KAA Gent 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Laurent Depoitre on £26,000 per week · see the current KAA Gent wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
KAA Gent pay £162,176 a week in 2026/27 — 49% lower than the £320,196 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Depoitre | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Sven Kums | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | DM, M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | M/AM (C) | Belgium | ||
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | D (C), DM | Cameroon | ||
| Elisha Owusu | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Ghana | ||
| Roman Yaremchuk | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Ukraine | ||
| Niklas Dorsch | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Sinan Bolat | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Anderson Niangbo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Núrio | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D/WB (L) | Angola | ||
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | M (C), AM (LC) | Georgia | ||
| Igor Plastun | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D (C) | Ukraine | ||
| Roman Bezus | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | M/AM (C) | Ukraine | ||
| Colin Coosemans | £9,400 | £488,800 | 27 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Milad Mohammadi | £8,900 | £462,800 | 26 | D/WB (L) | Iran | ||
| Bruno Godeau | £8,500 | £442,000 | 28 | D (LC), WB (L) | Belgium | ||
| Andreas Hanche-Olsen | £8,500 | £442,000 | 23 | D (RC) | Norway | ||
| Dino Arslanagic | £8,400 | £436,800 | 27 | D (C) | Belgium | ||
| Sulayman Marreh | £6,600 | £343,200 | 24 | DM, M (C) | Gambia | ||
| Alexandre De Bruyn | £6,500 | £338,000 | 26 | AM (LC), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Tarik Tissoudali | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Morocco | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | Belgium | ||
| Davy Roef | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Osman Bukari | £4,800 | £249,600 | 21 | M/AM (R) | Ghana | ||
| Matisse Samoise | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | M (C), AM (RLC) | Belgium | ||
| Algassime Bah | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM (C) | Guinea | ||
| Dylan Mbayo | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | M/AM (RL) | Belgium | ||
| Yonas Malede | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Israel | ||
| Franck Bahi | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | D (LC), WB (L) | Guinea | ||
| Glenn Diédhiou | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | ST (C) | Senegal | ||
| Júlio Vinicius (Júlio Vinicius da Fonseca Souza) | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | M/AM (C), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Franck Idumbo Muzambo | £963 | £50,076 | 18 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Ibrahima Cissé | £933 | £48,516 | 19 | D (C) | France | ||
| Joshua Veeckman | £923 | £47,996 | 18 | D (C) | Belgium | ||
| Mathéo Parmentier | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Ryan Itangishaka | £615 | £31,980 | 19 | D (C), DM | Belgium | ||
| Samy Mahour | £605 | £31,460 | 17 | M (C), AM (RLC) | France | ||
| Cederick Van Daele | £536 | £27,872 | 19 | D (LC), WB (L) | Belgium | ||
| Jinse Vankeirsbulck | £466 | £24,232 | 19 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Bram Lagae | £455 | £23,660 | 16 | D (C), DM | Belgium | ||
| Arnaud Ide | £424 | £22,048 | 19 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Arne De Schepper | £424 | £22,048 | 19 | D/WB (R) | Belgium | ||
| Wouter George | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Dario Oger | £394 | £20,488 | 18 | M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Jesse Littel | £334 | £17,368 | 16 | ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Jelle Spruyt | £334 | £17,368 | 18 | WB (L) | Belgium | ||
| Jossue Kanga Dolet | £334 | £17,368 | 18 | ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Maxime Cavelier | £312 | £16,224 | 17 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | Belgium | ||
| Sacha Bansé | £244 | £12,688 | 19 | M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Yacine Boufath | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM (RLC) | Belgium | ||
| Rune Van Den Bergh | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Elias Van den Borre | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | DM, M (LC) | Belgium | ||
| Deven Oghuma | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D/WB (R) | Belgium | ||
| Noah De Ridder | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM (C), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Luka Lully | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D/WB (R) | Belgium | ||
| Owen Jochmans | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | GK | Belgium | ||
| René Vanden Borre | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Siemen Cloots | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Lucien Delaigle | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | DM, M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Robbie Van Hauter | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Gilles Degryse | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D/WB (L) | Belgium | ||
| Xander Martlé | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM (C) | Belgium | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
KAA Gent wages, 2020/21
What was KAA Gent's wage bill in 2020/21?
KAA Gent paid £320,196 a week in 2020/21 - £16,650,192 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid KAA Gent player in 2020/21?
Laurent Depoitre was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £26,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £12,586.
What was the average KAA Gent salary in 2020/21?
The average KAA Gent player aged 22 or over earned £12,586 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do KAA Gent's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
KAA Gent pay £162,176 a week in 2026/27, 49% lower than the £320,196 of 2020/21. The current squad is 56 players against 62 then.