BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £258k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £13m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
KAA Gent pay £173,676 a week in 2026/27 — 33% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Depoitre | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sven Kums | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Torunarigha | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elisha Owusu | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sinan Bolat | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Núrio | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Left-back | Angola | JUN 2024 | ||
| Roman Bezus | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andrew Hjulsager | £9,500 | £494,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Andreas Hanche-Olsen | £7,500 | £390,000 | 24 | Defender, left midfielder | Norway | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bruno Godeau | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gianni Bruno | £7,200 | £374,400 | 29 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christopher Operi | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | Left-back, left winger | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Darko Lemajić | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | Striker | Serbia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sulayman Marreh | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Gambia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tarik Tissoudali | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | Winger, striker | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | Right-back, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Davy Roef | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Julien de Sart | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matisse Samoise | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adewale Oladoye | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Carlos Zogbo | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chinonso Emeka | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yonas Malede | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Israel | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joseph Okumu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Kenya | JUN 2025 | ||
| Júlio Vinicius (Júlio Vinicius da Fonseca Souza) | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cederick Van Daele | £940 | £48,880 | 20 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Franck Idumbo Muzambo | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathéo Parmentier | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ibrahima Cissé | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Louis Fortin | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brian Emo Agbor | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Celestin De Schrevel | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUL 2022 | ||
| Ibrahim Salah | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Justin Munezero | £650 | £33,800 | 20 | Left-back, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Malick Fofana | £620 | £32,240 | 16 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yari Stevens | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Right-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samy Mahour | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robbie Van Hauter | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bram Lagae | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wouter George | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arnaud Ide | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Elias Van den Borre | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Jesse Littel | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lukas Rommens | £290 | £15,080 | 16 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Owen Jochmans | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rune Van Den Bergh | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sacha Bansé | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Siemen Cloots | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wout Asselman | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Luka Lully | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ayrton Henneaux | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Matias Fernandez-Pardo | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Glenn Van Hout | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Gilles Degryse | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Lucien Delaigle | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Fuhna Wirsiy Nsolo Burinyuy | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Godwin Rufai-Santiago | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Jarne Herman | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Axel Dierickx | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Bertan Çaliskan | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| René Vanden Borre | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Noah De Ridder | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
37 Under £1k 5%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 7%
10 £5k-£10k 26%
9 £10k-£25k 61%
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 £173,676 a week in 2026/27, 33% lower than the £257,850 of 2021/22. The current squad is 56 players against 64 then.