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EREDIVISIE · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Eredivisie midfielders

Lutsharel Geertruida is the best-paid midfielder in the Eredivisie, on £99,000 a week at PSV Eindhoven, or £5,148,000 a year. Thilo Kehrer is next on £77,000 at AFC Ajax. We hold wages for 151 Eredivisie midfielders in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £99k
AVERAGE WAGE £9,142
SHARE OF WAGE BILL15%
TOP 10 A WEEK £361k
WAGES HELD151

The 50 best-paid Eredivisie midfielders

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 midfielders 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 Lutsharel Geertruida £99,000£99k £5,148,000£5.1m PSV Eindhoven 24 Defender, defensive midfielder Netherlands
2 Thilo Kehrer £77,000£77k £4,004,000£4.0m AFC Ajax 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
3 Caio Henrique £47,000£47k £2,444,000£2.4m AFC Ajax 27 Left-back, left midfielder Brazil
4 Tonny Vilhena £28,000£28k £1,456,000£1.5m Willem II 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
5 Owen Wijndal £23,000£23k £1,196,000£1.2m AFC Ajax 25 Left-back, left midfielder Netherlands
6 Jakov Medic £18,000£18k £936,000£936k FC Utrecht 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Croatia
7 Hwang In-Beom £18,000£18k £936,000£936k Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder South Korea
8 Jakub Moder £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Poland
9 Jordan Lotomba £17,000£17k £884,000£884k Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 Full-back, right midfielder Switzerland
10 Jerdy Schouten £17,000£17k £884,000£884k PSV Eindhoven 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
11 Sofyan Amrabat £14,000£14k £728,000£728k AFC Ajax 28 Defensive midfielder Morocco
12 Anton Gaaei £13,000£13k £676,000£676k AFC Ajax 22 Right-back, right midfielder Denmark
13 Lucas Rosa £13,000£13k £676,000£676k AFC Ajax 25 Full-back, right midfielder Brazil
14 Ryan Flamingo £11,000£11k £572,000£572k PSV Eindhoven 22 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
15 Jordy Clasie £10,000£10k £520,000£520k AZ Alkmaar 34 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
16 Oussama Targhalline £10,000£10k £520,000£520k Feyenoord Rotterdam 23 Defensive midfielder Morocco
17 Charles Vanhoutte £9,400£9k £488,800£489k Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 Defensive midfielder Belgium
18 Jorthy Mokio £9,100£9k £473,200£473k AFC Ajax 17 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Belgium
19 Givairo Read £8,200£8k £426,400£426k Feyenoord Rotterdam 19 Full-back, right midfielder Netherlands
20 Thomas Beelen £7,600£8k £395,200£395k Feyenoord Rotterdam 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
21 Armando Obispo £7,500£8k £390,000£390k PSV Eindhoven 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Curaçao
22 Mauro Júnior £6,900£7k £358,800£359k PSV Eindhoven 26 Full-back, defensive midfielder, left winger Brazil
23 Denso Kasius £6,400£6k £332,800£333k AZ Alkmaar 22 Full-back, right midfielder Netherlands
24 Jinairo Johnson £6,100£6k £317,200£317k AFC Ajax 18 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Jamaica
25 Zidane Iqbal £6,000£6k £312,000£312k FC Utrecht 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Iraq
26 Mats Deijl £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
27 Ramiz Zerrouki £5,700£6k £296,400£296k FC Twente 27 Defensive midfielder Algeria
28 Dirk Proper £5,400£5k £280,800£281k sc Heerenveen 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
29 Gijs Smal £5,200£5k £270,400£270k Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 Left-back, left midfielder Netherlands
30 Nick Viergever £4,900£5k £254,800£255k PEC Zwolle 35 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
31 Tygo Land £4,600£5k £239,200£239k FC Groningen 19 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
32 Darko Nejašmić £4,400£4k £228,800£229k N.E.C. Nijmegen 26 Defensive midfielder Croatia
33 Joris van Overeem £4,100£4k £213,200£213k FC Utrecht 31 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
34 Matisse Didden £3,900£4k £202,800£203k FC Utrecht 23 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Belgium
35 Philippe Sandler £3,800£4k £197,600£198k N.E.C. Nijmegen 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
36 Rodrigo Guth £3,700£4k £192,400£192k Fortuna Sittard 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Brazil
37 Thomas van den Belt £3,600£4k £187,200£187k FC Twente 24 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
38 Sol Sidibé £3,600£4k £187,200£187k PSV Eindhoven 18 Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder England
39 Alwande Roaldsøy £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Sparta Rotterdam 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
40 Daouda Weidmann £3,400£3k £176,800£177k FC Twente 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder France
41 Davy van den Berg £3,400£3k £176,800£177k FC Utrecht 25 Central midfielder Netherlands
42 Daniël van Kaam £3,400£3k £176,800£177k Heracles Almelo 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
43 Ethan Butera £3,300£3k £171,600£172k AFC Ajax 19 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Belgium
44 Edouard Michut £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Fortuna Sittard 22 Defensive midfielder France
45 Evert Linthorst £3,300£3k £171,600£172k Go Ahead Eagles 25 Defensive midfielder, central midfielder Netherlands
46 Gjivai Zechiël £3,200£3k £166,400£166k Feyenoord Rotterdam 21 Defensive midfielder Netherlands
47 Matthew Mparaganda £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Feyenoord Rotterdam 17 Left-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
48 Nassim El Harmouz £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Feyenoord Rotterdam 17 Defensive midfielder Netherlands
49 Melle Meulensteen £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Go Ahead Eagles 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
50 Noé Lebreton £2,900£3k £150,800£151k N.E.C. Nijmegen 21 Defensive midfielder France

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

Midfielders take 15% 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 midfielders the most

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

AFC Ajax £217k PSV Eindhoven £150k Feyenoord Rotterdam £111k FC Utrecht £45k Willem II £36k AZ Alkmaar £32k FC Twente £17k Fortuna Sittard £16k sc Heerenveen £14k Go Ahead Eagles £13k

AFC Ajax pay 15 midfielders £217,100 a week between them, and Thilo Kehrer takes 35% of it.

