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EREDIVISIE · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Eredivisie goalkeepers

Marc-André ter Stegen is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Eredivisie, on £232,000 a week at AFC Ajax, or £12,064,000 a year. Florian Kastenmeier is next on £12,000 at Feyenoord Rotterdam. We hold wages for 78 Eredivisie goalkeepers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £232k
AVERAGE WAGE £9,671
SHARE OF WAGE BILL16%
TOP 10 A WEEK £304k
WAGES HELD78

The 50 best-paid Eredivisie goalkeepers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid goalkeepers in the Eredivisie in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Marc-André ter Stegen £232,000£232k £12,064,000£12.1m AFC Ajax 33 Goalkeeper Germany
2 Florian Kastenmeier £12,000£12k £624,000£624k Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 Goalkeeper Germany
3 Matěj Kovář £12,000£12k £624,000£624k PSV Eindhoven 25 Goalkeeper Czechia
4 Joeri Jesse Heerkens £9,100£9k £473,200£473k AFC Ajax 19 Goalkeeper Netherlands
5 Maarten Paes £8,900£9k £462,800£463k AFC Ajax 27 Goalkeeper Indonesia
6 Tjark Ernst £8,000£8k £416,000£416k Feyenoord Rotterdam 22 Goalkeeper Germany
7 Nick Olij £6,900£7k £358,800£359k PSV Eindhoven 29 Goalkeeper Netherlands
8 Jeroen Zoet £5,100£5k £265,200£265k AZ Alkmaar 34 Goalkeeper Netherlands
9 Joël Drommel £5,100£5k £265,200£265k FC Twente 28 Goalkeeper Netherlands
10 Kiyani Zeggen £5,000£5k £260,000£260k AZ Alkmaar 18 Goalkeeper Netherlands
11 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro £4,700£5k £244,400£244k AZ Alkmaar 21 Goalkeeper Netherlands
12 Vasilis Barkas £4,500£5k £234,000£234k FC Utrecht 31 Goalkeeper Greece
13 Jasper Cillessen £4,100£4k £213,200£213k N.E.C. Nijmegen 36 Goalkeeper Netherlands
14 Lars Unnerstall £4,000£4k £208,000£208k FC Twente 34 Goalkeeper Germany
15 Martin Henrion £3,900£4k £202,800£203k AFC Ajax 17 Goalkeeper Belgium
16 Michael Brouwer £3,900£4k £202,800£203k Sparta Rotterdam 32 Goalkeeper Netherlands
17 Andries Noppert £3,500£4k £182,000£182k sc Heerenveen 31 Goalkeeper Netherlands
18 Filip Bednarek £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Sparta Rotterdam 32 Goalkeeper Poland
19 Hobie Verhulst £3,200£3k £166,400£166k AZ Alkmaar 32 Goalkeeper Netherlands
20 Gonzalo Crettaz £3,200£3k £166,400£166k N.E.C. Nijmegen 25 Goalkeeper Argentina
21 Jari De Busser £3,100£3k £161,200£161k AZ Alkmaar 25 Goalkeeper Belgium
22 Lovro Štubljar £3,000£3k £156,000£156k FC Groningen 20 Goalkeeper Slovenia
23 Niclas Thiede £2,900£3k £150,800£151k ADO Den Haag 26 Goalkeeper Germany
24 Maxime Delanghe £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Willem II 24 Goalkeeper Belgium
25 Przemysław Tytoń £2,800£3k £145,600£146k FC Twente 38 Goalkeeper Poland
26 Thomas Didillon £2,600£3k £135,200£135k Willem II 29 Goalkeeper France
27 Etienne Vaessen £2,300£2k £119,600£120k FC Groningen 29 Goalkeeper Suriname
28 Fabian de Keijzer £2,300£2k £119,600£120k Heracles Almelo 25 Goalkeeper Netherlands
29 Kilian Nikiéma £2,000£2k £104,000£104k ADO Den Haag 22 Goalkeeper Burkina Faso
30 Liam Bossin £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 Goalkeeper Ireland
31 Luuk Koopmans £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Fortuna Sittard 31 Goalkeeper Netherlands
32 Kane Aerts £2,000£2k £104,000£104k PSV Eindhoven 17 Goalkeeper Netherlands
33 Mattijs Branderhorst £1,900£2k £98,800£99k Fortuna Sittard 31 Goalkeeper Netherlands
34 Remko Pasveer £1,700£2k £88,400£88k FC Twente 41 Goalkeeper Netherlands
35 Stijn van Gassel £1,600£2k £83,200£83k Excelsior Rotterdam 28 Goalkeeper Netherlands
36 Tijn Smolenaars £1,600£2k £83,200£83k PSV Eindhoven 20 Goalkeeper Netherlands
37 Thijs Jansen £1,600£2k £83,200£83k SC Cambuur 23 Goalkeeper Netherlands
38 Wouter van der Steen £1,400£1k £72,800£73k Willem II 35 Goalkeeper Netherlands
39 Jasper Schendelaar £1,100£1k £57,200£57k PEC Zwolle 24 Goalkeeper Netherlands
40 Luca Plogmann £1,000£1k £52,000£52k SC Cambuur 25 Goalkeeper Germany
41 Martin Tsankov £900£900 £46,800£47k FC Utrecht 18 Goalkeeper Netherlands
42 Mees Eppink £900£900 £46,800£47k FC Utrecht 19 Goalkeeper Netherlands
43 Khadim Ngom £864£864 £44,928£45k PSV Eindhoven 19 Goalkeeper Netherlands
44 Daan Reiziger £847£847 £44,044£44k SC Telstar 24 Goalkeeper Netherlands
45 Bernt Klaverboer £846£846 £43,992£44k sc Heerenveen 19 Goalkeeper Netherlands
46 Duke Verduin £826£826 £42,952£43k PEC Zwolle 21 Goalkeeper Netherlands
47 Pascal Kuiper £814£814 £42,328£42k Sparta Rotterdam 21 Goalkeeper Netherlands
48 Freek Entius £806£806 £41,912£42k N.E.C. Nijmegen 19 Goalkeeper Netherlands
49 Kevin Gadellaa £780£780 £40,560£41k FC Utrecht 22 Goalkeeper Netherlands
50 Rijk Janse £686£686 £35,672£36k FC Groningen 23 Goalkeeper Netherlands

