N'Golo Kanté vs Virgil van Dijk - salary comparison
Virgil van Dijk earns £2,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £350,000 against £348,000, a difference of £104,000 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
N'Golo Kanté 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 | N'GOLO KANTÉ | VIRGIL VAN DIJK | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £348,000 | £350,000 | £2,000 |
| Yearly salary | £18,096,000 | £18,200,000 | £104,000 |
| Net worth | £152m | £127m | £25m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 34 | 34 | 0 yr |
| Position | DM | D C | - |
| Club | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Liverpool | - |
| League | Süper Lig | Premier League | - |
| Nationality | France | Netherlands | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2028 | JUN 2027 | 366 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 £2,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £104,000 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 JK Tammeka Tartu, whose 25 players cost £2k a week between them.
a week, in 2025 — 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: N'Golo Kanté · Virgil van Dijk
Frequently asked questions
N'Golo Kanté vs Virgil van Dijk
Who earns more, N'Golo Kanté or Virgil van Dijk?
Virgil van Dijk earns more. Virgil van Dijk is on £350,000 per week against N'Golo Kanté's £348,000, a gap of £2,000 a week.
What is the difference between N'Golo Kanté's and Virgil van Dijk's salary?
£2,000 per week, which comes to £104,000 over a year. Virgil van Dijk is paid 1.0 times what N'Golo Kanté is paid.
How much does N'Golo Kanté earn per week?
N'Golo Kanté earns £348,000 per week at Fenerbahçe A.Ş., or £18,096,000 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, N'Golo Kanté or Virgil van Dijk?
They are the same age: both are 34.
Whose contract runs longer, N'Golo Kanté's or Virgil van Dijk's?
N'Golo Kanté. N'Golo Kanté's deal runs to 30 June 2028, against 30 June 2027 for Virgil van Dijk.
Who has earned more over their career, N'Golo Kanté or Virgil van Dijk?
N'Golo Kanté, on the seasons we hold a wage for. N'Golo Kanté has earned £151,632,000 across 11 seasons, Virgil van Dijk £126,984,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between N'Golo Kanté and Virgil van Dijk?
£2,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 23 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them JK Tammeka Tartu on £1,920 a week.