OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Olympique Lyonnais
Anthony Lopes has earned AU$48.8m at Olympique Lyonnais across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 18 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$767.2m
PLAYERS RANKED111
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB96
YEARS2013-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Olympique Lyonnais history
These 20 players took AU$436.1m between them, 57% of everything Olympique Lyonnais has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Olympique Lyonnais player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Olympique Lyonnais wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes | AU$48.8m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Memphis Depay | AU$37.8m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 3 | Corentin Tolisso Current squad | AU$36.8m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Houssem Aouar | AU$28.5m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 5 | Alexandre Lacazette | AU$25.3m | 3 | 2017-2024 |
| 6 | Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | AU$21.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 7 | Thiago Mendes | AU$20.5m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 8 | Bertrand Traoré | AU$19.9m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 9 | Jason Denayer | AU$19.4m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 10 | Nicolás Tagliafico Current squad | AU$19.4m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 11 | Moussa Dembélé | AU$19.3m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 12 | Nabil Fekir | AU$17.7m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 13 | Maxwel Cornet | AU$17.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 14 | Marcelo | AU$17.2m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 15 | Jérôme Boateng | AU$16.2m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 16 | Tanguy Ndombele | AU$15.7m | 3 | 2018-2022 |
| 17 | Maxence Caqueret | AU$14.7m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 18 | Lucas Tousart | AU$14m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 19 | Léo Dubois | AU$13.6m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 20 | Dejan Lovren | AU$12.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 21 | Orel Mangala | AU$11.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 22 | Jérémy Morel | AU$11.4m | 5 | 2015-2019 |
| 23 | Clinton Mata Current squad | AU$10.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 24 | Malo Gusto | AU$10.6m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 25 | Rayan Cherki | AU$10.6m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 26 | Karl Toko Ekambi | AU$9.6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 27 | Endrick | AU$9.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Mattia De Sciglio | AU$9.5m | 1 | 2021 |
| 29 | Moussa Niakhaté Current squad | AU$9.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Lucas Paquetá | AU$9.1m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 31 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | AU$8.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 32 | Kenny Tete | AU$8.6m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 33 | Maxime Gonalons | AU$8.5m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 34 | Bruno Guimarães | AU$7.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 35 | Ernest Nuamah Current squad | AU$7.4m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 36 | Mariano | AU$7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 37 | Dominik Greif Current squad | AU$6.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Mathieu Valbuena | AU$6.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 39 | Nemanja Matic | AU$6.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Malick Fofana | AU$6.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 41 | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | AU$5.9m | 2 | 2020-2022 |
| 42 | Saïd Benrahma | AU$5.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 43 | Islam Slimani | AU$5.6m | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Jordan Ferri | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 45 | Marçal | AU$5.4m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 46 | Joachim Andersen | AU$5.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 47 | Sinaly Diomandé | AU$5.1m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 48 | Tanner Tessmann Current squad | AU$5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Abner Vinicius Current squad | AU$4.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Pape Cheikh Diop | AU$4.8m | 3 | 2018-2022 |
| 51 | Pavel Šulc Current squad | AU$4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Emerson | AU$4.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 53 | Nicolas Nkoulou | AU$4.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 54 | Tyler Morton Current squad | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Julian Pollersbeck | AU$4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 56 | Ferland Mendy | AU$3.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 57 | Hans Hateboer | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Roman Yaremchuk | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 59 | Tino Kadewere | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 60 | Martin Terrier | AU$3.2m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 61 | Ciprian Tătăruşanu | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 62 | Duje Caleta-Car | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 63 | Jimmy Briand | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2013 |
| 64 | Amine Gouiri | AU$3.1m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 65 | Reo Griffiths | AU$2.5m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 66 | Lucas Perri | AU$2.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Rachid Ghezzal | AU$2.3m | 3 | 2017-2026 |
| 68 | Ruben Kluivert Current squad | AU$2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Youssouf Koné | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 70 | Johann Lepenant | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 71 | Jake O'Brien | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 72 | Sergi Darder | AU$2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 73 | Camilo | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 74 | Djamel Benlamri | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2021 |
| 75 | Oumar Solet | AU$1.8m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 76 | Henrique | AU$1.8m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 77 | Mouctar Diakhaby | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 78 | Melvin Bard | AU$1.7m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 79 | Jean Lucas | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 80 | Lenny Pintor | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2019-2022 |
| 81 | Gift Orban | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 82 | Castello Lukeba | AU$1.5m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 83 | Damien Da Silva | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Rémy Descamps Current squad | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 85 | Amin Sarr | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2023 |
| 86 | Cenk Özkacar | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 87 | Romain Faivre | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Anthony Racioppi | AU$1.1m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 89 | Bradley Barcola | AU$954k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 90 | Saël Kumbedi | AU$904k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 91 | Ousseynou Ndiaye | AU$795k | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 92 | Myziane Maolida | AU$668k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 93 | Paul Akouokou Current squad | AU$668k | 1 | 2024 |
| 94 | Mama Baldé | AU$482k | 1 | 2024 |
| 95 | Elisha Owusu | AU$421k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 96 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | AU$403k | 1 | 2017 |
| 97 | Pierre Kalulu | AU$352k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 98 | Gaetan Perrin | AU$314k | 1 | 2017 |
| 99 | Esteban Lepaul | AU$295k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 100 | Christopher Martins Pereira | AU$236k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Olympique Lyonnais?
Anthony Lopes, with AU$48.8m across 8 seasons at Olympique Lyonnais.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 111 players we hold a Olympique Lyonnais wage for, from 2013 to 2026.