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LIGUE 2 · TOP 100

Highest paid Ligue 2 players

Téji Savanier leads on AU$73,710 per week. These 100 players take AU$1,493,100 a week between them - 71% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 527 of the 1,193 players in Ligue 2.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$1.5m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL71%
MEDIAN AGE27
MOST IN THE LIST17 FC Nantes
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 17 AU$345k Stade de Reims 11 AU$210k AS Saint-Étienne 11 AU$207k FC Metz 7 AU$151k Montpellier Hérault SC 6 AU$96k Clermont Foot 63 7 AU$72k AS Nancy Lorraine 6 AU$61k Grenoble Foot 38 5 AU$57k En Avant Guingamp 7 AU$49k Pau FC 5 AU$48k Stade Lavallois MFC 2 AU$43k FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 5 AU$40k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 17 AU$194k
23-26 30 AU$483k
27-30 36 AU$508k
Over 30 17 AU$307k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$74k #10 AU$28k #100 AU$6k

Téji Savanier earns 2.6× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 13× the 100th. Half of the AU$1.5m a week on this page goes to the first 25 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Téji Savanier
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 FC Metz France 33 AM C
02 Mohamed Daramy
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 Stade de Reims Denmark 23 AM RL
03 Ibou Sissoko
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 FC Nantes Mali 27 DM
04 Francis Coquelin
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Stade Lavallois MFC France 34 DM, M RC
05 Fabien Centonze
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 FC Nantes France 29 D/WB R
06 Frédéric Guilbert
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 FC Nantes France 30 D/WB R
07 Julien Le Cardinal
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 AS Saint-Étienne France 27 D RC
08 Joseph Okumu
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Stade de Reims Kenya 28 D C
09 Zuriko Davitashvili
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 AS Saint-Étienne Georgia 24 AM RL
10 Augustine Boakye
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 AS Saint-Étienne Ghana 24 AM RLC
11 Kelvin Amian
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 FC Nantes France 27 D R
12 Florian Tardieu
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Montpellier Hérault SC France 33 DM
13 Keito Nakamura
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Stade de Reims Japan 24 AM RLC, F C
14 João Ferreira
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 AS Saint-Étienne Portugal 24 D RC, M R
15 Nampalys Mendy
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 FC Metz Senegal 33 DM
16 Ignatius Ganago
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 FC Nantes Cameroon 26 ST
17 Hilton (Hilton Vitorino da Silva)
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Montpellier Hérault SC Brazil 42 D (C)
18 Leonardo Buta
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Red Star FC Portugal 23 D/WB L
19 Fodé Doucouré
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 FC Nantes Mali 24 D/WB/AM R
20 Sergio Akieme
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Stade de Reims Spain 27 D/WB L
21 Johann Lepenant
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 FC Nantes France 22 DM
22 Irvin Cardona
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 AS Saint-Étienne Malta 27 AM RL, ST
23 Jessy Deminguet
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 FC Metz France 27 DM
24 Lucas Perrin
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 FC Nantes France 26 D C
25 Ali Youssef
AU$17,955
AU$933,660 FC Nantes Libya 23 D C
26 Mahmoud Jaber
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 AS Saint-Étienne Israel 25 DM, AM C
27 Saïdou Sow
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 FC Nantes Guinea 23 D C
28 Mamadou Fofana
AU$16,821
AU$874,692 AS Nancy Lorraine Mali 27 D C, DM
29 Andy Pelmard
AU$16,065
AU$835,380 Clermont Foot 63 Madagascar 25 D RLC
30 Gautier Larsonneur
AU$15,498
AU$805,896 AS Saint-Étienne France 28 GK
31 Julien Laporte
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Montpellier Hérault SC France 31 D C
32 Killian Corredor
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 FC Nantes France 24 AM LC, F C
33 Louis Leroux
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 FC Nantes France 19 D/WB L, M C
34 Theo Leoni
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Stade de Reims Belgium 25 DM
35 Mael Corboz
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Grenoble Foot 38 United States 30 DM
36 Oumar Diakité
AU$14,742
AU$766,584 Stade de Reims Côte d’Ivoire 21 ST
37 Rominigue Kouamé
AU$14,553
AU$756,756 Clermont Foot 63 Mali 28 DM
38 Adrien Lebeau
AU$14,175
AU$737,100 USL Dunkerque France 26 AM LC, F C
39 Chico Lamba
AU$13,986
AU$727,272 AS Saint-Étienne Portugal 22 D C
40 Yvann Maçon
AU$13,797
AU$717,444 Grenoble Foot 38 France 26 D/WB RL, M R
41 Yaya Kader Fofana
AU$13,797
AU$717,444 Stade de Reims Mali 21 AM C
42 Maxime Dupé
