BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
R Antwerp FC 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Wesley Hoedt on £56,000 per week · see the current R Antwerp FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £319k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £17m
SQUAD SIZE62
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
R Antwerp FC pay £56,476 a week in 2026/27 — 82% lower than the £319,240 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Hoedt | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevin Mirallas | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dieumerci Mbokani | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 33 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steven Defour | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lior Refaelov | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Israel | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sinan Bolat | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Türkiye | JUN 2020 | ||
| Faris Haroun | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sambou Yatabaré | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2020 | ||
| Manuel Benson Hedilazio | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alexis de Sart | £9,500 | £494,000 | 23 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zinho Gano | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ritchie De Laet | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Opare | £6,400 | £332,800 | 28 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sander Coopman | £5,600 | £291,200 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Amara Baby | £5,500 | £286,000 | 30 | Winger | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Martin Hongla | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdoulaye Seck | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aurélio Buta | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ivo Rodrigues | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Junior Pius | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Davor Matijas | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dino Arslanagic | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Didier Lamkel Zé | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dylan Batubinsika | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matheus | £2,900 | £150,800 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Moustapha Ava Dongo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Steve Colpaert | £2,600 | £135,200 | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Simen Juklerød | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | Left-back, right winger | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gouné Niangadou | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| Li Haoran (Haoran Li) | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Winger | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bill Lathouwers | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gaël Kakudji | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jens Teunckens | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Japhet Muanza | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robbe Quirynen | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | Full-back, right midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bruny Nsimba | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Left winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cyronn De Wilde | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | Left-back | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordi Liongola | £650 | £33,800 | 19 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ruben Geeraerts | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lloyd Van Landeghem | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yves De Winter | £300 | £15,600 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brian Emo Agbor | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matteo Waem | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Kilozo | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Joel Nganga | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Chevaughn Thiam | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Ryan Adalla | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Eray Bektaş | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2020 | ||
| Briek Van Rooy | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Dieter Vanhees | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Edon Murataj | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - | ||
| Jason Janssens | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Farokh Obaidi | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Afghanistan | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kacper Pasztaleniec | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | - | ||
| Mathis Van Gils | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Joppe Smits | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Iben Julien | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Laurit Krasniqi | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Kosovo | - | ||
| Abderrahman Amal | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Abdel-Malik Aziz | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Ruben Fransen | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ivan Pavlić | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
28 Under £1k 2%
4 £1k-£2k 2%
15 £2k-£5k 16%
6 £5k-£10k 14%
5 £10k-£25k 23%
4 £25k-£100k 44%
Top 5 earners took 51% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
R Antwerp FC wages, 2019/20
What was R Antwerp FC's wage bill in 2019/20?
R Antwerp FC paid £319,240 a week in 2019/20 - £16,600,480 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 R Antwerp FC player in 2019/20?
Wesley Hoedt was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £56,000 a week, 5.1x the 22+ squad average of £10,952.
What was the average R Antwerp FC salary in 2019/20?
The average R Antwerp FC player aged 22 or over earned £10,952 a week in 2019/20, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 51% of the bill between them.
How do R Antwerp FC's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
R Antwerp FC pay £56,476 a week in 2026/27, 82% lower than the £319,240 of 2019/20. The current squad is 46 players against 62 then.