KAA Gent 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Danijel Milicevic on £16,000 per week · see the current KAA Gent wage bill
Then and now
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27 — 12% lower than the £197,140 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danijel Milicevic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jérémy Perbet | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | AM/F C | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lovre Kalinić | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | GK | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Renato Neto | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Moses Simon | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | AM RLC | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brecht Dejaegere | £9,500 | £494,000 | 25 | DM, AM LC | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emir Kujovic | £9,300 | £483,600 | 28 | ST | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nana Asare | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | D LC, AM L | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stefan Mitrovic | £8,600 | £447,200 | 26 | D C | Serbia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Yûya Kubo | £8,300 | £431,600 | 22 | AM LC, F C | Japan | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacob Rinne | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | GK | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ibrahim Rabiu | £7,100 | £369,200 | 25 | DM, AM C | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ofir Davidzada | £6,800 | £353,600 | 25 | D/WB/M L | Israel | JUN 2020 | ||
| Birger Verstraete | £6,500 | £338,000 | 22 | DM | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kenny Saief | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Israel | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rami Gershon | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | D C | Israel | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rob Schoofs | £5,700 | £296,400 | 22 | DM, AM C | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Samuel Gigot | £5,600 | £291,200 | 22 | D C | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Anderson Esiti | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | DM | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Matton | £3,600 | £187,200 | 30 | AM RLC | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Brian Vandenbussche | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Darko Bjedov | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | ST | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hatem Abd Elhamed | £3,200 | £166,400 | 25 | D RC, DM, ST | Israel | MAY 2017 | ||
| Samuel Kalu | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Foket | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | D/WB/AM R | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Luis Rodríguez | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Panama | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kalifa Coulibaly | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | ST | Mali | JUN 2019 | ||
| Noel Soumah | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sad'eeq Yusuf | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | DM, AM/F C | Nigeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tesfaldet Tekie | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | AM C | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| William Troost-Ekong | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | D C, DM | Nigeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Elton Kabangu | £920 | £47,840 | 18 | D/WB L, AM L, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yannick Thoelen | £720 | £37,440 | 25 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dagur Dan Þórhallsson | £470 | £24,440 | 16 | DM | Iceland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andreas Burssens | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gauthier De Meyer | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | AM RLC | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Viktor Boone | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | D RC | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Thibault De Smet | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D LC, DM, M LC | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Vinko Cerovec | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | D RC | Croatia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Stan Vandierendonck | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dante Walen de Keyser | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | ST | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jemal Tabidze | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | D LC | Georgia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adilson | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | AM LC | Portugal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tanguy Segers | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Yassine Abdelali | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | AM C | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yassine Razzi | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2017 | ||
| Zeb Van Gerven | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Youn Czekanowicz | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | GK | Luxembourg | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mehdi Salama | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | ST | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Julien Van Volcem | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alexi Joly | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D LC, DM | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Anisse Brrou | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2017 | ||
| Cederick Van Daele | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | D LC | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yassine El Bekkali | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Moustapha Bokoum | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM L, ST | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordy Janssens | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D C, DM | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dario Callebaut | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM C | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Francesco Servidio | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Aron Verbruggen | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ken Van Den Berghe | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | DM | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Stef Peelman | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM RL | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mathias Joosten | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Louis Verstraete | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM RLC, ST | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
KAA Gent wages, 2016/17
What was KAA Gent's wage bill in 2016/17?
KAA Gent paid £197,140 a week in 2016/17 - £10,251,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid KAA Gent player in 2016/17?
Danijel Milicevic was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £16,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,781.
What was the average KAA Gent salary in 2016/17?
The average KAA Gent player aged 22 or over earned £6,781 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do KAA Gent's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27, 12% lower than the £197,140 of 2016/17. The current squad is 56 players against 63 then.