EREDIVISIE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
AFC Ajax 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Ryan Babel on £60,000 per week · see the current AFC Ajax wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £471k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £24m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £24k
Then and now
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27 — 117% higher than the £471,120 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 26 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Babel | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 32 | AM L, ST | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hakim Ziyech | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Neres | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 22 | AM RL | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dušan Tadic | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 35 | ST | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daley Blind | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | D LC, DM | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Quincy Promes | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nicolás Tagliafico | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | D/WB/M L | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Razvan Marin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | DM, AM RC | Romania | JUN 2024 | ||
| André Onana | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | GK | Cameroon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Edson Álvarez | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | Mexico | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hassane Bandé | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Burkina Faso | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joël Veltman | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dean Solomons | £7,400 | £384,800 | 20 | D RC | South Africa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leo Thethani | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | AM RC, F C | South Africa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bruno Varela | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lassina Traoré | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | ST | Burkina Faso | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zakaria Labyad | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Donny van de Beek | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Juan Familia-Castillo | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lisandro Martínez | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | D LC, DM | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Noussair Mazraoui | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | D/WB R, DM | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lisandro Magallán | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | D C | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergiño Dest | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | D/WB RL, M R | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Benjamin van Leer | £1,500 | £78,000 | 27 | GK | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carel Eiting | £1,040 | £54,080 | 21 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kik Pierie | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stan van Bladeren | £880 | £45,760 | 21 | GK | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Perr Schuurs | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | D RC, DM | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kjell Scherpen | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | GK | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dominik Kotarski | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | GK | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Issam El Maach | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | GK | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kenneth Taylor | £720 | £37,440 | 17 | D C, DM, M RLC | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Victor Jensen | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brian Brobbey | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | AM L, ST | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Gravenberch | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | DM, AM LC | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Danilo | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | AM R, ST | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Calvin Raatsie | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Boy Kemper | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sontje Hansen | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Enric Llansana | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daan Reiziger | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Damjan Dostanic | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | AM/F C | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam van Gelderen | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D RC, DM | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joshua Pynadath | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jurriën Timber | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D RLC, DM | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | £290 | £15,080 | 17 | D RLC | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max de Waal | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | AM RC | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anass Salah-Eddine | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jaymillio Pinas | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | AM R, ST | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jasper ter Heide | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D L, DM | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexis Méndez | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | DM, AM C | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Terrence Douglas | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Donny Warmerdam | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nordin Musampa | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Quinten Timber | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tunahan Taşçı | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harm Dieker | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steven van der Sloot | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/AM R | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dani van den Heuvel | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | GK | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jenno Campagne | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | DM, M LC | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diferdio Misidjan | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Julius Dirksen | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D LC, DM | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Devyne Rensch | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Rasmussen | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM RC, F C | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rio Hillen | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D LC, DM | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kik Braspenning | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM L, ST | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kian Fitz-Jim | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | AM LC | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alen Karahasanovic | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM RLC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Youri Baas | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jay Enem | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM R, ST | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Youri Regeer | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | D C, DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Naci Ünüvar | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM LC, F C | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marijn Dijkstra | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | GK | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
48 Under £1k 4%
4 £1k-£2k 1%
8 £2k-£5k 6%
2 £5k-£10k 3%
7 £10k-£25k 27%
6 £25k-£100k 59%
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax wages, 2019/20
What was AFC Ajax's wage bill in 2019/20?
AFC Ajax paid £471,120 a week in 2019/20 - £24,498,240 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 2019/20?
Ryan Babel was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £60,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £24,463.
What was the average AFC Ajax salary in 2019/20?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earned £24,463 a week in 2019/20, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Ajax's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27, 117% higher than the £471,120 of 2019/20. The current squad is 86 players against 75 then.