KAA Gent 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Laurent Depoitre on £24,000 per week · see the current KAA Gent wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 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 — 37% lower than the £257,850 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Depoitre | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | DM, AM C | Belgium | ||
| Sven Kums | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Jordan Torunarigha | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Cameroon | ||
| Elisha Owusu | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Sinan Bolat | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | GK | Türkiye | ||
| Núrio | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Angola | ||
| Roman Bezus | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | AM C | Ukraine | ||
| Andrew Hjulsager | £9,500 | £494,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Denmark | ||
| Andreas Hanche-Olsen | £7,500 | £390,000 | 24 | D RLC, M L | Norway | ||
| Bruno Godeau | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | D LC | Belgium | ||
| Gianni Bruno | £7,200 | £374,400 | 29 | AM R, ST | Belgium | ||
| Christopher Operi | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | France | ||
| Darko Lemajić | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Tarik Tissoudali | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Morocco | ||
| Sulayman Marreh | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | D C, DM | Gambia | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | D/WB/AM R | Belgium | ||
| Davy Roef | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Julien de Sart | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Matisse Samoise | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Adewale Oladoye | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Carlos Zogbo | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | D LC | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Chinonso Emeka | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Yonas Malede | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | Israel | ||
| Joseph Okumu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | D C | Kenya | ||
| Júlio Vinicius (Júlio Vinicius da Fonseca Souza) | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Cederick Van Daele | £940 | £48,880 | 20 | D LC | Belgium | ||
| Franck Idumbo Muzambo | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Mathéo Parmentier | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Ibrahima Cissé | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Louis Fortin | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Brian Emo Agbor | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | DM | Cameroon | ||
| Celestin De Schrevel | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Ibrahim Salah | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Egypt | ||
| Justin Munezero | £650 | £33,800 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | Belgium | ||
| Malick Fofana | £620 | £32,240 | 16 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Yari Stevens | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | D/WB R | Belgium | ||
| Samy Mahour | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Robbie Van Hauter | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Bram Lagae | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Arnaud Ide | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Wouter George | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Elias Van den Borre | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Jesse Littel | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Owen Jochmans | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Lukas Rommens | £290 | £15,080 | 16 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Rune Van Den Bergh | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | D C, DM | Belgium | ||
| Siemen Cloots | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Sacha Bansé | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Wout Asselman | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Luka Lully | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C | Belgium | ||
| René Vanden Borre | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Lucien Delaigle | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C, DM | Belgium | ||
| Ayrton Henneaux | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Axel Dierickx | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Matias Fernandez-Pardo | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Glenn Van Hout | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Jarne Herman | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Noah De Ridder | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM RC | Belgium | ||
| Fuhna Wirsiy Nsolo Burinyuy | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Godwin Rufai-Santiago | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Gilles Degryse | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D/WB L | Belgium | ||
| Bertan Çaliskan | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D C | Belgium | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
KAA Gent wages, 2021/22
What was KAA Gent's wage bill in 2021/22?
KAA Gent paid £257,850 a week in 2021/22 - £13,408,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid KAA Gent player in 2021/22?
Laurent Depoitre was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £24,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £10,990.
What was the average KAA Gent salary in 2021/22?
The average KAA Gent player aged 22 or over earned £10,990 a week in 2021/22, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do KAA Gent's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
KAA Gent pay £162,176 a week in 2026/27, 37% lower than the £257,850 of 2021/22. The current squad is 56 players against 64 then.