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 FC Nantes France 32 GK
43 Mahamadou Diawara
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 Red Star FC France 20 DM
44 Mory Gbané
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 Stade de Reims Côte d’Ivoire 24 DM
45 Brice Maubleu
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 Pau FC France 35 GK
46 Yassine Benhattab
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 FC Nantes France 22 AM RC
47 Jordan Marié
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Dijon FCO France 33 DM
48 Ilyes Housni
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 AS Nancy Lorraine France 20 AM L, ST
49 Christ-Owen Kouassi
AU$10,962
AU$570,024 Grenoble Foot 38 France 22 D RC, M R
50 Meissa Bâ
AU$10,962
AU$570,024 AS Nancy Lorraine Senegal 28 ST
51 Théo Sainte-Luce
AU$10,584
AU$550,368 Montpellier Hérault SC France 26 D/WB L
52 Adrien Hunou
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Clermont Foot 63 France 31 AM RC
53 Antoine Joujou
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 FC Nantes France 22 AM RL
54 Alexandre Olliero
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Grenoble Foot 38 France 29 GK
55 Anthony Briançon
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Pau FC France 30 D C, DM
56 Daouda Guindo
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Stade de Reims Mali 22 D LC
57 Jessy Benet
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Pau FC France 30 AM C
58 Don Deedson
AU$9,450
AU$491,400 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Haiti 24 AM R, ST
59 Maxime Bernauer
AU$9,261
AU$481,572 AS Saint-Étienne France 27 D C, DM
60 Mathieu Cafaro
AU$9,261
AU$481,572 FC Nantes France 28 AM RL
61 Mathis Clairicia
AU$9,261
AU$481,572 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard France 22 AM L, ST
62 Quentin Braat
AU$8,883
AU$461,916 Rodez Aveyron Football France 28 GK
63 Théo Guivarch
AU$8,694
AU$452,088 Clermont Foot 63 France 29 GK
64 Steven Nzonzi
AU$8,694
AU$452,088 USL Dunkerque France 36 DM
65 Simon Ngapandouetnbu
AU$8,694
AU$452,088 Montpellier Hérault SC Cameroon 22 GK
66 Ben Old
AU$8,505
AU$442,260 AS Saint-Étienne New Zealand 22 D/WB/M L
67 Bouna Sarr
AU$8,505
AU$442,260 FC Metz Senegal 33 D/WB/AM R
68 Adrián Ortolà
AU$8,505
AU$442,260 En Avant Guingamp Spain 31 GK
69 Boubacar Fofana
AU$8,505
AU$442,260 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard France 26 AM RL, ST
70 Dylan Louiserre
AU$8,316
AU$432,432 En Avant Guingamp France 30 DM
71 Florian Bianchini
AU$8,127
AU$422,604 Clermont Foot 63 France 24 AM RL, ST
72 Yoann Salmier
AU$8,127
AU$422,604 Clermont Foot 63 French Guiana 32 D C
73 Hakim Abdallah
AU$7,938
AU$412,776 Pau FC Comoros 27 D/WB/M L
74 Jean Ruiz
AU$7,749
AU$402,948 FC Metz France 27 D C, DM
75 Jérémy Gélin
AU$7,749
AU$402,948 AS Nancy Lorraine France 28 D C, DM
76 Maxime Colin
AU$7,371
AU$383,292 FC Metz France 33 D RLC
77 Nordine Kandil
AU$7,371
AU$383,292 AS Nancy Lorraine Morocco 23 AM RLC
78 Mathys Tourraine
AU$7,371
AU$383,292 Pau FC Morocco 24 D/WB R
79 Thomas Monconduit
AU$6,804
AU$353,808 Amiens SC France 34 DM
80 Thierno Ballo
AU$6,804
AU$353,808 AS Saint-Étienne Austria 23 AM LC
81 Thomas Robinet
AU$6,804
AU$353,808 FC Nantes France 28 AM/F C
82 Tom Ducrocq
AU$6,804
AU$353,808 En Avant Guingamp France 25 DM
83 Allan Linguet
AU$6,615
AU$343,980 USL Dunkerque France 25 D R
84 Aboubakary Kanté
AU$6,615
AU$343,980 USL Dunkerque Gambia 30 ST
85 Urie-Michel Mboula
AU$6,615
AU$343,980 FC Metz Gabon 22 D LC
86 Amine Hemia
AU$6,615
AU$343,980 En Avant Guingamp France 27 AM C
87 Aboubacar Lô
AU$6,615
AU$343,980 Stade Lavallois MFC Senegal 25 D C, DM
88 Victor Lobry
AU$6,615
AU$343,980 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard France 30 AM C
89 Dominique Guidi
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 SC Bastia France 29 D C, DM
90 Cheick Oumar Konaté
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 Clermont Foot 63 Mali 21 D/WB R
91 Clément Vidal
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 Grenoble Foot 38 France 25 D C
92 Donatien Gomis
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 En Avant Guingamp Senegal 30 D C
93 Dylan Tavares
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Cape Verde 28 D/WB/M L
94 Erwin Koffi
AU$6,237
AU$324,324 En Avant Guingamp France 30 D/WB R, DM
95 Yanis Zouaoui
AU$6,237
AU$324,324 Montpellier Hérault SC France 27 D/WB/M L
96 Enzo Basilio
AU$6,237
AU$324,324 AS Nancy Lorraine France 30 GK
97 Yohan Demoncy
AU$6,237
AU$324,324 Stade de Reims France 29 DM, AM C
98 Elie N´Tamon
AU$6,237
AU$324,324 Stade de Reims Côte d’Ivoire 21 D C
99 Gautier Ott
AU$6,048
AU$314,496 En Avant Guingamp France 23 AM L
100 Julio Tavares
AU$5,859
AU$304,668 Dijon FCO Cape Verde 36 ST

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$1,493,100 per week and AU$77,641,200 per year, which is 71% of the entire Ligue 2 wage bill.

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

FC Nantes, with 17 of them, paying AU$345,303 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$5,859 per week — that is what Julio Tavares earns in 100th place.