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VVV-Venlo 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Meritan Shabani on £14,000 per week · see the current VVV-Venlo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £76k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £4.0m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £3k
Then and now
VVV-Venlo pay £13,702 a week in 2026/27 — 82% lower than the £76,290 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meritan Shabani | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zinédine Machach | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tasos Donis | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Left midfielder, left winger, striker | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christos Donis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Greece | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kristopher Da Graca | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lukas Schmitz | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leon Guwara | £3,000 | £156,000 | 24 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Steffen Schäfer | £2,600 | £135,200 | 26 | Defender | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Danny Post | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giorgos Giakoumakis | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jafar Arias | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Curaçao | JUN 2022 | ||
| Roy Gelmi | £1,700 | £88,400 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thorsten Kirschbaum | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tobias Pachonik | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Arjan Swinkels | £1,500 | £78,000 | 35 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Kum | £1,400 | £72,800 | 34 | Defender | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Guus Hupperts | £1,200 | £62,400 | 28 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joshua John | £931 | £48,412 | 31 | Wide midfielder, winger | Aruba | JUN 2021 | ||
| Delano van Crooij | £895 | £46,540 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Torino Hunte | £823 | £42,796 | 29 | Wide midfielder, winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tristan Dekker | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vito van Crooij | £500 | £26,000 | 24 | Wide midfielder, winger | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yahcuroo Roemer | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Simon Janssen | £334 | £17,368 | 19 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jens Craenmehr | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bram Verbong | £261 | £13,572 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Justin Coenen | £224 | £11,648 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nezar S'rifi | £224 | £11,648 | 20 | Central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joël Roeffen | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Full-back | Netherlands | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fin Pleunis | £142 | £7,384 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Mami | £139 | £7,228 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Coby Sultan | £139 | £7,228 | 19 | Central midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jur Theunissen | £139 | £7,228 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Melano Thier | £123 | £6,396 | 18 | Winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joep Munsters | £121 | £6,292 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jur Clabbers | £121 | £6,292 | 18 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tomi Alexandrov | £121 | £6,292 | 18 | Striker | Israel | JUN 2021 | ||
| Niek Munsters | £121 | £6,292 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ian Ngobi | £121 | £6,292 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lennart Mehler | £121 | £6,292 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lars Nabbe | £121 | £6,292 | 18 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jonas Theuerzeit | £121 | £6,292 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jesse Probst | £117 | £6,084 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ramon de Wilde | £111 | £5,772 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Milan Lippinkhof | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maxim van Peer | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Stan Henderikx | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sil Passage | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wassim Essanoussi | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ruben Martens-Fleurkens | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ertan Hajdaraj | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Albania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jens Jacobs | £106 | £5,512 | 16 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tjerk Meijs | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Stijn Huntjens | £106 | £5,512 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thijme Verheijen | £91 | £4,732 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joep Kluskens | £91 | £4,732 | 17 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Guus Willemssen | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luuk Vosselman | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mees Meeuwissen | £91 | £4,732 | 17 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Javier Valerio | £91 | £4,732 | 17 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamie Roeffen | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Right winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Levi Smans | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jur Verstegen | £91 | £4,732 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jens Jenniskens | £91 | £4,732 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | MAR 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 13%
6 £1k-£2k 12%
7 £2k-£5k 24%
1 £5k-£10k 7%
3 £10k-£25k 45%
Top 5 earners took 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VVV-Venlo wages, 2020/21
What was VVV-Venlo's wage bill in 2020/21?
VVV-Venlo paid £76,290 a week in 2020/21 - £3,967,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VVV-Venlo player in 2020/21?
Meritan Shabani was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £14,000 a week, 5.2x the 22+ squad average of £2,688.
What was the average VVV-Venlo salary in 2020/21?
The average VVV-Venlo player aged 22 or over earned £2,688 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 56% of the bill between them.
How do VVV-Venlo's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
VVV-Venlo pay £13,702 a week in 2026/27, 82% lower than the £76,290 of 2020/21. The current squad is 65 players against 64 then.