VVV-Venlo 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Lukáš Zima on £3,000 per week · see the current VVV-Venlo wage bill
We hold a wage for all 63 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 — 5% higher than the £26,490 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukáš Zima | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Carl Johansson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Nick Venema | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | ST | Holland | ||
| Tobias Pachonik | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D/WB/M R | Germany | ||
| Aaron Bastiaans | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | ||
| Joeri Schroijen | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | D/WB/AM L | Holland | ||
| Brian Koglin | £1,070 | £55,640 | 24 | D RLC, DM | Germany | ||
| Delano van Crooij | £1,020 | £53,040 | 30 | GK | Holland | ||
| Mitchell van Rooijen | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | AM RLC | Holland | ||
| Kees de Boer | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | DM | Holland | ||
| Wassim Essanoussi | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| Tristan Dekker | £770 | £40,040 | 23 | D/WB R | Holland | ||
| Richard Sedláček | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | WB R, DM, M RC | Czechia | ||
| Simon Janssen | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Holland | ||
| Levi Smans | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | AM/F C | Holland | ||
| Sven Braken | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | AM LC, F C | Holland | ||
| Rayan El Azrak | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | AM RLC | Holland | ||
| Bram Verbong | £390 | £20,280 | 21 | GK | Holland | ||
| Stan van Dijck | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | D C | Holland | ||
| Sem Dirks | £340 | £17,680 | 20 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Jens Craenmehr | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | GK | Holland | ||
| Yahcuroo Roemer | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Thijme Verheijen | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM L, ST | Holland | ||
| Joël Roeffen | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | D RL | Holland | ||
| Lars Nabbe | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | M C | Holland | ||
| Fin Pleunis | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Melano Thier | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Holland | ||
| Joep Kluskens | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | M C | Holland | ||
| Levi Titulaer | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | AM RC | Holland | ||
| Ian Ngobi | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | D RLC | Holland | ||
| Jonas Theuerzeit | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | M C | Germany | ||
| Jur Clabbers | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Lennart Mehler | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Jens Jacobs | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB R | Holland | ||
| Milan Lippinkhof | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | D C | Holland | ||
| Stijn Huntjens | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | GK | Holland | ||
| Jur Theunissen | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Tjerk Meijs | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | M C | Holland | ||
| Maxim van Peer | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM/F C | Holland | ||
| Jur Verstegen | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | GK | Holland | ||
| Stan Henderikx | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| Ertan Hajdaraj | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | DM | Albania | ||
| Quint Janssen | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | GK | Holland | ||
| Milan van de Riet | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Holland | ||
| Tim Schrick | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Mohammed Idriss | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Holland | ||
| Guus Willemssen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Holland | ||
| Jamie Roeffen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | Holland | ||
| Jens Jenniskens | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Holland | ||
| Bas Laarakker | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Holland | ||
| Luuk Vosselman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Holland | ||
| Ruben Laugs | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Holland | ||
| Ruuben Sengers | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Holland | ||
| Mohamed Hegi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Syria | ||
| Finn Houwers | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | ST | Holland | ||
| Mohammed Essakkati | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Ruud Christiaens | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | D L | Holland | ||
| Javier Valerio | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Edin Salihovic | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | ST | Holland | ||
| Diego van Zutphen | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Mees Meeuwissen | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | M C | Holland | ||
| Sven Janssen | £80 | £4,160 | 15 | M C | Holland | ||
| Mika Wolter | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | M C | Holland | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VVV-Venlo wages, 2021/22
What was VVV-Venlo's wage bill in 2021/22?
VVV-Venlo paid £26,490 a week in 2021/22 - £1,377,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VVV-Venlo player in 2021/22?
Lukáš Zima was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £3,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £1,369.
What was the average VVV-Venlo salary in 2021/22?
The average VVV-Venlo player aged 22 or over earned £1,369 a week in 2021/22, across the 11 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do VVV-Venlo's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
VVV-Venlo pay £27,923 a week in 2026/27, 5% higher than the £26,490 of 2021/22. The current squad is 79 players against 63 then.