VVV-Venlo 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Peniel Mlapa on £7,800 per week · see the current VVV-Venlo wage bill
Then and now
VVV-Venlo pay £13,702 a week in 2026/27 — 74% lower than the £52,010 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peniel Mlapa | £7,800 | £405,600 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Togo | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lars Unnerstall | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Patrick Joosten | £3,800 | £197,600 | 22 | Winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Axel Borgmann | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Post | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Johnatan Opoku | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jay-Roy Grot | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Damian van Bruggen | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Moreno Rutten | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | Full-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nils Röseler | £1,900 | £98,800 | 26 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Peter van Ooijen | £1,800 | £93,600 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Roel Janssen | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ralf Seuntjens | £1,700 | £88,400 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tino Susic | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christian Kum | £1,400 | £72,800 | 32 | Defender | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Delano van Crooij | £1,060 | £55,120 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Evert Linthorst | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Evren Korkmaz | £820 | £42,640 | 21 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jerold Promes | £690 | £35,880 | 34 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tristan Dekker | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bram Verbong | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Simon Janssen | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joop Daniëls | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul Wienhoven | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kay van de Haterd | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Martijn Samson | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nino Jacobs | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joshua Geurts | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sotirios Kokkinis | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marko Antunic | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Spreeuwenberg | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kimby Januário | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kay van de Vorst | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Niels Blaszczyk | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joost Peeters | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yahcuroo Roemer | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Justin Coenen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| David Müllers | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Levy Bosch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ramon de Wilde | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jeffrey van Lieshout | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Davereaux Cecilia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Curaçao | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lennart Mehler | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jesse Probst | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joël Roeffen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defender | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Niek Munsters | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lars Nabbe | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jens Craenmehr | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ian Ngobi | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joep Munsters | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jur Clabbers | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sem Steijn | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fin Pleunis | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Bastiaans | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tomi Alexandrov | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Pfaffenroth | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jessy Hendrikx | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VVV-Venlo wages, 2018/19
What was VVV-Venlo's wage bill in 2018/19?
VVV-Venlo paid £52,010 a week in 2018/19 - £2,704,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VVV-Venlo player in 2018/19?
Peniel Mlapa was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £7,800 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £2,672.
What was the average VVV-Venlo salary in 2018/19?
The average VVV-Venlo player aged 22 or over earned £2,672 a week in 2018/19, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do VVV-Venlo's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
VVV-Venlo pay £13,702 a week in 2026/27, 74% lower than the £52,010 of 2018/19. The current squad is 65 players against 57 then.