Highest paid players from Netherlands
Virgil van Dijk is the best paid player from Netherlands at £350,000 a week. We hold a wage for 685 of the 1,268 players in the squads we track who give Netherlands, and they earn £6,670,578 a week between them, across 34 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Netherlands
The eleven highest-paid players from Netherlands that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Mark Flekken £82,000 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- D Virgil van Dijk £350,000 Liverpool
- D Matthijs de Ligt £220,000 Manchester United
- D Jeremie Frimpong £200,000 Liverpool
- D Nathan Aké £165,000 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.
- M Frenkie de Jong £207,000 Barcelona
- M Ryan Gravenberch £200,000 Liverpool
- M Tijjani Reijnders £165,000 Manchester City
- A Xavi Simons £200,000 Tottenham Hotspur
- A Cody Gakpo £165,000 Liverpool
- A Steven Bergwijn £149,000 Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)
Combined £2,103,000 per week · £109,356,000 per year
Highest paid from Netherlands
Top 50 by weekly wage — 69% of every Netherlands wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Virgil van Dijk | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 34 | D C |
| 02 | Matthijs de Ligt | £220,000 | £11,440,000 | Manchester United | Premier League | 25 | D C |
| 03 | Frenkie de Jong | £207,000 | £10,764,000 | Barcelona | La Liga | 28 | DM |
| 04 | Ryan Gravenberch | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 23 | DM, AM C |
| 05 | Jeremie Frimpong | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 24 | D/WB/AM R |
| 06 | Xavi Simons | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 22 | AM RLC |
| 07 | Cody Gakpo | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 26 | AM RLC, F C |
| 08 | Tijjani Reijnders | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | Manchester City | Premier League | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 09 | Nathan Aké | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 30 | D LC, DM |
| 10 | Steven Bergwijn | £149,000 | £7,748,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Pro League | 27 | AM RLC, F C |
| 11 | Donyell Malen | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | Associazione Sportiva Roma | Serie A | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 12 | Sven Botman | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 25 | D C |
| 13 | Stefan de Vrij | £117,000 | £6,084,000 | Panathinaikos AO | Superleague Greece | 33 | D C |
| 14 | Jurriën Timber | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | Arsenal | Premier League | 24 | D RLC |
| 15 | Joshua Zirkzee | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | Manchester United | Premier League | 24 | AM/F C |
| 16 | Jorrel Hato | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | Chelsea | Premier League | 19 | D LC |
| 17 | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 24 | D RLC, DM |
| 18 | Teun Koopmeiners | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | Juventus | Serie A | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 19 | Justin Kluivert | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | AFC Bournemouth | Premier League | 26 | AM RLC |
| 20 | Denzel Dumfries | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 29 | D/WB/M R |
| 21 | Ian Maatsen | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 23 | D/WB L |
| 22 | Micky van de Ven | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 24 | D LC |
| 23 | Mark Flekken | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 32 | GK |
| 24 | Noa Lang | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC |
| 25 | Kenny Tete | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | Fulham | Premier League | 29 | D/WB R |
| 26 | Brian Brobbey | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | Sunderland | Premier League | 23 | ST |
| 27 | Steven Berghuis | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | AFC Ajax | Eredivisie | 33 | AM RC |
| 28 | Joël Veltman | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | West Ham United | Championship | 33 | D RC |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 25 | D C |
| 30 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Girona | La Liga 2 | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 31 | Mats Wieffer | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 25 | D RC, DM |
| 32 | Crysencio Summerville | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 23 | AM RL |
| 33 | Sam Beukema | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | Napoli | Serie A | 26 | D C |
| 34 | Quilindschy Hartman | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Espanyol | La Liga | 23 | D/WB L |
| 35 | Antoni Milambo | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Brentford | Premier League | 20 | AM C |
| 36 | Mitchel Bakker | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | Atalanta | Serie A | 25 | D LC |
| 37 | Thijs Dallinga | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | Bologna FC 1909 | Serie A | 24 | ST |
| 38 | Kenneth Taylor | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 23 | DM, AM LC |
| 39 | Quinten Timber | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Ligue 1 | 24 | D C, DM, AM C |
| 40 | Ezechiel Banzuzi | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 20 | DM, AM C |
| 41 | Azor Matusiwa | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 27 | D/WB R, DM, M RC |
| 42 | Danilho Doekhi | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 27 | D C |
| 43 | Branco van den Boomen | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | 29 | DM |
| 44 | Vincent Janssen | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer | 31 | ST |
| 45 | Pascal Struijk | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 25 | D LC |
| 46 | Devyne Rensch | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Associazione Sportiva Roma | Serie A | 22 | D RLC |
| 47 | Wout Weghorst | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | FC Twente | Eredivisie | 32 | ST |
| 48 | Tijjani Noslin | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Lazio | Serie A | 26 | AM RLC, F C |
| 49 | Gustavo Hamer | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Coventry City | Premier League | 28 | DM, AM LC |
| 50 | Ernest Poku | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 21 | AM RLC |
Where Netherlands players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the Netherlands wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most Netherlands players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Netherlands
Who is the highest paid footballer from Netherlands?
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool is the highest paid player from Netherlands in our data, on £350,000 per week (£18,200,000 per year).
How much do players from Netherlands earn?
We hold a wage for 685 of the 1,268 players from Netherlands in our data, so an average across them would describe those 685 rather than Netherlands as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Netherlands?
The Eredivisie has the most, with 402 players from Netherlands on wages we hold, ahead of the Other clubs on 95.
How many players from Netherlands do you cover?
1,268 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Netherlands, and we hold a weekly wage for 685 of them (54%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Netherlands?
AZ Alkmaar, with 40 players from Netherlands in its current squad.
Every player from Netherlands
189 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for