BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid Belgian Pro League players
Hans Vanaken leads on £70,000 per week. These 100 players take £1,164,100 a week between them - 68% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 373 of the 819 players in the Belgian Pro League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £1.2m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL68%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST14 Club Brugge KV
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £70k #10 £21k #100 £5k
Hans Vanaken earns 3.3× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 13× the 100th. Half of the £1.2m a week on this page goes to the first 26 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hans Vanaken | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 32 | AM C |
| 02 | Yann Sommer | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Club Brugge KV | Switzerland | 36 | GK |
| 03 | Matteo Dams | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 21 | D LC |
| 04 | Dennis Praet | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Belgium | 31 | AM C |
| 05 | László Bénes | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | KAA Gent | Slovakia | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 06 | Jun'ya Itô | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Japan | 32 | AM R |
| 07 | Kota Takai | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | K Sint-Truidense VV | Japan | 20 | D C |
| 08 | Félix Lemaréchal | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Club Brugge KV | France | 21 | AM C |
| 09 | Andi Zeqiri | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | R Standard de Liège | Switzerland | 26 | ST |
| 10 | Hong Hyun-Seok | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | KAA Gent | South Korea | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 11 | Hendrik Van Crombrugge | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgium | 32 | GK |
| 12 | Hugo Vetlesen | £18,000 | £936,000 | Club Brugge KV | Norway | 25 | M C |
| 13 | Danylo Sikan | £17,000 | £884,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Ukraine | 24 | ST |
| 14 | Brandon Mechele | £17,000 | £884,000 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 32 | D C |
| 15 | Benjamin Tahirovic | £17,000 | £884,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 22 | DM, AM C |
| 16 | Rafiu Durosinmi | £17,000 | £884,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Nigeria | 22 | ST |
| 17 | Killian Sardella | £16,000 | £832,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Belgium | 23 | D/WB R |
| 18 | Joel Ordóñez | £16,000 | £832,000 | Club Brugge KV | Ecuador | 21 | D C |
| 19 | Nicolò Tresoldi | £16,000 | £832,000 | Club Brugge KV | Germany | 20 | ST |
| 20 | Adem Zorgane | £16,000 | £832,000 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Algeria | 25 | DM |
| 21 | Michel-Ange Balikwisha | £15,000 | £780,000 | KAA Gent | Congo - Kinshasa | 24 | AM LC, F C |
| 22 | Bryan Heynen | £15,000 | £780,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgium | 28 | DM |
| 23 | Botond Balogh | £15,000 | £780,000 | KVC Westerlo | Hungary | 23 | D C |
| 24 | Leo Fuhr Hjelde | £15,000 | £780,000 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Norway | 21 | D LC |
| 25 | Aimé Omgba | £14,000 | £728,000 | KAA Gent | Netherlands | 22 | AM RLC |
| 26 | Oliver Antman | £14,000 | £728,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Finland | 23 | AM RL |
| 27 | Maxime Busi | £14,000 | £728,000 | R Antwerp FC | Belgium | 25 | D/WB/M R |
| 28 | Dante Vanzeir | £14,000 | £728,000 | KSV Cercle Brugge | Belgium | 27 | AM R, ST |
| 29 | Dimitri Lavalée | £14,000 | £728,000 | R Standard de Liège | Belgium | 28 | D LC |
