EREDIVISIE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Sparta Rotterdam 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Soufyan Ahannach on £8,000 per week · see the current Sparta Rotterdam wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £67k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £3.5m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £2k
Then and now
Sparta Rotterdam pay £53,861 a week in 2026/27 — 19% lower than the £66,870 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soufyan Ahannach | £8,000 | £416,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | MAY 2018 | ||
| Fred Friday | £7,300 | £379,600 | 22 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Robert Mühren | £5,700 | £296,400 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dabney dos Santos Souza | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Miquel Nelom | £3,900 | £202,800 | 26 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Thomas Verhaar | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bart Vriends | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Craig Goodwin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | Left-back, left winger | Australia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Frederik Holst | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jannik Huth | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nick Proschwitz | £1,900 | £98,800 | 30 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Paco van Moorsel | £1,800 | £93,600 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sander Fischer | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Deroy Duarte | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Janne Saksela | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | Right-back, right winger | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lovette Felicia | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leonard Nienhuis | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kenny Dougall | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Julian Chabot | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roy Kortsmit | £850 | £44,200 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michel Breuer | £840 | £43,680 | 37 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ilias Alhaft | £740 | £38,480 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ragnar Ache | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Sanusi | £700 | £36,400 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Loris Brogno | £700 | £36,400 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stijn Spierings | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sherel Floranus | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Defender, left midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ayoub Boukhari | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alessandro Rodrigues | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jamilio Valies | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jair Oosterlen | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdou Harroui | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ioannis Bouras | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jaimy Brute | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mark Verhoeven | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Youri de Winter | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Verrips | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nazario de Fretes | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marc Ripmeester | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Left winger | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mark Veenhoven | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lorenzo Soares Fonseca | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dane Domic | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Central midfielder | Canada | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bradley Martis | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stefan de Bert | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Orhan Dag | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Right winger | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joshua Kozuh | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Kloos | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ugur Altintas | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jubilee Djan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenny Lipman | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Youssef El Kachati | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Halil Dervisoglu | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diederick Luydens | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Victor Timmers | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bradly van Hoeven | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Fabrie | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jomar Gomes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Wouter Vermeer | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daan van Unen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roy van Beek | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdul Sankoh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Turan Tuzlacik | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jason Meerstadt | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mohammed Tahiri | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elayis Tavsan | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vincent Schippers | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pepijn Doesburg | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
49 Under £1k 22%
8 £1k-£2k 16%
7 £2k-£5k 30%
3 £5k-£10k 31%
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sparta Rotterdam wages, 2017/18
What was Sparta Rotterdam's wage bill in 2017/18?
Sparta Rotterdam paid £66,870 a week in 2017/18 - £3,477,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sparta Rotterdam player in 2017/18?
Soufyan Ahannach was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £8,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £2,238.
What was the average Sparta Rotterdam salary in 2017/18?
The average Sparta Rotterdam player aged 22 or over earned £2,238 a week in 2017/18, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Sparta Rotterdam's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Sparta Rotterdam pay £53,861 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £66,870 of 2017/18. The current squad is 73 players against 67 then.