LIGUE 2 · TOP 100

Highest paid Ligue 2 players

Q: Who is the highest paid player in Ligue 2?

Téji Savanier of FC Metz, on AU$73,710 per week — AU$3,832,920 a year.

Q: How much do the top 100 Ligue 2 players earn between them?

AU$1,641,276 per week and AU$85,346,352 per year, which is 70% of the entire Ligue 2 wage bill.

Q: Which Ligue 2 club has the most players in the top 100?

FC Nantes, with 15 of them, paying AU$356,454 a week across those players.

Q: What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$6,426 per week — that is what Clément Vidal earns in 100th place.

Téji Savanier leads on AU$73,710 per week. These 100 players take AU$1,641,276 a week between them - 70% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 551 of the 1,228 players in Ligue 2.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$1.6m

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL70%

MEDIAN AGE27

MOST IN THE LIST16 AS Saint-Étienne

Ligue 2 league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

FC Nantes 15 AU$356k AS Saint-Étienne 16 AU$319k Stade de Reims 11 AU$248k FC Metz 8 AU$172k Montpellier Hérault SC 7 AU$113k Amiens SC 5 AU$51k Clermont Foot 63 5 AU$50k AS Nancy Lorraine 4 AU$43k USL Dunkerque 5 AU$43k Stade Lavallois MFC 2 AU$43k Pau FC 4 AU$40k En Avant Guingamp 5 AU$38k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 17 AU$222k

23-26 32 AU$526k

27-30 33 AU$571k

Over 30 18 AU$323k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank

#1 AU$74k #10 AU$32k #100 AU$6k

Téji Savanier earns 2.3× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 11× the 100th. Half of the AU$1.6m a week on this page goes to the first 26 players on it.

The top 100

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#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	TEAM	NATION	AGE	POSITION
01	Téji Savanier	AU$73,710	AU$3,832,920	FC Metz	France	33	AM C
02	Mostafa Mohamed	AU$52,920	AU$2,751,840	FC Nantes	Egypt	27	ST
03	Mohamed Daramy	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	Stade de Reims	Denmark	23	AM RL
04	Ibou Sissoko	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	FC Nantes	Mali	27	DM
05	Francis Coquelin	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Stade Lavallois MFC	France	34	DM, M RC
06	Fabien Centonze	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	FC Nantes	France	29	D/WB R
07	Frédéric Guilbert	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	FC Nantes	France	30	D/WB R
08	Julien Le Cardinal	AU$32,130	AU$1,670,760	AS Saint-Étienne	France	27	D RC
09	Joseph Okumu	AU$32,130	AU$1,670,760	Stade de Reims	Kenya	28	D C
10	Jordan	AU$32,130	AU$1,670,760	Stade de Reims	United States	29	ST