| 30 | Hervé Koffi | £13,000 | £676,000 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Burkina Faso | 28 | GK |
| 31 | Enric Llansana | £12,000 | £624,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Netherlands | 24 | D C, DM |
| 32 | Mohammed el Hankouri | £12,000 | £624,000 | R Standard de Liège | Morocco | 28 | D/WB/AM RL |
| 33 | Momodou Sonko | £11,000 | £572,000 | KAA Gent | Sweden | 20 | AM RL |
| 34 | Siebe Van der Heyden | £11,000 | £572,000 | KAA Gent | Belgium | 27 | D LC |
| 35 | Majeed Ashimeru | £10,000 | £520,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Ghana | 27 | M C |
| 36 | Carlos Forbs | £9,400 | £488,800 | Club Brugge KV | Portugal | 21 | AM RL |
| 37 | Casper Nielsen | £9,400 | £488,800 | R Standard de Liège | Denmark | 31 | AM C |
| 38 | Gaetan Coucke | £9,200 | £478,400 | KSV Cercle Brugge | Belgium | 26 | GK |
| 39 | Jan Virgili | £9,100 | £473,200 | Club Brugge KV | Spain | 18 | AM RL |
| 40 | Pieter Gerkens | £9,000 | £468,000 | KAA Gent | Belgium | 30 | DM, AM C |
| 41 | Tobias Lawal | £9,000 | £468,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Austria | 25 | GK |
| 42 | Myron van Brederode | £9,000 | £468,000 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Netherlands | 22 | AM RLC, F C |
| 43 | Siebe Schrijvers | £9,000 | £468,000 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgium | 28 | AM C |
| 44 | Marlon Fossey | £9,000 | £468,000 | R Standard de Liège | United States | 26 | D/WB R |
| 45 | Matisse Samoise | £8,900 | £462,800 | KAA Gent | Belgium | 23 | D/WB/M R |
| 46 | Tobias Mohr | £8,600 | £447,200 | R Standard de Liège | Germany | 29 | AM L |
| 47 | Salim Diakité | £8,600 | £447,200 | SV Zulte Waregem | Mali | 25 | D RC |
| 48 | Davy Roef | £8,400 | £436,800 | KAA Gent | Belgium | 31 | GK |
| 49 | Giulian Biancone | £8,200 | £426,400 | RSC Anderlecht | France | 25 | D RC |
| 50 | Ludwig Augustinsson | £8,000 | £416,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Sweden | 31 | D/WB L |
| 51 | Marco Kana | £7,900 | £410,800 | RSC Anderlecht | Belgium | 22 | D C, DM |
| 52 | Patrick Pflücke | £7,800 | £405,600 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | Germany | 28 | WB/AM R |
| 53 | Rob Schoofs | £7,700 | £400,400 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Belgium | 31 | DM |
| 54 | Tommy St. Jago | £7,600 | £395,200 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Curaçao | 25 | D RC |
| 55 | Thibaud Verlinden | £7,600 | £395,200 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgium | 26 | AM RL |
| 56 | Anouar Ait El Hadj | £7,500 | £390,000 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Morocco | 23 | AM LC |
| 57 | Daam Foulon | £7,400 | £384,800 | R Antwerp FC | Belgium | 26 | D/WB L |
| 58 | Geoffry Hairemans | £7,200 | £374,400 | R Antwerp FC | Belgium | 33 | AM LC |
| 59 | Hugo Siquet | £7,200 | £374,400 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 23 | D/WB R |
| 60 | Goduine Koyalipou | £7,200 | £374,400 | KV Kortrijk | Central African Republic | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 61 | Ilay Camara | £7,100 | £369,200 | RSC Anderlecht | Senegal | 22 | D/WB RL, M R |
| 62 | Joaquin Seys | £7,100 | £369,200 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 20 | D/WB RL |
| 63 | Joedrick Pupe | £7,100 | £369,200 | K Sint-Truidense VV | Belgium | 28 | D LC |
| 64 | Josué Homawoo | £7,100 | £369,200 | R Standard de Liège | Togo | 27 | D C |
| 65 | Ivan Pavlić | £7,100 | £369,200 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Serbia | 23 | AM C |
| 66 | Jannik Robatsch | £7,100 | £369,200 | Waasland-Beveren | Austria | 20 | D LC |
| 67 | Jakob Kiilerich | £7,100 | £369,200 | SV Zulte Waregem | Denmark | 25 | D C |
| 68 | Kyriani Sabbe | £7,000 | £364,000 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 20 | D/WB R |