The best-paid midfielder at every Eredivisie club

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

Each Eredivisie club's best-paid midfielder in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every midfielder in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
PSV Eindhoven Lutsharel Geertruida £99,000£99k 1
AFC Ajax Thilo Kehrer £77,000£77k 2
Willem II Tonny Vilhena £28,000£28k 4
Feyenoord Rotterdam Hwang In-Beom £18,000£18k 7
FC Utrecht Jakov Medic £18,000£18k 6
AZ Alkmaar Jordy Clasie £10,000£10k 15
FC Twente Ramiz Zerrouki £5,700£6k 27
sc Heerenveen Dirk Proper £5,400£5k 28
PEC Zwolle Nick Viergever £4,900£5k 30
FC Groningen Tygo Land £4,600£5k 31
N.E.C. Nijmegen Darko Nejašmić £4,400£4k 32
Fortuna Sittard Rodrigo Guth £3,700£4k 36
Sparta Rotterdam Alwande Roaldsøy £3,500£4k 39
Heracles Almelo Daniël van Kaam £3,400£3k 42
Go Ahead Eagles Evert Linthorst £3,300£3k 45
SC Cambuur Billy van Duijl £2,500£3k 66
ADO Den Haag Juho Kilo £2,100£2k 74
Excelsior Rotterdam Noah Naujoks £1,900£2k 83
SC Telstar Nils Rossen £726£726 108

The best-paid midfielder in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Eredivisie ranks 13th.

The best-paid midfielder in each men's league we rank midfielders in, the weekly wage, and the league's average midfielder wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Otávio £472,000£472k £49,687£50k
Süper Lig N'Golo Kanté £348,000£348k £21,488£21k
Bundesliga Joshua Kimmich £315,000£315k £39,483£39k
Premier League Bruno Fernandes £300,000£300k £76,710£77k
Major League Soccer Casemiro £300,000£300k £11,731£12k
Ligue 1 Marquinhos £279,000£279k £30,015£30k
La Liga Trent Alexander-Arnold £249,000£249k £40,838£41k
Serie A John Stones £200,000£200k £44,528£45k
Primeira Liga João Palhinha £199,000£199k £11,158£11k
Championship Kalvin Phillips £165,000£165k £20,131£20k
Croatian First League Ismaël Bennacer £117,000£117k £4,206£4k
Brasileirão Série A Arthur £99,000£99k £10,842£11k
Eredivisie Lutsharel Geertruida £99,000£99k £9,142£9k
2. Bundesliga Maximilian Arnold £74,000£74k £11,170£11k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,664£17k
Liga MX Carlos Gruezo £64,000£64k £6,811£7k
League One Boubakary Soumaré £58,000£58k £6,405£6k
Serie B Ali Al Musrati £55,000£55k £8,344£8k
La Liga 2 Donny van de Beek £54,000£54k £5,199£5k
Super Liga Leandro Paredes £44,000£44k £4,100£4k
Chinese Super League Ibrahim Amadou £42,000£42k £5,544£6k
Scottish Premiership Callum McGregor £39,000£39k £5,790£6k
J1 League Oriol Romeu £35,000£35k £4,063£4k
Danish Superliga Philip Billing £35,000£35k £7,123£7k
Superleague Greece Christos Zafeiris £33,000£33k £7,533£8k
Czech First League Sivert Mannsverk £33,000£33k £2,010£2k
Belgian Pro League László Bénes £25,000£25k £6,702£7k
Ekstraklasa Karol Linetty £25,000£25k £3,410£3k
Ligue 2 Ibou Sissoko £21,000£21k £4,966£5k
Austrian Bundesliga Bendegúz Bolla £20,000£20k £3,500£4k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Mats Rits £16,000£16k £2,048£2k
Eliteserien Hrannar Snær Magnússon £13,000£13k £2,231£2k
League Two Joe Williams £12,000£12k £2,560£3k
Categoría Primera A Élan Ricardo £11,000£11k £3,852£4k
Thai League Roque Mesa £8,000£8k £2,247£2k
Indian Super League Lalengmawia £5,500£6k £707£707
Veikkausliiga Alexander Ring £4,500£5k £708£708
Scottish Championship Graeme Shinnie £4,200£4k £907£907
National League Jake Rooney £4,100£4k £1,293£1k
A-League Jake Girdwood-Reich £4,100£4k £1,219£1k
I-League Jordi Altena £3,100£3k £364£364
Canadian Premier League Manuel Aparicio £810£810 £458£458
Meistriliiga Modou Tambedou £484£484 £161£161

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Eredivisie?

Lutsharel Geertruida of PSV Eindhoven, on £99,000 a week in 2026/27, or £5,148,000 a year. Thilo Kehrer of AFC Ajax is second on £77,000 a week.

How much do Eredivisie midfielders earn?

The average Eredivisie midfielder aged 22 or over earns £9,142 a week, and the median one £3,600. Midfielders take 15% of what the Eredivisie pays its players of that age.

Which Eredivisie club pays its midfielders the most?

AFC Ajax, £217,100 a week across the 15 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Thilo Kehrer on £77,000.

Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Eredivisie ranks 13th of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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