EREDIVISIE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
AZ Alkmaar 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Zinho Vanheusden on £34,000 per week · see the current AZ Alkmaar wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £151k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £7.8m
SQUAD SIZE83
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £7k
Then and now
AZ Alkmaar pay £157,286 a week in 2026/27 — 4% higher than the £150,580 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinho Vanheusden | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Djordje Mihailović | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | AM LC | U.S.A. | JUN 2027 | ||
| Riechedly Bazoer | £8,700 | £452,400 | 25 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bruno Martins Indi | £7,500 | £390,000 | 30 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jordy Clasie | £7,100 | £369,200 | 31 | D C, DM | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mathew Ryan | £6,900 | £358,800 | 30 | GK | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dani de Wit | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jesper Karlsson | £6,100 | £317,200 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Sweden | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tijjani Reijnders | £5,600 | £291,200 | 23 | DM, AM LC | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jens Odgaard | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Denmark | JUN 2027 | ||
| Miloš Kerkez | £3,900 | £202,800 | 18 | D/WB/M L | Hungary | JUN 2026 | ||
| Yukinari Sugawara | £3,300 | £171,600 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hobie Verhulst | £3,200 | £166,400 | 29 | GK | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Myron van Brederode | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mees de Wit | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | £2,800 | £145,600 | 25 | D RC | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Beukema | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | D C | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sven Mijnans | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2028 | ||
| Vangelis Pavlidis | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fedde de Jong | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Maxim Dekker | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D C | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ernest Poku | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Iman Griffith | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Damienus Reverson | £1,030 | £53,560 | 18 | AM/F C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Schouten | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Zico Buurmeester | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mayckel Lahdo | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | AM RL | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mexx Meerdink | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | ST | Holland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Yusuf Barasi | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | AM L, ST | Türkiye | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nick Twisk | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | DM | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sem Westerveld | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | GK | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dave Kwakman | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jurre van Aken | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | D/WB R | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jorn Berkhout | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | D C | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Loek Postma | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | D RC, DM | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniël Beukers | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D RLC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finn Stam | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sem Dekkers | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nick Koster | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | AM/F C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tristan Kuijsten | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ricuenio Kewal | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joshua Pynadath | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniël Deen | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | GK | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Kerssens | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | DM, AM C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Teun Gijselhart | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Job Kalisvaart | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | DM, AM RLC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arouna Kabba | £190 | £9,880 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adam Aït Ali Oulhaj | £190 | £9,880 | 17 | AM LC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joeri Oud | £190 | £9,880 | 17 | D C | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mathijs Menu | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D/WB R | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeremiah Esajas | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D/WB L | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wouter Goes | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | D RC, DM | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Anthony Smits | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Misha Engel | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jesse Buurmeester | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayen Gerold | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Suriname | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mardoché Hiddinga | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Diede van Schouwenburg | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nelson Egah | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rio Robbemond | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ezra Punselie | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ilias Splinter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayden Addai | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lev Lenssen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM LC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wilmer Olofsson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nick Tuijn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Armand van Beedorp | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timothy Strok | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | M C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elijah Dijkstra | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Enoch Mastoras | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D RC, DM, M R | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jereno van Gom | £90 | £4,680 | 17 | D/WB/M R | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Jongens | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | ST | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jahlil Lioe-Anjie | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kasper Boogaard | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | DM | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yoël van den Ban | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | ST | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bohdan Budko | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | M C | Ukraine | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rayan Atikallah | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Melle Roede | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kees Smit | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | DM | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jur Schipper | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | GK | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jasper Hartog | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM RL | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
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 9%
6 £1k-£2k 5%
10 £2k-£5k 19%
8 £5k-£10k 35%
1 £10k-£25k 9%
1 £25k-£100k 23%
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 83 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
AZ Alkmaar wages, 2022/23
What was AZ Alkmaar's wage bill in 2022/23?
AZ Alkmaar paid £150,580 a week in 2022/23 - £7,830,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 83. We hold a wage for all 83 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid AZ Alkmaar player in 2022/23?
Zinho Vanheusden was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £34,000 a week, 4.8x the 22+ squad average of £7,076.
What was the average AZ Alkmaar salary in 2022/23?
The average AZ Alkmaar player aged 22 or over earned £7,076 a week in 2022/23, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 83. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do AZ Alkmaar's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
AZ Alkmaar pay £157,286 a week in 2026/27, 4% higher than the £150,580 of 2022/23. The current squad is 86 players against 83 then.