Jude Bellingham vs Virgil van Dijk - salary comparison
Virgil van Dijk earns £5,000 a week more than Jude Bellingham — £350,000 against £345,000, a difference of £260,000 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
Jude Bellingham 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 | JUDE BELLINGHAM | VIRGIL VAN DIJK | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £345,000 | £350,000 | £5,000 |
| Yearly salary | £17,940,000 | £18,200,000 | £260,000 |
| Net worth | £79m | £127m | £48m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Age | 22 | 34 | 12 yr |
| Position | AM LC | D C | - |
| Club | Real Madrid | Liverpool | - |
| League | La Liga | Premier League | - |
| Nationality | England | Netherlands | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2029 | JUN 2027 | 731 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Virgil van Dijk is paid £5,000 a week more than Jude Bellingham — £260,000 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 PAS Giannina, whose 28 players cost £5k a week between them.
a week, in 2022 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 8 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: Jude Bellingham · Virgil van Dijk
Frequently asked questions
Jude Bellingham vs Virgil van Dijk
Who earns more, Jude Bellingham or Virgil van Dijk?
Virgil van Dijk earns more. Virgil van Dijk is on £350,000 per week against Jude Bellingham's £345,000, a gap of £5,000 a week.
What is the difference between Jude Bellingham's and Virgil van Dijk's salary?
£5,000 per week, which comes to £260,000 over a year. Virgil van Dijk is paid 1.0 times what Jude Bellingham is paid.
How much does Jude Bellingham earn per week?
Jude Bellingham earns £345,000 per week at Real Madrid, or £17,940,000 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, Jude Bellingham or Virgil van Dijk?
Virgil van Dijk is older, at 34 to 22.
Whose contract runs longer, Jude Bellingham's or Virgil van Dijk's?
Jude Bellingham. Jude Bellingham's deal runs to 30 June 2029, against 30 June 2027 for Virgil van Dijk.
Who has earned more over their career, Jude Bellingham or Virgil van Dijk?
Virgil van Dijk, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Jude Bellingham has earned £79,254,240 across 8 seasons, Virgil van Dijk £126,984,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Jude Bellingham and Virgil van Dijk?
£5,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 51 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them PAS Giannina on £4,647 a week.