11	Augustine Boakye	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	AS Saint-Étienne	Ghana	24	AM RLC
12	Zuriko Davitashvili	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	AS Saint-Étienne	Georgia	24	AM RL
13	Aïmen Moueffek	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	AS Saint-Étienne	Morocco	24	DM
14	Kelvin Amian	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	FC Nantes	France	27	D R
15	Florian Tardieu	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Montpellier Hérault SC	France	33	DM
16	Keito Nakamura	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Stade de Reims	Japan	24	AM RLC, F C
17	João Ferreira	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	AS Saint-Étienne	Portugal	24	D RC, M R
18	Nampalys Mendy	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	FC Metz	Senegal	33	DM
19	Ignatius Ganago	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	FC Nantes	Cameroon	26	ST
20	Hilton (Hilton Vitorino da Silva)	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Montpellier Hérault SC	Brazil	42	D (C)
21	Sergio Akieme	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	Stade de Reims	Spain	27	D/WB L
22	Lucas Stassin	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	AS Saint-Étienne	Belgium	20	ST
23	Igor Miladinović	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	AS Saint-Étienne	Serbia	22	AM LC
24	Johann Lepenant	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	FC Nantes	France	22	DM
25	Mickaël Nadé	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	AS Saint-Étienne	France	26	D C
26	Irvin Cardona	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	AS Saint-Étienne	Malta	27	AM RL, ST
27	Jessy Deminguet	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	FC Metz	France	27	DM
28	Habib Diallo	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	FC Metz	Senegal	30	ST
29	Lucas Perrin	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	FC Nantes	France	26	D C
30	Reda Khadra	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	Stade de Reims	Germany	24	AM RLC
31	Ali Youssef	AU$17,955	AU$933,660	FC Nantes	Libya	23	D C
32	Pierre Ekwah	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	AS Saint-Étienne	France	23	DM
33	Mahmoud Jaber	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	AS Saint-Étienne	Israel	25	DM, AM C
34	Saïdou Sow	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	FC Nantes	Guinea	23	D C
35	Mamadou Fofana	AU$16,821	AU$874,692	AS Nancy Lorraine	Mali	27	D C, DM
36	Andy Pelmard	AU$16,065	AU$835,380	Clermont Foot 63	Madagascar	25	D RLC
37	Gautier Larsonneur	AU$15,498	AU$805,896	AS Saint-Étienne	France	28	GK
38	Giovanni Haag	AU$15,498	AU$805,896	Red Star FC	France	25	DM
39	Julien Laporte	AU$15,309	AU$796,068	Montpellier Hérault SC	France	31	D C
40	Louis Leroux	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	FC Nantes	France	19	D/WB L, M C

41	Killian Corredor	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	FC Nantes	France	24	AM LC, F C
42	Theo Leoni	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	Stade de Reims	Belgium	25	DM
43	Mael Corboz	AU$14,931	AU$776,412	Grenoble Foot 38	United States	30	DM
44	Oumar Diakité	AU$14,742	AU$766,584	Stade de Reims	Côte d’Ivoire	21	ST
45	Arvin Appiah	AU$14,175	AU$737,100	Amiens SC	England	24	WB L, AM RL
46	Adrien Lebeau	AU$14,175	AU$737,100	USL Dunkerque	France	26	AM LC, F C
47	Chico Lamba	AU$13,986	AU$727,272	AS Saint-Étienne	Portugal	22	D C
48	Enzo Tchato	AU$13,797	AU$717,444	Montpellier Hérault SC	Cameroon	22	D R
49	Yaya Kader Fofana	AU$13,797	AU$717,444	Stade de Reims	Mali	21	AM C
50	Jérôme Roussillon	AU$13,419	AU$697,788	Amiens SC	Guadeloupe	32	D/WB L
51	Maxime Dupé	AU$13,041	AU$678,132	FC Nantes	France	32	GK
52	Mory Gbané	AU$13,041	AU$678,132	Stade de Reims	Côte d’Ivoire	24	DM
53	Brice Maubleu	AU$12,285	AU$638,820	Pau FC	France	35	GK
54	Yassine Benhattab	AU$11,907	AU$619,164	FC Nantes	France	22	AM RC
55	Jordan Marié	AU$11,529	AU$599,508	Dijon FCO	France	33	DM
56	Ilyes Housni	AU$11,529	AU$599,508	AS Nancy Lorraine	France	20	AM L, ST
57	Meissa Bâ	AU$10,962	AU$570,024	Red Star FC	Senegal	28	ST
58	Théo Sainte-Luce	AU$10,584	AU$550,368	Montpellier Hérault SC	France	26	D/WB L
59	Adrien Hunou	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	Clermont Foot 63	France	31	AM RC
60	Alexandre Olliero	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	Grenoble Foot 38	France	29	GK
61	Anthony Briançon	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	Pau FC	France	30	D C, DM
62	Daouda Guindo	AU$10,206	AU$530,712	Stade de Reims	Mali	22	D LC
63	Jessy Benet	AU$9,639	AU$501,228	Pau FC	France	30	AM C
64	Khalil Fayad	AU$9,450	AU$491,400	Montpellier Hérault SC	France	21	M C
65	Maxime Bernauer	AU$9,261	AU$481,572	AS Saint-Étienne	France	27	D C, DM
66	Mathieu Cafaro	AU$9,261	AU$481,572	FC Nantes	France	28	AM RL
67	Mathis Clairicia	AU$9,261	AU$481,572	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	France	22	AM L, ST
68	Paul Bernardoni	AU$9,072	AU$471,744	Amiens SC	France	28	GK
69	Quentin Braat	AU$8,883	AU$461,916	Rodez Aveyron Football	France	28	GK
70	Théo Guivarch	AU$8,694	AU$452,088	Clermont Foot 63	France	29	GK

