Ajax Salaries 2026/27

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Top Earner: M. Leonardo (€3.9M)

Lowest Earner: D. Janse (€400K)

M. Leonardo

Top Earner

D. Janse

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

One Left-Back Out-earns All Goalkeepers

Left-back Owen Wijndal's salary of €2.5M is more than the entire goalkeeper squad's combined salary of €1.1M. The club's other top left-back, Caio Henrique, also individually out-earns the goalkeeping unit with his €2.0M salary.

One Center-Back Out-earns Four Others

Thilo Kehrer's salary of €3.5M is greater than the combined salaries of the club's four other center-backs: Daley Blind, Youri Baas, Aaron Bouwman, and Dies Janse, who together earn approximately €3.5M.

Massive Wage Gap Between Full-Backs

The club's two highest-paid left-backs, Owen Wijndal (€2.5M) and Caio Henrique (€2.0M), have a combined salary of €4.5M. This is more than four times the combined €1.08M salary of the two right-backs, Anton Gaaei and Lucas Rosa.

An Unlikely Trio on Equal Pay

Center-forward Kasper Dolberg, right-winger Steven Berghuis, and defensive midfielder Yves Bissouma all earn an identical salary of €3.0M, forming a unique high-earning trio across different positions on the pitch.

A €2.5M Quartet Across the Pitch

Four players from four different positions earn an identical salary of €2.5M: left-back Owen Wijndal, defensive midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, attacking midfielder Julian Brandt, and right-winger Viktor Tsygankov.

Young Striker Now Leads the Pack

At just 23 years old, center-forward Marcos Leonardo is the club's outright highest earner with a €3.9M salary, placing him above every other player in the squad.

Nine Players Form a €2.5M+ Elite

A clear top salary tier exists for players earning €2.5M or more. This elite group of nine players includes four forwards (Marcos Leonardo, Kasper Dolberg, Steven Berghuis, Viktor Tsygankov), three midfielders (Yves Bissouma, Sofyan Amrabat, Julian Brandt), and two defenders (Thilo Kehrer, Owen Wijndal).

Leonardo is Ajax's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is center-forward Marcos Leonardo, with an annual salary of €3.9M.

Kehrer is the Top-Paid Defender

Center-back Thilo Kehrer is the highest-paid defender at the club with an annual salary of €3.5M.

Bissouma is the Top-Paid Midfielder

Defensive midfielder Yves Bissouma is the highest-paid midfielder at the club, earning an annual salary of €3.0M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Edson Álvarez

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

Ajax considered taking over Edson Álvarez's full salary of seven million euros per year, but the transfer did not proceed.

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Potential wage savings if Dolberg and Caio Henrique leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Kasper Dolberg, with a salary of €3.0M/year, is linked with a move to Midtjylland. Caio Henrique, earning €2.0M/year, is linked with Fluminense. Youri Baas, currently on €680K/year, is linked to FC Barcelona or Porto. Jorthy Mokio, with a salary of €780K/year, is linked to West Ham United, Real Madrid, or Porto. Aaron Bouwman, earning €400K/year, is linked to Chelsea or Newcastle United.

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