EREDIVISIE · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
AFC Ajax 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Dušan Tadic on £47,000 per week · see the current AFC Ajax wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £389k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £20m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £17k
Then and now
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27 — 162% higher than the £389,210 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 26 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dušan Tadic | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hakim Ziyech | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daley Blind | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| André Onana | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Frenkie de Jong | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | £17,000 | £884,000 | 34 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lasse Schöne | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Neres | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hassane Bandé | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthijs de Ligt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joël Veltman | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lisandro Magallán | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kasper Dolberg | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daley Sinkgraven | £9,400 | £488,800 | 22 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Noussair Mazraoui | £8,900 | £462,800 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nicolás Tagliafico | £8,900 | £462,800 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rasmus Kristensen | £8,700 | £452,400 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | £6,100 | £317,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Perr Schuurs | £5,800 | £301,600 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Che Nunnely | £5,400 | £280,800 | 19 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kostas Lamprou | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Noa Lang | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bruno Varela | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danilo | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dani de Wit | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Donny van de Beek | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zakaria Labyad | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicolas Kühn | £3,900 | £202,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Navajo Bakboord | £3,900 | £202,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergiño Dest | £3,600 | £187,200 | 17 | Full-back, winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Boy Kemper | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Azor Matusiwa | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2019 | ||
| Victor Jensen | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jasper ter Heide | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mitchel Bakker | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sven Botman | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Teun Bijleveld | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dean Solomons | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Centre-back | South Africa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leo Thethani | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | South Africa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lassina Traoré | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam van Gelderen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdallah Aberkane | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Defender, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Carel Eiting | £1,040 | £54,080 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daan Reiziger | £930 | £48,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominik Kotarski | £890 | £46,280 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stan van Bladeren | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mateusz Górski | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Václav Cerný | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Czechia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sebastian Pasquali | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Noah Abid | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Issam El Maach | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jurriën Timber | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elgero King | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Enric Llansana | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Terrence Douglas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Quinten Timber | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Damjan Dostanic | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Venitchio Sint | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eros Maddy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nordin Musampa | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nuri Emre Akşit | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joshua Pynadath | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ian Beelen | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Calvin Raatsie | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Donny Warmerdam | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jaymillio Pinas | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anass Salah-Eddine | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max de Waal | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenneth Taylor | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Brian Brobbey | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Gravenberch | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sontje Hansen | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harm Dieker | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
31 Under £1k 2%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
20 £2k-£5k 17%
8 £5k-£10k 15%
10 £10k-£25k 38%
3 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax wages, 2018/19
What was AFC Ajax's wage bill in 2018/19?
AFC Ajax paid £389,210 a week in 2018/19 - £20,238,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AFC Ajax player in 2018/19?
Dušan Tadic was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £47,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £16,677.
What was the average AFC Ajax salary in 2018/19?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earned £16,677 a week in 2018/19, across the 13 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Ajax's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27, 162% higher than the £389,210 of 2018/19. The current squad is 86 players against 74 then.