BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Yellow Red KV Mechelen 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Igor de Camargo on £12,000 per week · see the current Yellow Red KV Mechelen wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £146k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £7.6m
SQUAD SIZE61
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Yellow Red KV Mechelen pay £102,039 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £146,419 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor de Camargo | £12,000 | £624,000 | 37 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Steven Defour | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Onür Kaya | £8,800 | £457,600 | 34 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marian Shved | £7,900 | £410,800 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ukraine | MAY 2023 | ||
| Rob Schoofs | £7,700 | £400,400 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aster Vranckx | £6,500 | £338,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Geoffry Hairemans | £6,200 | £322,400 | 28 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordi Vanlerberghe | £6,100 | £317,200 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sheldon Bateau | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Trinidad & Tobago | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ferdy Druijf | £5,300 | £275,600 | 22 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gaetan Coucke | £5,200 | £270,400 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gustav Engvall | £5,200 | £270,400 | 24 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joachim Van Damme | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Bijker | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kerim Mrabti | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nikola Storm | £4,900 | £254,800 | 25 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Victor Wernersson | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yannick Thoelen | £4,300 | £223,600 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thibaut Peyre | £3,600 | £187,200 | 27 | Centre-back, right wing-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Issa Kaboré | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Right-back | Burkina Faso | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sandy Walsh | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Laurens Symons | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Siemen Voet | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Trova Boni | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Burkina Faso | JUN 2021 | ||
| Angelos Kotsopoulos | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Greece | JUN 2021 | ||
| Constatinos Patoulidis | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dylan Dassy | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Left-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lars Coveliers | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maxime Wenssens | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niklo Dailly | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bas Van den Eynden | £775 | £40,300 | 18 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jarno Lion | £695 | £36,140 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sofian Bouzian | £605 | £31,460 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arno Valkenaers | £556 | £28,912 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ismael Hadj M'Hend | £522 | £27,144 | 18 | Central midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Milan Robberechts | £436 | £22,672 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alan Mayanga | £424 | £22,048 | 20 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Quinten Servranckx | £396 | £20,592 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ilias Breugelmans | £344 | £17,888 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Imad Arbai | £344 | £17,888 | 18 | Right midfielder, right winger | Belgium | - | ||
| Michael Davis | £304 | £15,808 | 18 | Right-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Quinten Boudry | £264 | £13,728 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rune Paeshuyse | £254 | £13,208 | 18 | Centre-back, right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Staf De Graeve | £244 | £12,688 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Tuur Mergeay | £234 | £12,168 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Leotrim Reka | £228 | £11,856 | 20 | Central midfielder | Kosovo | JUN 2021 | ||
| Xander Van Keilegom | £194 | £10,088 | 19 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Ilyas El Gharbi | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Morocco | - | ||
| Senne Carleer | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Alexander Quadflieg | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Kobe Bohets | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back, right wing-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Badi Oulad Abdellah | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Arne Portner | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gaetano Bellante | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mâlik Wanya | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Quinten Van Steenwinckel | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Bilal Bafdili | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Dirk Asare | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Younes Bourabain | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Yorrit Hansen | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Jules Houttequiet | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back, right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 6%
6 £1k-£2k 6%
7 £2k-£5k 17%
13 £5k-£10k 54%
2 £10k-£25k 16%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 61 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Yellow Red KV Mechelen wages, 2020/21
What was Yellow Red KV Mechelen's wage bill in 2020/21?
Yellow Red KV Mechelen paid £146,419 a week in 2020/21 - £7,613,788 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Yellow Red KV Mechelen player in 2020/21?
Igor de Camargo was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £12,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £6,211.
What was the average Yellow Red KV Mechelen salary in 2020/21?
The average Yellow Red KV Mechelen player aged 22 or over earned £6,211 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Yellow Red KV Mechelen's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Yellow Red KV Mechelen pay £102,039 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £146,419 of 2020/21. The current squad is 45 players against 61 then.