BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
R Antwerp FC 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Mbwana Samatta on £74,000 per week · see the current R Antwerp FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £338k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £12k
Then and now
R Antwerp FC pay £56,476 a week in 2026/27 — 83% lower than the £338,010 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwana Samatta | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 28 | Left winger, striker | Tanzania | MAY 2024 | ||
| Radja Nainggolan | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Birger Verstraete | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Björn Engels | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Faris Haroun | £15,000 | £780,000 | 35 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jean Butez | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pieter Gerkens | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Manuel Benson Hedilazio | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Viktor Fischer | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | Left winger, striker | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Johannes Eggestein | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ritchie De Laet | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dorian Dessoleil | £7,400 | £384,800 | 28 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nana Ampomah | £6,900 | £358,800 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aurélio Buta | £6,500 | £338,000 | 24 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jelle Bataille | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michaël Frey | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sander Coopman | £5,600 | £291,200 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alhassan Yusuf | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nill De Pauw | £4,900 | £254,800 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdoulaye Seck | £4,500 | £234,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Willian Pacho | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Ecuador | JUN 2026 | ||
| Emanuel Emegha | £4,300 | £223,600 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sam Vines | £3,600 | £187,200 | 22 | Left-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dinis Almeida | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Davor Matijas | £3,400 | £176,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Koji Miyoshi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 24 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Japan | JUN 2023 | ||
| Moustapha Ava Dongo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 25 | Centre-back | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ortwin De Wolf | £2,800 | £145,600 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pierre Dwomoh | £2,800 | £145,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Yassine Ben Hamed | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Left-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jules-Anthony Vilsaint | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Striker | Canada | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bruny Nsimba | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dragan Lausberg | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Japhet Muanza | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gwendal Degallaix | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arthur Vermeeren | £740 | £38,480 | 16 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adam Zaânan | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abderahmane Soussi | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Abdel-Malik Aziz | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dries Ceulemans | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Edon Murataj | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gilles Jehin | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Koby Van Acker | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Left-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kenneth Bedie Boakye | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chevaughn Thiam | £640 | £33,280 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Lendfers | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Laurit Krasniqi | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Left-back | Kosovo | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathis Van Gils | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zeno Van Den Bosch | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pieter Van Hees | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Olivier Dewaele | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Abderrahman Amal | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Furkan Yildirim | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Che Malik Miangue | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | Full-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Dieter Vanhees | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leander Legein | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stijn Cloodts | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiebe Strubbe | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | Belgium | - | ||
| Milan Smits | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Mjido Aalilou | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Rayaan El-Hila | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Robbe Doms | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left winger | Belgium | - | ||
| Lincoln Mutuameno | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Winger | Belgium | - | ||
| Gilles Truyers | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Marko Mitrović | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | - | ||
| Niels Devalckeneer | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Ward Bernaerts | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive 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
33 Under £1k 4%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
13 £2k-£5k 13%
10 £5k-£10k 20%
6 £10k-£25k 22%
3 £25k-£100k 40%
Top 5 earners took 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
R Antwerp FC wages, 2021/22
What was R Antwerp FC's wage bill in 2021/22?
R Antwerp FC paid £338,010 a week in 2021/22 - £17,576,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid R Antwerp FC player in 2021/22?
Mbwana Samatta was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £74,000 a week, 6.3x the 22+ squad average of £11,796.
What was the average R Antwerp FC salary in 2021/22?
The average R Antwerp FC player aged 22 or over earned £11,796 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do R Antwerp FC's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
R Antwerp FC pay £56,476 a week in 2026/27, 83% lower than the £338,010 of 2021/22. The current squad is 46 players against 68 then.