EREDIVISIE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
AFC Ajax 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Steven Bergwijn on £76,000 per week · see the current AFC Ajax wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £755k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £39m
SQUAD SIZE88
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £34k
Then and now
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27 — 35% higher than the £755,080 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 22 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Bergwijn | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dušan Tadic | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Serbia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Brian Brobbey | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 20 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jurriën Timber | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Steven Berghuis | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Florian Grillitsch | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edson Álvarez | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mexico | JUN 2025 | ||
| Davy Klaassen | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Calvin Bassey | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2027 | ||
| Gerónimo Rulli | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jorge Sánchez | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 24 | Full-back | Mexico | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francisco Conceição | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 19 | Right winger | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Owen Wijndal | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kenneth Taylor | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Devyne Rensch | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 19 | Defender, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | £19,000 | £988,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mohammed Kudus | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2025 | ||
| Amourricho van Axel Dongen | £13,000 | £676,000 | 17 | Left winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maarten Stekelenburg | £11,000 | £572,000 | 39 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lorenzo Lucca | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2026 | ||
| Remko Pasveer | £8,000 | £416,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Youri Regeer | £6,300 | £327,600 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sontje Hansen | £5,600 | £291,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Youri Baas | £5,300 | £275,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kian Fitz-Jim | £5,000 | £260,000 | 19 | Wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kik Pierie | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mika Godts | £3,900 | £202,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Christian Rasmussen | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Kalokoh | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Olivier Aertssen | £2,800 | £145,600 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Silvano Vos | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ar'jany Martha | £910 | £47,320 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jaydon Banel | £910 | £47,320 | 17 | Winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joey Roggeveen | £660 | £34,320 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Suriname | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tristan Gooijer | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Setford | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diyae Jermoumi | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sten Kremers | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Donny Warmerdam | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rico Speksnijder | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Brandes | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Raphaël Sarfo | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yoram Boerhout | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom de Graaff | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mateja Milovanović | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alvaro Henry | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Neal Viereck | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chahine van Bohemen | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rida Chahid | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Achraf Oughcha | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nassef Chourak | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mohamed Hamouchi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gerald Alders | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mert Alegoz | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nick Verschuren | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Reverson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oualid Agougil | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jaynilson Geoffrey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stanis Idumbo Muzambo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nash Bijnoe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Voute | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Olaf Gorter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Easmon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gabriël Misehouy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jorrel Hato | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tommy Setford | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yasser el Aissati | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kayden Wolff | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Skye Vink | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Shedrach Ebite | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luc van der Graaf | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Avery Appiah | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mark Verkuijl | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Don-Angelo Konadu | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Don O'Niel | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rayane Bounida | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dies Janse | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan van de Pavert | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Jordan | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Central midfielder | South Africa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jan Faberski | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Precious Ugwu | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tijn Peters | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Freek Entius | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joey de Ruijter | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ewout Moester | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Giandro Sambo | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Patrickson Delgado | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ecuador | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
57 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
5 £2k-£5k 2%
7 £5k-£10k 6%
8 £10k-£25k 20%
11 £25k-£100k 71%
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 88 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax wages, 2022/23
What was AFC Ajax's wage bill in 2022/23?
AFC Ajax paid £755,080 a week in 2022/23 - £39,264,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 88. We hold a wage for all 88 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AFC Ajax player in 2022/23?
Steven Bergwijn was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £76,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £33,897.
What was the average AFC Ajax salary in 2022/23?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earned £33,897 a week in 2022/23, across the 13 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 88. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do AFC Ajax's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
AFC Ajax pay £1,020,406 a week in 2026/27, 35% higher than the £755,080 of 2022/23. The current squad is 86 players against 88 then.