BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
R Antwerp FC 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Jordan Lukaku on £33,000 per week · see the current R Antwerp FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £332k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £17m
SQUAD SIZE65
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
R Antwerp FC pay £56,476 a week in 2026/27 — 83% lower than the £332,406 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lukaku | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dieumerci Mbokani | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 34 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Birger Verstraete | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Felipe Avenatti | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Striker | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maxime Le Marchand | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lior Refaelov | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 34 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | Israel | JUN 2021 | ||
| Faris Haroun | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jérémy Gélin | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Didier Lamkel Zé | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jean Butez | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pieter Gerkens | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alexis de Sart | £9,500 | £494,000 | 24 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ritchie De Laet | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | Centre-back, right wing-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nana Ampomah | £7,900 | £410,800 | 24 | Left midfielder, left winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aurélio Buta | £6,500 | £338,000 | 23 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sander Coopman | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alireza Beiranvand | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Iran | JUN 2023 | ||
| Frank Boya | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nill De Pauw | £4,900 | £254,800 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martin Hongla | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdoulaye Seck | £4,500 | £234,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lee Jae-Ik (Jae-Ik Lee) | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | Centre-back | South Korea | - | ||
| Simen Juklerød | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | Left-back, right winger | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Abdoulaye Diaby | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dylan Batubinsika | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Davor Matijas | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Koji Miyoshi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | Right wing-back, right midfielder, attacking midfielder | Japan | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matheus | £2,900 | £150,800 | 28 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Moustapha Ava Dongo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | Centre-back | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Haoran Li | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Left midfielder, left winger | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gouné Niangadou | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| Laurent Mendy | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ortwin De Wolf | £1,800 | £93,600 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dragan Lausberg | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Japhet Muanza | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bruny Nsimba | £775 | £40,300 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ruben Geeraerts | £615 | £31,980 | 19 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Brian Emo Agbor | £564 | £29,328 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chevaughn Thiam | £404 | £21,008 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Ivan Pavlić | £344 | £17,888 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Joppe Smits | £334 | £17,368 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Jeffe Landuyt | £334 | £17,368 | 18 | Left wing-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Koby Van Acker | £324 | £16,848 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Laurit Krasniqi | £255 | £13,260 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Kosovo | - | ||
| Stijn Cloodts | £244 | £12,688 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eray Bektaş | £211 | £10,972 | 19 | Central midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2021 | ||
| Edon Murataj | £102 | £5,304 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - | ||
| Mathis Van Gils | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Left wing-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Tiebe Strubbe | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Belgium | - | ||
| Luka Bjeković | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Serbia | - | ||
| Lucas Lendfers | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back, right wing-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Leander Legein | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kenneth Bedie Boakye | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abderrahman Amal | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Zeno Van Den Bosch | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Che Malik Miangue | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Full-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Abdel-Malik Aziz | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Dieter Vanhees | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Iben Julien | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Ruben Fransen | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jannes Smeyers | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Jorn De Coster | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Full-back, left wing-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Lars Verschueren | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Roland Van Gorp | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back, right wing-back, right midfielder, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gilles Jehin | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
30 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
14 £2k-£5k 14%
7 £5k-£10k 15%
7 £10k-£25k 33%
4 £25k-£100k 35%
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
R Antwerp FC wages, 2020/21
What was R Antwerp FC's wage bill in 2020/21?
R Antwerp FC paid £332,406 a week in 2020/21 - £17,285,112 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid R Antwerp FC player in 2020/21?
Jordan Lukaku was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £33,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £11,050.
What was the average R Antwerp FC salary in 2020/21?
The average R Antwerp FC player aged 22 or over earned £11,050 a week in 2020/21, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do R Antwerp FC's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
R Antwerp FC pay £56,476 a week in 2026/27, 83% lower than the £332,406 of 2020/21. The current squad is 46 players against 65 then.