| 69 | Marten Winkler | £6,900 | £358,800 | RSC Anderlecht | Germany | 22 | AM RL |
| 70 | Nordin Jackers | £6,900 | £358,800 | Club Brugge KV | Belgium | 27 | GK |
| 71 | Rein Van Helden | £6,700 | £348,400 | R Antwerp FC | Belgium | 22 | D C |
| 72 | Taiga Hata | £6,600 | £343,200 | K Sint-Truidense VV | Japan | 23 | D/WB RL, M L |
| 73 | Adriano Bertaccini | £6,500 | £338,000 | RSC Anderlecht | Belgium | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 74 | Bill Antonio | £6,500 | £338,000 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Zimbabwe | 22 | AM R |
| 75 | Christian Burgess | £6,400 | £332,800 | KAA Gent | England | 33 | D C |
| 76 | Coba | £6,400 | £332,800 | RSC Anderlecht | Guinea-Bissau | 22 | AM RL |
| 77 | Christopher Scott | £6,400 | £332,800 | R Antwerp FC | Germany | 23 | AM C |
| 78 | Doğucan Haspolat | £6,400 | £332,800 | KVC Westerlo | Türkiye | 25 | DM |
| 79 | Don-Angelo Konadu | £6,400 | £332,800 | Lommel SK | Netherlands | 19 | AM/F C |
| 80 | Dennis Eckert | £6,400 | £332,800 | R Standard de Liège | Germany | 28 | ST |
| 81 | Hannes Van Der Bruggen | £6,200 | £322,400 | KSV Cercle Brugge | Belgium | 32 | DM |
| 82 | Joris Kayembe | £6,100 | £317,200 | K Racing Club Genk | Congo - Kinshasa | 30 | D/WB L |
| 83 | Jellert Van Landschoot | £6,100 | £317,200 | KV Kortrijk | Belgium | 27 | AM L |
| 84 | Kévin Van Den Kerkhof | £6,000 | £312,000 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | Algeria | 29 | D/WB/AM R |
| 85 | Ken Nkuba | £6,000 | £312,000 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgium | 23 | AM R |
| 86 | Mario Stroeykens | £5,900 | £306,800 | RSC Anderlecht | Congo - Kinshasa | 20 | AM C |
| 87 | Matte Smets | £5,900 | £306,800 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgium | 21 | D C |
| 88 | Nikolas Sattlberger | £5,900 | £306,800 | K Racing Club Genk | Austria | 21 | DM |
| 89 | Nayel Mehssatou | £5,900 | £306,800 | KV Kortrijk | Chile | 23 | M C |
| 90 | Noë Dussenne | £5,900 | £306,800 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgium | 33 | D C |
| 91 | Raul Florucz | £5,700 | £296,400 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Austria | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 92 | Thierry Ambrose | £5,600 | £291,200 | KV Kortrijk | Guadeloupe | 28 | AM R, ST |
| 93 | Thibault Vlietinck | £5,600 | £291,200 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgium | 27 | D/WB R |
| 94 | Abdelkahar Kadri | £5,500 | £286,000 | KAA Gent | Algeria | 25 | AM C |
| 95 | Benito Raman | £5,500 | £286,000 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Belgium | 30 | ST |
| 96 | Birger Verstraete | £5,500 | £286,000 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgium | 31 | DM |
| 97 | Arno Verschueren | £5,500 | £286,000 | Waasland-Beveren | Belgium | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 98 | Daan Heymans | £5,400 | £280,800 | K Racing Club Genk | Belgium | 26 | AM C |
| 99 | Dries Wouters | £5,400 | £280,800 | Lommel SK | Belgium | 28 | D C, DM |
| 100 | Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | £5,400 | £280,800 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Nigeria | 23 | ST |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Belgian Pro League?
Hans Vanaken of Club Brugge KV, on £70,000 per week — £3,640,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Belgian Pro League players earn between them?
£1,164,100 per week and £60,533,200 per year, which is 68% of the entire Belgian Pro League wage bill.
Which Belgian Pro League club has the most players in the top 100?
Club Brugge KV, with 14 of them, paying £304,700 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£5,400 per week — that is what Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi earns in 100th place.