AZ Alkmaar 2026/27 - player wages
Eredivisie · highest earner Calvin Stengs on £13,000 per week · see AZ Alkmaar transfers · All-time earners · Backroom staff
WEEKLY WAGE BILL£157k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £8.2m
SQUAD SIZE86
MANAGER £4k Leeroy Echteld
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £5k
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Stengs | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jordy Clasie | £10,000 | £520,000 | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rion Ichihara | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | Defender | Japan | JUN 2031 | ||
| Mateo Chávez | £8,900 | £462,800 | 21 | Left-back | Mexico | JUN 2030 | ||
| Seiya Maikuma | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | Right-back | Japan | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ayoub Oufkir | £6,500 | £338,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2031 | ||
| Andrea Natali | £6,500 | £338,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2027 | ||
| Denso Kasius | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | Full-back, right midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Ibrahim Sadiq | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jeroen Zoet | £5,100 | £265,200 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kiyani Zeggen | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Patati | £4,800 | £249,600 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro | £4,700 | £244,400 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Valdemar Andreasen | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2030 | ||
| Jizz Hornkamp | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | Right winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Mees de Wit | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | Full-back, left winger | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Wouter Goes | £3,400 | £176,800 | 21 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Hobie Verhulst | £3,200 | £166,400 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Jari De Busser | £3,100 | £161,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Maxim Dekker | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Mexx Meerdink | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Peer Koopmeiners | £2,800 | £145,600 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Stije Resink | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Sam De Grand | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | Left-back | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Bohdan Budko | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2027 | ||
| Frej Elkjær Andersen | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Centre-back, central midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2030 | ||
| Elijah Dijkstra | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Full-back | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Kevin Toppenberg | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Winger | Curaçao | JUN 2030 | ||
| Kevin van Ouytsel | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Kees Smit | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | Winger | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rodrigo Macedo | £1,700 | £88,400 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Wassim Bouziane | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Enoch Mastoras | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Yoël van den Ban | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jasper Hartog | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Winger | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Julian Oerip | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Lewis Schouten | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jeremiah Esajas | £722 | £37,544 | 20 | Left-back | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tómas Johannessen | £576 | £29,952 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Iceland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nick Twisk | £495 | £25,740 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Bendegúz Kovács | £479 | £24,908 | 18 | Striker | Hungary | JUN 2028 | ||
| Anthony Smits | £424 | £22,048 | 20 | Winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mathijs Menu | £325 | £16,900 | 20 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rayan Atikallah | £254 | £13,208 | 19 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Sydney Osazuwa | £248 | £12,896 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUL 2027 | ||
| Dean IJssel de Schepper | £237 | £12,324 | 18 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rio Robbemond | £237 | £12,324 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rick Luijer | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Central midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jur Schipper | £186 | £9,672 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2029 | ||
| Yassin Hamdi | £179 | £9,308 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Deacon van der Klaauw | £114 | £5,928 | 19 | Winger | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Iain de Jongh | £98 | £5,096 | 18 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Saviola Simons | £98 | £5,096 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kiani Inge | £98 | £5,096 | 18 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bram van Driel | - | - | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Hessel de Wit | - | - | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tycho de Wit | - | - | 18 | Left winger | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nick Homan | - | - | 17 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Quenten Attigah | - | - | 16 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Senna van Elst | - | - | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Yordi van der Velde | - | - | 17 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Koen Schilder | - | - | 19 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Adam Ouaziz | - | - | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Finn Molenaar | - | - | 17 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Julian Sijbrands | - | - | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Calvin Carrilho | - | - | 16 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Donny van der Lijcke | - | - | 16 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Latrell Aken | - | - | 17 | Right-back | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Chaverello Hellings | - | - | 16 | Winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| David Jereb | - | - | 16 | Right winger, striker | Slovenia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rayan Zekri | - | - | 17 | Left winger | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jesper Zwart | - | - | 18 | Right-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jahmael Ampofo | - | - | 16 | Winger | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Anton Agafonov | - | - | 16 | Left-back, winger | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gijs Groot | - | - | 17 | Winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rodrigo Promes | - | - | 17 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Valentino Promes | - | - | 17 | Left-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Amani Imhangbe | - | - | 16 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Janoa Elias | - | - | 16 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Aebe Morel | - | - | 16 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Onne de Flart | - | - | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ties Kemna | - | - | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Fadil Alimi | - | - | 17 | Right winger | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lars Boer | - | - | 16 | Left-back | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Timme Elffers | - | - | 16 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
17 Under £1k 3%
8 £1k-£2k 7%
19 £2k-£5k 37%
9 £5k-£10k 38%
2 £10k-£25k 15%
Top 5 earners take 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a wage for.
AZ Alkmaar against the Eredivisie
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers 3 £4k -61%
Defenders 5 £6k -24%
Midfielders 5 £4k -51%
Attackers 6 £5k -48%
AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie average · AZ Alkmaar pays under the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
AZ Alkmaar wages, 2026/27
What is AZ Alkmaar's wage bill in 2026/27?
The AZ Alkmaar total wage bill for 2026/27 is £8,178,872 per year (£157,286 per week) across a squad of 86. We hold a wage for 55 of the 86 players.
Who is AZ Alkmaar's highest earner?
Calvin Stengs is the highest paid player at AZ Alkmaar, earning £13,000 per week.
What is the average AZ Alkmaar player salary?
The average AZ Alkmaar player aged 22 or over earns £4,935 per week in 2026/27, across the 14 we hold a wage for. The median is £4,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do AZ Alkmaar play in?
AZ Alkmaar play in the Eredivisie. The Eredivisie is the top division of football in the Netherlands.
