FC Groningen 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Alessio da Cruz on £13,000 per week · see the current FC Groningen wage bill
We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 15 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
FC Groningen pay £62,104 a week in 2026/27 — 16% lower than the £73,956 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 24 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio da Cruz | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Holland | ||
| Ko Itakura | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | D (C), DM | Japan | ||
| Sergio Padt | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | GK | Holland | ||
| Ahmed El Messaoudi | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | DM, M/AM (C) | Morocco | ||
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | ST (C) | Norway | ||
| Arjen Robben | £3,500 | £182,000 | 36 | M/AM (RL) | Holland | ||
| Damil Dankerlui | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D (RL), WB/M/AM (R) | Suriname | ||
| Mike te Wierik | £2,900 | £150,800 | 28 | D (RC) | Holland | ||
| Miguel Ángel Leal | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | D/WB (R) | Spain | ||
| Azor Matusiwa | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | D/WB (R), DM, M (RC) | Holland | ||
| Bart van Hintum | £2,500 | £130,000 | 33 | D/WB/M (L) | Holland | ||
| Mohammed el Hankouri | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | M (L), AM (LC) | Holland | ||
| Patrick Joosten | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Per Kristian Bråtveit | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | GK | Norway | ||
| Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist | £1,700 | £88,400 | 23 | M (C), AM (RLC) | Sweden | ||
| Sam Schreck | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | M (R), AM (RC) | Germany | ||
| Daniël van Kaam | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | DM, M/AM (LC) | Holland | ||
| Wessel Dammers | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Holland | ||
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | £1,200 | £62,400 | 21 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | Sweden | ||
| Tomas Suslov | £861 | £44,772 | 18 | AM (RLC) | Slovakia | ||
| Paulos Abraham | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Sweden | ||
| Romano Postema | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | ST (C) | Netherlands | ||
| Joël van Kaam | £505 | £26,260 | 18 | M/AM (R) | Holland | ||
| Kian Slor | £366 | £19,032 | 18 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Thijs Dallinga | £223 | £11,596 | 19 | ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Pim Betzema | £203 | £10,556 | 18 | D (C) | Holland | ||
| Corvin Braun | £203 | £10,556 | 18 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Leonel Miguel | £189 | £9,828 | 19 | D (RC) | Holland | ||
| Milan de Koe | £183 | £9,516 | 18 | D (C), DM | Holland | ||
| Yannick Hettinga | £183 | £9,516 | 18 | D (C) | Holland | ||
| Jan de Boer | £183 | £9,516 | 20 | GK | Holland | ||
| Nikolas Talo | £168 | £8,736 | 17 | D (C) | Finland | ||
| Max Hamelink | £168 | £8,736 | 19 | M/AM (C) | Holland | ||
| Tika de Jonge | £168 | £8,736 | 17 | M/AM (LC) | Holland | ||
| Emircan Gülge | £162 | £8,424 | 17 | D (RC) | Holland | ||
| Thom van Rotterdam | £148 | £7,696 | 18 | GK | Holland | ||
| Ayoub Haddad | £148 | £7,696 | 19 | D/WB (R) | Holland | ||
| Oussama El Azzouzi | £139 | £7,228 | 19 | M/AM (LC) | Holland | ||
| Jan Muller | £134 | £6,968 | 17 | M (C) | Holland | ||
| Mohamed el Karbachi | £134 | £6,968 | 19 | AM (RLC) | Holland | ||
| Dirk Baron | £121 | £6,292 | 17 | GK | Holland | ||
| Jens Schraven | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | M/AM (C) | Holland | ||
| Bjorn Meijer | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | D/WB/M (L) | Holland | ||
| Owen van der Vlag | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | GK | Holland | ||
| Maurilio de Lannoy | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Luciano Valente | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | M/AM (C) | Holland | ||
| Fofin Turay | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | Holland | ||
| David van der Werff | £91 | £4,732 | 15 | ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Djurre Laansma | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | M (C) | Holland | ||
| Roy Mos | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | GK | Holland | ||
| Wouter Prins | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | D/WB (L) | Holland | ||
| Jay Kuiper | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | D (LC), WB (L), DM | Holland | ||
| Thom van Bergen | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | ST (C) | Holland | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Groningen wages, 2020/21
What was FC Groningen's wage bill in 2020/21?
FC Groningen paid £73,956 a week in 2020/21 - £3,845,712 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Groningen player in 2020/21?
Alessio da Cruz was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £13,000 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £3,893.
What was the average FC Groningen salary in 2020/21?
The average FC Groningen player aged 22 or over earned £3,893 a week in 2020/21, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do FC Groningen's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
FC Groningen pay £62,104 a week in 2026/27, 16% lower than the £73,956 of 2020/21. The current squad is 52 players against 53 then.