BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson on £13,000 per week · see the current Oud-Heverlee Leuven wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £126k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £6.6m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Oud-Heverlee Leuven pay £69,356 a week in 2026/27 — 45% lower than the £126,170 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Iceland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cenk Özkacar | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alexis de Sart | £9,500 | £494,000 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sébastien Dewaest | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Siebe Schrijvers | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kaveh Rezaei | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Iran | JUN 2022 | ||
| Casper De Norre | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | Full-back, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Musa Al-Tamari | £5,900 | £306,800 | 24 | Winger | Jordan | JUN 2023 | ||
| Soufiane Chakla | £5,600 | £291,200 | 28 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thibault Vlietinck | £5,600 | £291,200 | 23 | Right-back, right winger | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Xavier Mercier | £5,400 | £280,800 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Levan Shengelia | £5,000 | £260,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Georgia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sory Kaba | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | Striker | Guinea | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kristiyan Malinov | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Bulgaria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathieu Maertens | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dylan Ouédraogo | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Centre-back | Burkina Faso | JUN 2022 | ||
| Isaac Asante | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre-Yves Ngawa | £1,800 | £93,600 | 29 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Romo | £1,700 | £88,400 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Venezuela | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yannick Aguemon | £1,300 | £67,600 | 29 | Winger | Benin | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daan Vekemans | £930 | £48,360 | 21 | Left-back, winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mykola Kukharevych | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Toon Raemaekers | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Arthur Allemeersch | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Louis Patris | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mandela Keita | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oregan Ravet | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cédric Gbo (Jean Cédric Gbo) | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Maxime Tahara | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Anthony Rosado | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Adrien Marchal | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Milan Taildeman | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Full-back, attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Henri Stanic | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Richie Sagrado | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Desmond Acquah | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Gust Collette | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | Left-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Imrane Talay | £320 | £16,640 | 21 | Right-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Javan Ngoy | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Joël Schingtienne | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Kjell Saeys | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Gomes | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Krawczyk | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Winger, striker | Holland | - | ||
| Nachon Nsingi Nguidi | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Natan Juste | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Owen Van der Meeren | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robbe Wilms | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Tibe Vanhaeren | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Abdoul-Karim Touré | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | - | ||
| Eskander Mzoughi | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | Full-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Aeron Mbenzu | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Loick Wola-Wetshay | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Artuur Vangilbergen | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Benjamin Demarie | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Moussa Camara | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Lucas Alves Monteiro | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | - | ||
| Tristan Loiseaux | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Full-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Kevin Shkurti | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Ayoub Aoragh | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Winger | Belgium | - | ||
| Vincent Sels | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Bradley Muanza | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Renzo Van Durme | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Brian Spaens | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Eloyme Manuana Wana | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Warre Smet | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Jelle Spoormakers | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Lucca Ferrera | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Benjamin Pauwels | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Ilyas Lefrancq | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
48 Under £1k 10%
3 £1k-£2k 4%
5 £2k-£5k 12%
10 £5k-£10k 54%
2 £10k-£25k 20%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Oud-Heverlee Leuven wages, 2021/22
What was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's wage bill in 2021/22?
Oud-Heverlee Leuven paid £126,170 a week in 2021/22 - £6,560,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Oud-Heverlee Leuven player in 2021/22?
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £13,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £5,506.
What was the average Oud-Heverlee Leuven salary in 2021/22?
The average Oud-Heverlee Leuven player aged 22 or over earned £5,506 a week in 2021/22, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Oud-Heverlee Leuven pay £69,356 a week in 2026/27, 45% lower than the £126,170 of 2021/22. The current squad is 41 players against 68 then.