VVV-Venlo 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Gedion Zelalem on £6,200 per week · see the current VVV-Venlo wage bill
We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 11 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VVV-Venlo pay £27,923 a week in 2026/27 — 15% higher than the £24,210 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gedion Zelalem | £6,200 | £322,400 | 19 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Joey Sleegers | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | AM LC | Holland | ||
| Roel Janssen | £1,700 | £88,400 | 26 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| Clint Leemans | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D C, DM, AM C | Holland | ||
| Danny Post | £1,400 | £72,800 | 27 | DM | Holland | ||
| Johnatan Opoku | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | AM LC, F C | Holland | ||
| Leandro Resida | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Moreno Rutten | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | D RL | Holland | ||
| Nils Röseler | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jerold Promes | £710 | £36,920 | 32 | D C | Holland | ||
| Ralf Seuntjens | £700 | £36,400 | 27 | ST | Holland | ||
| Cendrino Misidjan | £690 | £35,880 | 27 | D/WB L | Holland | ||
| Torino Hunte | £670 | £34,840 | 25 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Tim Receveur | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | AM RC | Holland | ||
| Evren Korkmaz | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Tristan Dekker | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Vito van Crooij | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | AM L | Holland | ||
| Roy Gielen | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | DM, AM C | Holland | ||
| Rintaro Tashima | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | M C | Japan | ||
| Maarten de Fockert | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | GK | Holland | ||
| Reno Kochanowski | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Mouctar Jalloh | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM L | Holland | ||
| Jeffrey Rijkers | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | Holland | ||
| Moos Hendrix | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Holland | ||
| Karol Wszoła | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M LC | Poland | ||
| Mateusz Wszoła | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Poland | ||
| Quin Holten | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Holland | ||
| Sentayehu Derks | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Holland | ||
| Bram Verbong | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Holland | ||
| Lars Joosten | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Holland | ||
| Dion van Horne | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Holland | ||
| Jorick Schilken | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Holland | ||
| Luca Soyke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM, M LC | Holland | ||
| Sem Custers | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | GK | Holland | ||
| Sotirios Kokkinis | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | AM C | Greece | ||
| Joshua Geurts | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | ST | Holland | ||
| Nino Jacobs | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | D LC | Holland | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 37 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VVV-Venlo wages, 2016/17
What was VVV-Venlo's wage bill in 2016/17?
VVV-Venlo paid £24,210 a week in 2016/17 - £1,258,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 37. We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VVV-Venlo player in 2016/17?
Gedion Zelalem was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £6,200 a week, 6.6x the 22+ squad average of £943.
What was the average VVV-Venlo salary in 2016/17?
The average VVV-Venlo player aged 22 or over earned £943 a week in 2016/17, across the 11 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 37. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do VVV-Venlo's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
VVV-Venlo pay £27,923 a week in 2026/27, 15% higher than the £24,210 of 2016/17. The current squad is 79 players against 37 then.