KAA Gent 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Jens Petter Hauge on £25,000 per week · see the current KAA Gent wage bill
We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
KAA Gent pay £162,176 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £231,380 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Petter Hauge | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Norway | ||
| Laurent Depoitre | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 33 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 33 | DM, AM C | Belgium | ||
| Sven Kums | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 34 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Núrio | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Angola | ||
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | D C, DM | Cameroon | ||
| Jordan Torunarigha | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Andrew Hjulsager | £9,500 | £494,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Denmark | ||
| Davy Roef | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Paul Nardi | £7,800 | £405,600 | 28 | GK | France | ||
| Tarik Tissoudali | £7,600 | £395,200 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Morocco | ||
| Bruno Godeau | £7,500 | £390,000 | 30 | D LC | Belgium | ||
| Matisse Samoise | £6,900 | £358,800 | 20 | WB R, AM RC | Belgium | ||
| Darko Lemajić | £6,400 | £332,800 | 28 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Hugo Cuypers | £6,200 | £322,400 | 25 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Kamil Piątkowski | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | D RC, M R | Poland | ||
| Sulayman Marreh | £5,600 | £291,200 | 26 | D C, DM | Gambia | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM R | Belgium | ||
| Gift Orban | £5,200 | £270,400 | 19 | AM R, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Hong Hyun-Seok | £4,200 | £218,400 | 23 | DM | South Korea | ||
| Julien de Sart | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Joseph Okumu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | D C | Kenya | ||
| Luka Lijeskić | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | GK | Serbia | ||
| Mamadou Bolivar Seck | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | AM R | Senegal | ||
| Louis Fortin | £850 | £44,200 | 20 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Malick Fofana | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Mathis Sturbaut | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | D R | Belgium | ||
| Hugo Lamock | £500 | £26,000 | 16 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Senne De Rauw | £390 | £20,280 | 16 | D/WB L | Belgium | ||
| Lucien Delaigle | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Lukas Rommens | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Miguel Renders | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | D/WB R | Belgium | ||
| Benjamin Pauwels | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | AM R, ST | Belgium | ||
| Briek Van Hoorick | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Nicolas Thienpont | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | WB L | Belgium | ||
| Lucca Ferrera | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Fuhna Wirsiy Nsolo Burinyuy | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Axel Dierickx | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Godwin Rufai-Santiago | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | ST | Belgium | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 39 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
KAA Gent wages, 2022/23
What was KAA Gent's wage bill in 2022/23?
KAA Gent paid £231,380 a week in 2022/23 - £12,031,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 39. We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid KAA Gent player in 2022/23?
Jens Petter Hauge was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £25,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £10,545.
What was the average KAA Gent salary in 2022/23?
The average KAA Gent player aged 22 or over earned £10,545 a week in 2022/23, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 39. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do KAA Gent's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
KAA Gent pay £162,176 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £231,380 of 2022/23. The current squad is 56 players against 39 then.