The highest earners in the history of FC Groningen
Ko Itakura has earned £1.6m at FC Groningen across 3 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 19 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in FC Groningen history
These 20 players took £11m between them, 84% of everything FC Groningen has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every FC Groningen player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a FC Groningen wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ko Itakura | £1.6m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 2 | Mads Bech Sørensen | £1.5m | 1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Dies Janse | £853k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 4 | Uriel Antuna | £780k | 1 | 2018 |
| 5 | Alessio da Cruz | £676k | 1 | 2021 |
| 6 | Mohammed el Hankouri | £551k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 7 | Joel Asoro | £520k | 1 | 2020 |
| 8 | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | £478k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 9 | Thijmen Blokzijl Current squad | £441k | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 10 | Daishawn Redan | £437k | 1 | 2020 |
| 11 | Ajdin Hrustic | £434k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 12 | Kaj Sierhuis | £416k | 1 | 2019 |
| 13 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | £374k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 14 | Danny Hoesen | £354k | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| 15 | Joey Pelupessy | £322k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 16 | Michael Verrips | £302k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 17 | Ricardo Pepi | £296k | 1 | 2023 |
| 18 | Romano Postema | £274k | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 19 | Juninho Bacuna | £270k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 20 | Bryan Linssen | £234k | 1 | 2017 |
| 21 | Ritsu Doan | £192k | 1 | 2019 |
| 22 | Arjen Robben | £182k | 1 | 2021 |
| 23 | Cyril Ngongé | £177k | 1 | 2022 |
| 24 | Azor Matusiwa | £176k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 25 | Florian Krüger | £172k | 1 | 2023 |
| 26 | Jetro Willems | £161k | 1 | 2023 |
| 27 | Ludovit Reis | £156k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 28 | Alexander Sørloth | £130k | 1 | 2017 |
| 29 | Leandro Bacuna | £104k | 1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | £103k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 31 | Noam Emeran | £99k | 1 | 2024 |
| 32 | Oussama Idrissi | £94k | 1 | 2017 |
| 33 | Per Kristian Bråtveit | £94k | 1 | 2021 |
| 34 | Jan Hoekstra | £70k | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 35 | Julian Chabot | £57k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Thijs Dallinga | £54k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 37 | Glenn Bijl | £50k | 1 | 2017 |
| 38 | Nicklas Strunck | £37k | 1 | 2020 |
| 39 | Oliver Antman | £28k | 1 | 2023 |
| 40 | Thomas Poll | £17k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at FC Groningen?
Ko Itakura, with £1.6m across 3 seasons at FC Groningen.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 40 players we hold a FC Groningen wage for, from 2015 to 2026.