Highest paid player at every Belgian Pro League club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Hans Vanaken of Club Brugge KV leads on £70,000 a week. At the other end, RAAL La Louvière pays its own best paid player, Samuel Gueulette, £2,600 — a gap of 27×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 18 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Hans Vanaken | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 32 | AM C | £289k | 24/45 | 24% |
| 02 |  | Anthony Valencia | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | £89k | 19/47 | 37% |
| 03 |  | Dennis Praet | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | AM C | £101k | 22/46 | 27% |
| 04 |  | Jun'ya Itô | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | AM R | £172k | 26/46 | 15% |
| 05 |  | László Bénes | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | £162k | 29/56 | 15% |
| 06 |  | César Huerta | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | AM RL | £177k | 29/43 | 10% |
| 07 |  | Adem Zorgane | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | DM | £115k | 29/54 | 14% |
| 08 |  | Dimitri Lavalée | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D LC | £128k | 31/52 | 11% |
| 09 |  | Dante Vanzeir | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | £82k | 24/42 | 17% |
| 10 |  | Siebe Schrijvers | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | AM C | £69k | 21/41 | 13% |
| 11 |  | Patrick Pflücke | £7,800 | £405,600 | 28 | WB/AM R | £58k | 19/52 | 13% |
| 12 |  | Goduine Koyalipou | £7,200 | £374,400 | 25 | AM R, ST | £65k | 37/76 | 11% |
| 13 |  | Joedrick Pupe | £7,100 | £369,200 | 28 | D LC | £58k | 19/43 | 12% |
| 14 |  | Jakob Kiilerich | £7,100 | £369,200 | 25 | D C | £43k | 19/41 | 17% |
| 15 | KVC Westerlo | Doğucan Haspolat | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | DM | £39k | 15/60 | 17% |
| 16 | Lommel SK | Dries Wouters | £5,400 | £280,800 | 28 | D C, DM | £35k | 16/55 | 15% |
| 17 |  | Dominic Thompson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | D/WB L | £4k | 2/2 | 77% |
| 18 | RAAL La Louvière | Samuel Gueulette | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | DM | £15k | 9/47 | 17% |
Frequently asked questions
Belgian Pro League club top earners
Which Belgian Pro League club pays the biggest single wage?
Club Brugge KV. Hans Vanaken earns £70,000 per week there, £3,640,000 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Belgian Pro League club has the lowest paid top earner?
RAAL La Louvière, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Samuel Gueulette on £2,600 per week. Club Brugge KV pays 27 times that for its own top earner.
Which Belgian Pro League club leans hardest on one player?
R Antwerp FC. Anthony Valencia takes 37% of the £88,542 a week the club pays across the 19 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Belgian Pro League clubs are on this list?
All 18 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.