| KSC Lokeren | Sebastiaan Brebels | £1,600£2k | 27 |
| Royal Olympic Club Charleroi | Kevin Kis | £948£948 | 42 |
| RFC Seraing | Matteo Scarpinati | £900£900 | 47 |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Belgian Challenger Pro League ranks 31st.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Belgian Challenger Pro League?
Mats Rits of RSC Anderlecht Futures, on £16,000 a week in 2026/27, or £832,000 a year. Mostafa Tarek of KAS Eupen is second on £9,000 a week.
How much do Belgian Challenger Pro League midfielders earn?
The average Belgian Challenger Pro League midfielder aged 22 or over earns £2,048 a week, and the median one £982. Midfielders take 26% of what the Belgian Challenger Pro League pays its players of that age.
Which Belgian Challenger Pro League club pays its midfielders the most?
KAS Eupen, £26,154 a week across the 10 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Mostafa Tarek on £9,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Belgian Challenger Pro League ranks 31st of the 43 leagues on that measure.
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