KAA Gent 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Alexander Sørloth on £23,000 per week · see the current KAA Gent wage bill
Then and now
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27 — 40% lower than the £287,460 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sørloth | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | ST | Norway | JUN 2019 | ||
| Arnaud Souquet | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D/WB R, M RC | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brecht Dejaegere | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | DM, AM LC | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | AM C | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Renato Neto | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Birger Verstraete | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | DM | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Igor Plastun | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | D C | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Anderson Esiti | £9,500 | £494,000 | 24 | DM | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Bronn | £9,400 | £488,800 | 23 | D RC | Tunisia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Colin Coosemans | £9,400 | £488,800 | 25 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giorgi Kvilitaia | £9,200 | £478,400 | 24 | ST | Georgia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | £9,200 | £478,400 | 18 | AM LC | Georgia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jean-Luc Dompé | £9,100 | £473,200 | 22 | AM RL | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan David | £9,100 | £473,200 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Canada | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nana Asare | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | D LC, AM L | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roman Bezus | £8,700 | £452,400 | 27 | AM C | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stallone Limbombe | £8,600 | £447,200 | 27 | AM RLC | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Timothy Derijck | £8,600 | £447,200 | 31 | D C, DM | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sigurd Rosted | £8,600 | £447,200 | 23 | D RC | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Roman Yaremchuk | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Ukraine | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Kaminski | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eric Smith | £7,300 | £379,600 | 21 | M C | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Deiver Machado | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Colombia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anderson Arroyo | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | D/WB/M RL | Colombia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philip Elayo Azango | £3,800 | £197,600 | 21 | AM L, ST | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thibault De Smet | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | D LC, DM, M LC | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jean Marvi García | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | ST | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Lederman | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | M LC | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elis Sarda | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | D/WB R | Kosovo | JUN 2020 | ||
| Edil Sarda | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | ST | Kosovo | JUN 2019 | ||
| Franck Bahi | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | D LC | Guinea | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yannick Thoelen | £2,300 | £119,600 | 27 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jari De Busser | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Glenn Diédhiou | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | ST | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joshua Veeckman | £910 | £47,320 | 16 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adel Al Masude | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | D/WB/M R | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jeremie Luvovadio | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jinse Vankeirsbulck | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordy Janssens | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D C, DM | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonas Reumers | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D LC | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matias Lloci | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | M C | Belgium | - | ||
| Dario Callebaut | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | AM C | Belgium | - | ||
| Steve Kapuadi | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | D C, DM | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Rosala | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Samuel Gueulette | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | WB/AM RL | Rwanda | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vladimir Van De Wiel | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | DM | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Welat Cagro | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | D C, DM, M LC | Belgium | - | ||
| Stef Peelman | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | AM RL | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cederick Van Daele | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D LC | Belgium | - | ||
| Franck Idumbo Muzambo | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | - | ||
| Maxime Cavelier | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | D/WB/AM R | Belgium | - | ||
| Amadu Jalloh | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM R, ST | Sierra Leone | JUN 2020 | ||
| Senne Ceulemans | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | - | ||
| Robbe Berben | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Wouter George | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | M C | Belgium | - | ||
| Noah Aelterman | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | ST | Belgium | - | ||
| Jossue Kanga Dolet | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | ST | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Timothy Martin | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 58 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
KAA Gent wages, 2018/19
What was KAA Gent's wage bill in 2018/19?
KAA Gent paid £287,460 a week in 2018/19 - £14,947,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 58. We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid KAA Gent player in 2018/19?
Alexander Sørloth was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £23,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £10,800.
What was the average KAA Gent salary in 2018/19?
The average KAA Gent player aged 22 or over earned £10,800 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 58. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do KAA Gent's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27, 40% lower than the £287,460 of 2018/19. The current squad is 56 players against 58 then.