EREDIVISIE · 2016/17 · ARCHIVE
AFC Ajax 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Bertrand Traoré on £23,000 per week · see the current AFC Ajax wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £221k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £11m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £10k
Then and now
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27 — 363% higher than the £220,600 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Traoré | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Burkina Faso | JUN 2017 | ||
| Hakim Ziyech | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lasse Schöne | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | DM, AM RLC | Denmark | JUN 2017 | ||
| Davy Klaassen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joël Veltman | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Thulani Serero | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | DM | South Africa | JUN 2017 | ||
| David Neres | £9,400 | £488,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nick Viergever | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | D LC, DM | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daley Sinkgraven | £8,400 | £436,800 | 20 | D/WB L, AM LC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diederik Boer | £8,400 | £436,800 | 35 | GK | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Amin Younes | £7,500 | £390,000 | 22 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Davinson Sánchez | £7,400 | £384,800 | 20 | D C, DM | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| André Onana | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | GK | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Frenkie de Jong | £5,300 | £275,600 | 19 | AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Heiko Westermann | £5,200 | £270,400 | 32 | D RLC | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jaïro Riedewald | £5,100 | £265,200 | 19 | D LC, DM | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Justin Kluivert | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kaj Sierhuis | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | ST | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdelhak Nouri | £4,500 | £234,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mateo Cassierra | £3,900 | £202,800 | 19 | AM L, ST | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Azor Matusiwa | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Deyovaisio Zeefuik | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Noa Lang | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | AM LC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dani de Wit | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Danilho Doekhi | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenny Tete | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Noussair Mazraoui | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D/WB R, DM | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Reda Boultam | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | AM/F C | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Che Nunnely | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dragiša Gudelj | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D LC | Serbia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Donny van de Beek | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Carel Eiting | £1,040 | £54,080 | 18 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Damil Dankerlui | £1,030 | £53,560 | 19 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kasper Dolberg | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | AM L, ST | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mauro Savastano | £970 | £50,440 | 19 | D/WB L | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pelle Clement | £910 | £47,320 | 20 | AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Leyder | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D C, DM | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Markus Bay | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | AM C | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stan van Bladeren | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | GK | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ezra Walian | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | AM R, ST | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Terry Lartey Sanniez | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gino Dekker | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | AM LC | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Norbert Alblas | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | GK | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Darren Sidoel | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Peter Leeuwenburgh | £800 | £41,600 | 22 | GK | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Navajo Bakboord | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Léon Bergsma | £550 | £28,600 | 19 | D C | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Václav Cerný | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Czechia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Boy Kemper | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | D C | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Conner Blöte | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Noa Benninga | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | DM | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe van der Sar | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | GK | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mees de Wit | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Zian Flemming | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jeffrey de Lange | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | GK | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matthijs de Ligt | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pascal Struijk | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sebastian Pasquali | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nick Plomper | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nigel Bouman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jasper ter Heide | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Martijn Kaars | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anderson López | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Olivér Horváth | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | AM L | Hungary | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ricardo Farcas | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D C | Romania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mateusz Górski | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | GK | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mitchel Bakker | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kees de Boer | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | DM | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Giovanni de la Vega | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdallah Aberkane | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D RLC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Antonio Trograncic | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM C | Croatia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdelghani El Bachir | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Soufian Iallouchen | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM R | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sven Botman | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
41 Under £1k 7%
8 £1k-£2k 5%
8 £2k-£5k 11%
12 £5k-£10k 37%
6 £10k-£25k 40%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax wages, 2016/17
What was AFC Ajax's wage bill in 2016/17?
AFC Ajax paid £220,600 a week in 2016/17 - £11,471,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AFC Ajax player in 2016/17?
Bertrand Traoré was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £23,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £9,690.
What was the average AFC Ajax salary in 2016/17?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earned £9,690 a week in 2016/17, across the 10 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Ajax's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27, 363% higher than the £220,600 of 2016/17. The current squad is 86 players against 75 then.