KAA Gent 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Laurent Depoitre on £22,000 per week · see the current KAA Gent wage bill
Then and now
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £247,680 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Depoitre | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jonathan David | £17,000 | £884,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Canada | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brecht Dejaegere | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sven Kums | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Igor Plastun | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Colin Coosemans | £9,400 | £488,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giorgi Kvilitaia | £9,200 | £478,400 | 25 | Striker | Georgia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Milad Mohammadi | £8,900 | £462,800 | 25 | Left-back | Iran | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nana Asare | £8,900 | £462,800 | 32 | Centre-back, left winger | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roman Bezus | £8,700 | £452,400 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Roman Yaremchuk | £8,700 | £452,400 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ukraine | JUN 2021 | ||
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | £8,200 | £426,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Georgia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Kaminski | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sulayman Marreh | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Gambia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mikael Lustig | £6,900 | £358,800 | 32 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Deiver Machado | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eric Smith | £6,300 | £327,600 | 22 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Elisha Owusu | £6,300 | £327,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bruno Godeau | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reuben Yem | £3,700 | £192,400 | 21 | Right-back | Nigeria | MAY 2022 | ||
| Philip Elayo Azango | £2,800 | £145,600 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Brayan Gil | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | El Salvador | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dylan Mbayo | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Franck Bahi | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Guinea | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jari De Busser | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anderson Niangbo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Glenn Diédhiou | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ibrahima Cissé | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joshua Veeckman | £870 | £45,240 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adel Al Masude | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cederick Van Daele | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jinse Vankeirsbulck | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jeremie Luvovadio | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Left-back, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matias Lloci | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dario Callebaut | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Timothy Martin | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vladimir Van De Wiel | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Amadu Jalloh | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Sierra Leone | JUN 2020 | ||
| Franck Idumbo Muzambo | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| David Eeckhout | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Dario Oger | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jossue Kanga Dolet | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Cavelier | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Right-back, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Wouter George | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
KAA Gent wages, 2019/20
What was KAA Gent's wage bill in 2019/20?
KAA Gent paid £247,680 a week in 2019/20 - £12,879,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid KAA Gent player in 2019/20?
Laurent Depoitre was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £22,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £9,740.
What was the average KAA Gent salary in 2019/20?
The average KAA Gent player aged 22 or over earned £9,740 a week in 2019/20, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do KAA Gent's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £247,680 of 2019/20. The current squad is 56 players against 47 then.