What each position earns in the Eredivisie

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £9,671 Defenders £8,088 Midfielders £9,142 Attackers £9,719

Goalkeepers take 16% of what the Eredivisie pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most

Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Eredivisie club, added together, a week

AFC Ajax £255k PSV Eindhoven £23k Feyenoord Rotterdam £23k AZ Alkmaar £21k FC Twente £14k Sparta Rotterdam £8,305 N.E.C. Nijmegen £8,106 FC Utrecht £7,390 Willem II £7,373 FC Groningen £6,230

AFC Ajax pay 7 goalkeepers £254,737 a week between them, and Marc-André ter Stegen takes 91% of it.

The best-paid goalkeeper at every Eredivisie club

19 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers

Each Eredivisie club's best-paid goalkeeper in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every goalkeeper in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
AFC Ajax Marc-André ter Stegen £232,000£232k 1
PSV Eindhoven Matěj Kovář £12,000£12k 3
Feyenoord Rotterdam Florian Kastenmeier £12,000£12k 2
AZ Alkmaar Jeroen Zoet £5,100£5k 8
FC Twente Joël Drommel £5,100£5k 9
FC Utrecht Vasilis Barkas £4,500£5k 12
N.E.C. Nijmegen Jasper Cillessen £4,100£4k 13
Sparta Rotterdam Michael Brouwer £3,900£4k 16
sc Heerenveen Andries Noppert £3,500£4k 17
FC Groningen Lovro Štubljar £3,000£3k 22
Willem II Maxime Delanghe £2,900£3k 24
ADO Den Haag Niclas Thiede £2,900£3k 23
Heracles Almelo Fabian de Keijzer £2,300£2k 28
Fortuna Sittard Luuk Koopmans £2,000£2k 31
SC Cambuur Thijs Jansen £1,600£2k 37
Excelsior Rotterdam Stijn van Gassel £1,600£2k 35
PEC Zwolle Jasper Schendelaar £1,100£1k 39
SC Telstar Daan Reiziger £847£847 44
Go Ahead Eagles No wage held - -

The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league

42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Eredivisie ranks fourth.

