Yellow Red KV Mechelen 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Edin Cocalic on £7,300 per week · see the current Yellow Red KV Mechelen wage bill
We hold a wage for all 43 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Yellow Red KV Mechelen pay £100,884 a week in 2026/27 — 8% lower than the £109,650 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edin Cocalic | £7,300 | £379,600 | 28 | D C, DM | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Zeljko Filipovic | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | D C, DM | Slovenia | ||
| Mats Rits | £6,900 | £358,800 | 22 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Seth De Witte | £6,600 | £343,200 | 28 | D LC, DM | Belgium | ||
| Glenn Claes | £6,200 | £322,400 | 22 | WB/AM L | Belgium | ||
| Nicolas Verdier | £5,900 | £306,800 | 29 | ST | France | ||
| Tim Matthys | £5,600 | £291,200 | 32 | AM R, ST | Belgium | ||
| Christian Osaguona | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Yohan Croizet | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Aleksandar Bjelica | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Colin Coosemans | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Laurens Paulussen | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | D/WB R, DM | Belgium | ||
| Nils Schouterden | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | AM L | Belgium | ||
| Tsan-yuan Chen | £3,600 | £187,200 | 32 | D/WB R | Chinese Taipei (China PR) | ||
| Sotiris Ninis | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | AM RC | Greece | ||
| Anthony Moris | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | GK | Luxembourg | ||
| Ahmed El Messaoudi | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | D C, DM | Morocco | ||
| Jordi Vanlerberghe | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | D C, DM, ST | Belgium | ||
| Uros Vitas | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Dimitris Kolovos | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | AM RLC | Greece | ||
| Reda Jaadi | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Randall Leal | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Costa Rica | ||
| Jeff Callebaut | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | AM RLC, ST | Belgium | ||
| Jules Van Cleemput | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D C, DM | Belgium | ||
| Anthony Swolfs | £960 | £49,920 | 18 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Elias Cobbaut | £920 | £47,840 | 18 | D C, DM | Belgium | ||
| Miguel Cobos Copado | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | M C | Belgium | ||
| Mohamed Zeroual | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Jordy Peffer | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Arne Verboven | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Andreas Tindemans | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Dani Wilms | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Hannes Smolders | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Jordy Junior Soladio | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Fabio Vandenbossche | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Arseny Avetisov | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | DM | Armenia | ||
| Nestor Muala | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Stef De Reys | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Xandro Vanbroeckhoven | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Apindia Kamy Gille | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM LC | Belgium | ||
| George da Rocha | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Ahrry Sota | £90 | £4,680 | 20 | AM L, ST | Belgium | ||
| Jannes Van Remoortel | £90 | £4,680 | 19 | AM/F C | Belgium | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 43 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Yellow Red KV Mechelen wages, 2016/17
What was Yellow Red KV Mechelen's wage bill in 2016/17?
Yellow Red KV Mechelen paid £109,650 a week in 2016/17 - £5,701,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 43. We hold a wage for all 43 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Yellow Red KV Mechelen player in 2016/17?
Edin Cocalic was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £7,300 a week, 1.5x the 22+ squad average of £4,922.
What was the average Yellow Red KV Mechelen salary in 2016/17?
The average Yellow Red KV Mechelen player aged 22 or over earned £4,922 a week in 2016/17, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 43. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Yellow Red KV Mechelen's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Yellow Red KV Mechelen pay £100,884 a week in 2026/27, 8% lower than the £109,650 of 2016/17. The current squad is 46 players against 43 then.