Ajax

Dutch Eredivisie

€40.8m

Current Wage Bill

€1.2m

Avg Wage

Squad Size

Manager

John Heitinga

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Squad Salaries

Last updated: Mar 13, 2026

#	Player	Weekly	Annual	Bonus	Age	Contract
1	Ko Itakura	€75,000	€3.9m	+€1.2m	29	2029
2	Steven Berghuis	€57,700	€3m	+€750k	34	2027
3	Wout Weghorst	€48,000	€2.5m	+€625k	33	2026
4	Branco van den Boomen	€48,000	€2.5m	+€500k	28	2027
5	Owen Wijndal	€48,000	€2.5m	+€500k	26	2027
6	Kasper Dolberg	€48,000	€2.5m	+€750k	28	2029
7	Josip Sutalo	€38,500	€2m	+€500k	26	2028
8	Davy Klaassen	€34,600	€1.8m	+€360k	33	2027
9	Oscar Gloukh	€28,800	€1.5m	+€450k	22	2030
10	Maher Carrizo	€23,000	€1.2m	+€144k	20	2030
11	Kenneth Taylor	€23,000	€1.2m	+€300k	23	2027
12	Youri Regeer	€19,800	€1m	+€250k	22	2029
13	Oliver Valaker Edvardsen	€19,800	€1m	+€250k	27	2028
14	Anton Gaaei	€14,400	€750k	+€150k	23	2028
15	Mika Godts	$14,400	$750k	+$113k	20	2029
16	Youri Baas	€14,500	€750k	+€188k	23	2028
17	Vitezslav Jaros	€11,500	€600k	+€90k	24	2026
18	James McConnell	€11,500	€600k	+€72k	21	2026
19	Joeri Heerkens	€10,000	€520k	+€156k	19	2030
20	Don-Angelo Konadu	€9,600	€500k	+€75k	19	2028
21	Kian Fitz-Jim	€9,600	€500k	+€150k	22	2027
22	Lucas Rosa	€9,600	€500k	+€150k	26	2029
23	Remko Pasveer	€9,600	€500k	+€150k	41	2026
24	Charlie Setford	€3,000	€156k	+€47k	21	2027
25	Rayane Bounida	€1,000	€52k	+€16k	19	2026
26	Aaron Bouwman	€1,000	€52k	+€16k	18	2027
27	Jorthy Mokio	€500	€26k	+€8k	17	2027
Total			€32.9m	€7.9m

Player	Weekly	Annual	Bonus	Age	Contract
Ko Itakura	€75,000	€3.9m	+€1.2m	29	2029
Steven Berghuis	€57,700	€3m	+€750k	34	2027
Wout Weghorst	€48,000	€2.5m	+€625k	33	2026
Branco van den Boomen	€48,000	€2.5m	+€500k	28	2027
Owen Wijndal	€48,000	€2.5m	+€500k	26	2027
Kasper Dolberg	€48,000	€2.5m	+€750k	28	2029
Josip Sutalo	€38,500	€2m	+€500k	26	2028
Davy Klaassen	€34,600	€1.8m	+€360k	33	2027
Oscar Gloukh	€28,800	€1.5m	+€450k	22	2030
Maher Carrizo	€23,000	€1.2m	+€144k	20	2030
Kenneth Taylor	€23,000	€1.2m	+€300k	23	2027
Youri Regeer	€19,800	€1m	+€250k	22	2029
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen	€19,800	€1m	+€250k	27	2028
Anton Gaaei	€14,400	€750k	+€150k	23	2028
Mika Godts	$14,400	$750k	+$113k	20	2029
Youri Baas	€14,500	€750k	+€188k	23	2028
Vitezslav Jaros	€11,500	€600k	+€90k	24	2026
James McConnell	€11,500	€600k	+€72k	21	2026
Joeri Heerkens	€10,000	€520k	+€156k	19	2030
Don-Angelo Konadu	€9,600	€500k	+€75k	19	2028
Kian Fitz-Jim	€9,600	€500k	+€150k	22	2027
Lucas Rosa	€9,600	€500k	+€150k	26	2029
Remko Pasveer	€9,600	€500k	+€150k	41	2026
Charlie Setford	€3,000	€156k	+€47k	21	2027
Rayane Bounida	€1,000	€52k	+€16k	19	2026
Aaron Bouwman	€1,000	€52k	+€16k	18	2027
Jorthy Mokio	€500	€26k	+€8k	17	2027
Total		€32.9m	€7.9m

Team Statistics

Highest Earner Ko Itakura

Avg Contract Length 2.2 years

Foreign Players 14 / 27 (52%)

Avg Squad Age 24.6 years

Top Earners by Position

Ko Itakura

Defender

€3.9m

Steven Berghuis

Midfielder

€3m

Wout Weghorst

Forward

€2.5m

Vitezslav Jaros

Goalkeeper

€600k

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Ajax Salaries Insights

Ajax's total wage bill for the 2025/26 season is €40.8 million, the 2nd-highest in the Dutch Eredivisie.

The average first-team player salary is €1.2 million per year.

Ko Itakura is the highest-paid player in the squad, earning a base salary of €3.9 million per year.

The squad's total annual bonus bill is €7.9 million.