EREDIVISIE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
AFC Ajax 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Sébastien Haller on £68,000 per week · see the current AFC Ajax wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £538k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £28m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £28k
Then and now
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27 — 90% higher than the £537,675 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 44 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Haller | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 26 | Striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dušan Tadic | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Gravenberch | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Neres | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | Wide midfielder, winger | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolás Tagliafico | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daley Blind | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 30 | Centre-back, left wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| André Onana | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Davy Klaassen | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Edson Álvarez | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Mexico | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lisandro Martínez | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Antony | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hassane Bandé | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maarten Stekelenburg | £13,000 | £676,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oussama Idrissi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Wide midfielder, winger | Morocco | JUN 2025 | ||
| Noussair Mazraoui | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Perr Schuurs | £7,800 | £405,600 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Zakaria Labyad | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mohammed Kudus | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sean Klaiber | £4,600 | £239,200 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lassina Traoré | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | Striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sontje Hansen | £3,600 | £187,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Devyne Rensch | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Defender, right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jurriën Timber | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Defender, right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brian Brobbey | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominik Kotarski | £1,029 | £53,508 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kjell Scherpen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kenneth Taylor | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Naci Ünüvar | £929 | £48,308 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alexis Méndez | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Calvin Raatsie | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Enric Llansana | £621 | £32,292 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Giovanni | £501 | £26,052 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daan Reiziger | £484 | £25,168 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liam van Gelderen | £451 | £23,452 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christian Rasmussen | £425 | £22,100 | 17 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eskild Dall | £405 | £21,060 | 17 | Left midfielder, left winger | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nick Hengelman | £338 | £17,576 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | £315 | £16,380 | 18 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max de Waal | £302 | £15,704 | 18 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Steven van der Sloot | £288 | £14,976 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jaymillio Pinas | £276 | £14,352 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anass Salah-Eddine | £276 | £14,352 | 18 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Terrence Douglas | £255 | £13,260 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nordin Musampa | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Donny Warmerdam | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rio Hillen | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Quinten Timber | £214 | £11,128 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kian Fitz-Jim | £207 | £10,764 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alen Karahasanovic | £207 | £10,764 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Julius Dirksen | £199 | £10,348 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ischa Bouwman | £176 | £9,152 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tunahan Taşçı | £176 | £9,152 | 18 | Winger | Türkiye | JUN 2021 | ||
| Youri Baas | £122 | £6,344 | 17 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gibson Yah | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jay Enem | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eja Dakriet | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diferdio Misidjan | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Full-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jenno Campagne | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ar'jany Martha | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Youri Regeer | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yoram Boerhout | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Setford | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ibrahima Camara | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back, right wing-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Timo Jansen | £91 | £4,732 | 15 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Loed Klaasen | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Raphaël Sarfo | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jeppe Kjær | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Olivier Aertssen | £91 | £4,732 | 15 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sten Kremers | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chahine van Bohemen | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateja Milovanović | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back, left wing-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neal Viereck | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diyae Jermoumi | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Achraf Oughcha | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nassef Chourak | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Julian Brandes | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 2%
4 £1k-£2k 1%
7 £2k-£5k 4%
3 £5k-£10k 4%
6 £10k-£25k 17%
8 £25k-£100k 71%
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax wages, 2020/21
What was AFC Ajax's wage bill in 2020/21?
AFC Ajax paid £537,675 a week in 2020/21 - £27,959,100 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AFC Ajax player in 2020/21?
Sébastien Haller was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £68,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £27,596.
What was the average AFC Ajax salary in 2020/21?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earned £27,596 a week in 2020/21, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Ajax's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27, 90% higher than the £537,675 of 2020/21. The current squad is 86 players against 78 then.