BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
R Standard de Liège 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Zinho Vanheusden on £24,000 per week · see the current R Standard de Liège wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £249k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £13m
SQUAD SIZE63
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
R Standard de Liège pay £132,346 a week in 2026/27 — 47% lower than the £249,097 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinho Vanheusden | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maxime Lestienne | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Konstantinos Laifis | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Cyprus | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gojko Cimirot | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mehdi Carcela | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Duje Cop | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samuel Bastien | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Obbi Oulare | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Collins Fai | £9,400 | £488,800 | 27 | Full-back | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Laurent Jans | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | Right-back | Luxembourg | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noë Dussenne | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolas Gavory | £7,900 | £410,800 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Merveille Bokadi | £6,900 | £358,800 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Selim Amallah | £6,600 | £343,200 | 23 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Eden Shamir | £6,300 | £327,600 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Israel | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jean-François Gillet | £5,100 | £265,200 | 41 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eddy Sylvestre | £4,300 | £223,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jackson Muleka | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Laurent Henkinet | £4,000 | £208,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Klauss (João Klauss de Mello) | £4,000 | £208,000 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Arnaud Bodart | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| John Nekadio | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Abdoul Tapsoba | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolas Raskin | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexandro Calut | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Left-back, central midfielder, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Damjan Pavlovic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hugo Siquet | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Centre-back, right wing-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joachim Carcela | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Moussa Sissako | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Mali | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mitchy-Yorham Ntelo | £893 | £46,436 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matteo Godfroid | £893 | £46,436 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Olivier Dumont | £873 | £45,396 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| William Balikwisha | £793 | £41,236 | 21 | Central midfielder, left winger | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adrien Giunta | £785 | £40,820 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Louis Fortin | £686 | £35,672 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fostave Mabani | £464 | £24,128 | 18 | Left midfielder, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Semih Altikulac | £462 | £24,024 | 18 | Left-back | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Van Kerkhoven | £402 | £20,904 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jérémy Landu | £364 | £18,928 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Lucas Kalala | £314 | £16,328 | 18 | Full-back, right wing-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ameen Al-Dakhil | £243 | £12,636 | 18 | Centre-back | Iraq | JUN 2021 | ||
| Victor Routier | £191 | £9,932 | 18 | Left-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Youness Behti | £184 | £9,568 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Léandre Kuavita | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Alec Makoun | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Nathan Ngoy | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ismael El Abbassi | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| François-Xavier Engolo | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Brahim Ghalidi | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Rayan Berberi | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cihan Canak | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left midfielder, left winger | Türkiye | - | ||
| Tom Poitoux | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | - | ||
| Noah Dodeigne | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Sidney Ntsengue Kana | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Mouad El Fanis | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Camil Mmaee | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Elias Mago | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Morocco | - | ||
| Matteo Renzulli | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | - | ||
| Almamy Camara | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | Guinea | - | ||
| Thiago Paulo da Silva | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Left-back | Belgium | - | ||
| Flavio Trubia | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Central midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Lucas Noubi | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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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
35 Under £1k 4%
5 £1k-£2k 3%
7 £2k-£5k 10%
8 £5k-£10k 24%
8 £10k-£25k 59%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
R Standard de Liège wages, 2020/21
What was R Standard de Liège's wage bill in 2020/21?
R Standard de Liège paid £249,097 a week in 2020/21 - £12,953,044 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid R Standard de Liège player in 2020/21?
Zinho Vanheusden was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £24,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £10,761.
What was the average R Standard de Liège salary in 2020/21?
The average R Standard de Liège player aged 22 or over earned £10,761 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do R Standard de Liège's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
R Standard de Liège pay £132,346 a week in 2026/27, 47% lower than the £249,097 of 2020/21. The current squad is 50 players against 63 then.