Erling Haaland vs Virgil van Dijk - salary comparison
Erling Haaland earns £100,000 a week more than Virgil van Dijk — £450,000 against £350,000, a difference of £5,200,000 over a year. Both inside the twenty best paid footballers in our data.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Erling Haaland vs Virgil van Dijk, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | ERLING HAALAND | VIRGIL VAN DIJK | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £450,000 | £350,000 | £100,000 |
| Yearly salary | £23,400,000 | £18,200,000 | £5,200,000 |
| Net worth | £122m | £127m | £5.0m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Age | 24 | 34 | 10 yr |
| Position | ST | D C | - |
| Club | Manchester City | Liverpool | - |
| League | Premier League | Premier League | same league |
| Nationality | Norway | Netherlands | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2034 | JUN 2027 | 2557 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Erling Haaland is paid £100,000 a week more than Virgil van Dijk — £5,200,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is VfL Osnabrück, whose 26 players cost £99k a week between them.
what Virgil van Dijk is paid. Put another way, Erling Haaland earns Virgil van Dijk's entire week in 5.4 days.
a week, in 2018 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Erling Haaland · Virgil van Dijk
Frequently asked questions
Erling Haaland vs Virgil van Dijk
Who earns more, Erling Haaland or Virgil van Dijk?
Erling Haaland earns more. Erling Haaland is on £450,000 per week against Virgil van Dijk's £350,000, a gap of £100,000 a week.
What is the difference between Erling Haaland's and Virgil van Dijk's salary?
£100,000 per week, which comes to £5,200,000 over a year. Erling Haaland is paid 1.3 times what Virgil van Dijk is paid.
How much does Erling Haaland earn per week?
Erling Haaland earns £450,000 per week at Manchester City, or £23,400,000 per year.
How much does Virgil van Dijk earn per week?
Virgil van Dijk earns £350,000 per week at Liverpool, or £18,200,000 per year.
Who is older, Erling Haaland or Virgil van Dijk?
Virgil van Dijk is older, at 34 to 24.
Whose contract runs longer, Erling Haaland's or Virgil van Dijk's?
Erling Haaland. Erling Haaland's deal runs to 30 June 2034, against 30 June 2027 for Virgil van Dijk.
Who has earned more over their career, Erling Haaland or Virgil van Dijk?
Virgil van Dijk, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Erling Haaland has earned £122,001,360 across 12 seasons, Virgil van Dijk £126,984,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Erling Haaland and Virgil van Dijk?
£100,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 560 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them VfL Osnabrück on £99,495 a week.