BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2016/17 · ARCHIVE
K Racing Club Genk 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Mathew Ryan on £29,000 per week · see the current K Racing Club Genk wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £231k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £12m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £12k
Then and now
K Racing Club Genk pay £171,174 a week in 2026/27 — 26% lower than the £231,380 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Ryan | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alejandro Pozuelo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jean-Paul Boëtius | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nikos Karelis | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tino Susic | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jakub Brabec | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
| José Naranjo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bennard Kumordzi | £9,500 | £494,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2017 | ||
| Sébastien Dewaest | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marco Bizot | £8,900 | £462,800 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Omar Colley | £8,800 | £457,600 | 23 | Centre-back | Gambia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ruslan Malinovskyi | £8,700 | £452,400 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2017 | ||
| Sander Berge | £7,600 | £395,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Buffel | £7,000 | £364,000 | 35 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mbwana Samatta | £6,900 | £358,800 | 23 | Striker | Tanzania | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pierre Zebli | £6,800 | £353,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bojan Nastic | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | Left-back | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Albian Muzaqi | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | Striker | Albania | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jere Uronen | £6,100 | £317,200 | 21 | Left-back | Finland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leandro Trossard | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Siebe Schrijvers | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sandy Walsh | £3,600 | £187,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Timothy Castagne | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bryan Heynen | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dries Wouters | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dante Vanzeir | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gaetan Coucke | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Holly Tshimanga | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kino Delorge | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Amine Khammas | £960 | £49,920 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belarus | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christophe Janssens | £940 | £48,880 | 18 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matisse Thuys | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nordin Jackers | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Laurens Vermijl | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lorenzo Matarrese | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Paolo Sabak | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rubin Seigers | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brian Roekens | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Simon Palermo | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Full-back | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Vince van Dongen | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ismaël Ngedi Lukoki | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bruny Nsimba | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left winger | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Quincy Odutayo | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mehdi Lomma | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2017 | ||
| Joren Leyssens | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yarne Lenaerts | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Siebren Lathouwers | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joep Hakkens | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Giel Borkelmans | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Right-back | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tiemen Wijnen | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Diego Ribeiro | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Reçep Turman | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Central midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Figueroa Lopez | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Simon Van Geet | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Shawn Adewoye | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Warsama Hassan | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Siebe Paesen | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Right winger | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Safouane Ahidar | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tom Reyners | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left winger | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dico Jap Tjong | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Marten Schevenels | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Falke Vandecaetsbeek | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bright Bonney | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gary Magnée | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Olivier Vliegen | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Elvis Mehanovic | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adriano Bertaccini | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 4%
4 £1k-£2k 2%
5 £2k-£5k 7%
13 £5k-£10k 42%
6 £10k-£25k 32%
1 £25k-£100k 13%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
K Racing Club Genk wages, 2016/17
What was K Racing Club Genk's wage bill in 2016/17?
K Racing Club Genk paid £231,380 a week in 2016/17 - £12,031,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid K Racing Club Genk player in 2016/17?
Mathew Ryan was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £29,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £11,600.
What was the average K Racing Club Genk salary in 2016/17?
The average K Racing Club Genk player aged 22 or over earned £11,600 a week in 2016/17, across the 13 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do K Racing Club Genk's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
K Racing Club Genk pay £171,174 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £231,380 of 2016/17. The current squad is 45 players against 67 then.