The best-paid goalkeeper in each men's league we rank goalkeepers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average goalkeeper wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
La Liga Jan Oblak £308,000£308k £33,550£34k
Bundesliga Manuel Neuer £298,000£298k £26,779£27k
Premier League Gianluigi Donnarumma £250,000£250k £49,479£49k
Eredivisie Marc-André ter Stegen £232,000£232k £9,671£10k
Süper Lig Ederson £229,000£229k £19,950£20k
Saudi Pro League Édouard Mendy £170,000£170k £40,756£41k
Championship Alphonse Areola £120,000£120k £13,758£14k
Serie A Mike Maignan £109,000£109k £24,594£25k
Ligue 1 Brice Samba £102,000£102k £20,578£21k
Primeira Liga Diogo Costa £82,000£82k £7,355£7k
Scottish Premiership Sam Johnstone £78,000£78k £7,256£7k
Superleague Greece Stefan Ortega £58,000£58k £6,841£7k
Belgian Pro League Yann Sommer £49,000£49k £6,044£6k
Serie B Mattia Perin £45,000£45k £6,094£6k
Danish Superliga Diant Ramaj £43,000£43k £5,493£5k
Croatian First League Dominik Livaković £35,000£35k £2,378£2k
Liga MX Keylor Navas £29,000£29k £7,296£7k
La Liga 2 Paulo Gazzaniga £29,000£29k £4,582£5k
Major League Soccer Angus Gunn £28,000£28k £5,216£5k
Russian Premier League Igor Akinfeev £28,000£28k £10,471£10k
League One Alex McCarthy £27,000£27k £5,034£5k
Brasileirão Série A Cássio £24,000£24k £5,729£6k
J1 League Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) £20,000£20k £2,645£3k
Ekstraklasa Bartlomiej Dragowski £20,000£20k £2,314£2k
Super Liga Fernando Muslera £17,000£17k £3,207£3k
Chinese Super League Bao Yaxiong £13,000£13k £3,606£4k
Austrian Bundesliga Christian Früchtl £9,400£9k £2,221£2k
Categoría Primera A Jean £9,100£9k £3,699£4k
2. Bundesliga Marcel Schuhen £9,000£9k £4,703£5k
Ligue 2 Gautier Larsonneur £8,200£8k £2,571£3k
League Two Matthew Cox £7,900£8k £2,048£2k
Czech First League Ondřej Kolář £6,800£7k £1,182£1k
National League Ted Curd £6,600£7k £932£932
Thai League Neil Etheridge £5,900£6k £1,122£1k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Emile Doucouré £3,300£3k £1,148£1k
Indian Super League Gurpreet Singh Sandhu £3,200£3k £427£427
Eliteserien Ľubomír Belko £3,000£3k £1,145£1k
Scottish Championship Aston Oxborough £2,500£3k £787£787
A-League Filip Kurto £2,300£2k £1,190£1k
Veikkausliiga Matej Marković £1,900£2k £564£564
I-League Ryan Fulton £830£830 £191£191
Meistriliiga Marko Meerits £427£427 £160£160

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Eredivisie?

Marc-André ter Stegen of AFC Ajax, on £232,000 a week in 2026/27, or £12,064,000 a year. Florian Kastenmeier of Feyenoord Rotterdam is second on £12,000 a week.

How much do Eredivisie goalkeepers earn?

The average Eredivisie goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £9,671 a week, and the median one £2,900. Goalkeepers take 16% of what the Eredivisie pays its players of that age.

Which Eredivisie club pays its goalkeepers the most?

AFC Ajax, £254,737 a week across the 7 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Marc-André ter Stegen on £232,000.

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?

Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Eredivisie ranks fourth of the 42 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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