71	Steven Nzonzi	AU$8,694	AU$452,088	USL Dunkerque	France	36	DM
72	Simon Ngapandouetnbu	AU$8,694	AU$452,088	Montpellier Hérault SC	Cameroon	22	GK
73	Ben Old	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	AS Saint-Étienne	New Zealand	22	D/WB/M L
74	Amine Boutrah	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	SC Bastia	France	24	AM RLC, F C
75	Bouna Sarr	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	FC Metz	Senegal	33	D/WB/AM R
76	Adrián Ortolà	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	En Avant Guingamp	Spain	31	GK
77	Boubacar Fofana	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	France	26	AM RL, ST
78	Dylan Louiserre	AU$8,316	AU$432,432	En Avant Guingamp	France	30	DM
79	Yoann Salmier	AU$8,127	AU$422,604	Clermont Foot 63	French Guiana	32	D C
80	Hakim Abdallah	AU$7,938	AU$412,776	En Avant Guingamp	Comoros	27	D/WB/M L
81	Johny Placide	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	SC Bastia	Haiti	37	GK
82	Jean Ruiz	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	FC Metz	France	27	D C, DM
83	Jérémy Gélin	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	AS Nancy Lorraine	France	28	D C, DM
84	Kylian Kaïboue	AU$7,560	AU$393,120	Amiens SC	France	26	D LC, DM
85	Maxime Colin	AU$7,371	AU$383,292	FC Metz	France	33	D RLC
86	Nordine Kandil	AU$7,371	AU$383,292	AS Nancy Lorraine	Morocco	23	AM RLC
87	Mathys Tourraine	AU$7,371	AU$383,292	Pau FC	Morocco	24	D/WB R
88	Thomas Monconduit	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Amiens SC	France	34	DM
89	Thierno Ballo	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	AS Saint-Étienne	Austria	23	AM LC
90	Thomas Robinet	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	USL Dunkerque	France	28	AM/F C
91	Tom Ducrocq	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	En Avant Guingamp	France	25	DM
92	Allan Linguet	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	USL Dunkerque	France	25	D R
93	Aboubakary Kanté	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	USL Dunkerque	Gambia	30	ST
94	Urie-Michel Mboula	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	FC Metz	Gabon	22	D LC
95	Amine Hemia	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	En Avant Guingamp	France	27	AM C
96	Aboubacar Lô	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Stade Lavallois MFC	Senegal	25	D C, DM
97	Victor Lobry	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	France	30	AM C
98	Dominique Guidi	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	SC Bastia	France	29	D C, DM
99	Cheick Oumar Konaté	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Clermont Foot 63	Mali	21	D/WB R
100	Clément Vidal	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Grenoble Foot 38	France	25	D C

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Ligue 2?

Téji Savanier of FC Metz, on AU$73,710 per week — AU$3,832,920 a year.

How much do the top 100 Ligue 2 players earn between them?

AU$1,641,276 per week and AU$85,346,352 per year, which is 70% of the entire Ligue 2 wage bill.

Which Ligue 2 club has the most players in the top 100?

FC Nantes, with 15 of them, paying AU$356,454 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$6,426 per week — that is what Clément Vidal earns in 100th place.