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Highest paid players from Mali

Cheick Doucouré is the best paid player from Mali at AU$154,980 a week. We hold a wage for 81 of the 104 players in the squads we track who give Mali, and they earn AU$1,303,592 a week between them, across 23 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$1.3m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$67.8m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS104

MOST AT ONE CLUB3 Clermont Foot 63

The best-paid XI from Mali

The eleven highest-paid players from Mali that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Mamadou Samassa AU$3,591 Stade Lavallois MFC
D Woyo Coulibaly AU$49,140 Leicester City
D Hamari Traoré AU$35,910 Paris FC
D Massadio Haïdara AU$26,460 Kocaelispor
D Fodé Doucouré AU$24,570 FC Nantes
M Cheick Doucouré AU$154,980 Crystal Palace
M Mahamadou Doumbia AU$94,500 Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)
M Amadou Haïdara AU$83,160 RC Lens
A Moussa Marega AU$75,600 Diriyah Sport Club
A El Bilal Touré AU$66,150 Parma Calcio 1913
A Dorgéles Néné AU$43,470 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.

Combined AU$657,531 per week · AU$34,191,612 per year

Highest paid from Mali

Top 50 by weekly wage, 97% of every Mali wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Mali. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Cheick Doucouré	AU$154,980	AU$8,058,960	Crystal Palace	Premier League	25	DM
02	Mahamadou Doumbia	AU$94,500	AU$4,914,000	Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)	Saudi Pro League	21	DM
03	Amadou Haïdara	AU$83,160	AU$4,324,320	RC Lens	Ligue 1	27	DM
04	Moussa Marega	AU$75,600	AU$3,931,200	Diriyah Sport Club	Saudi Pro League	34	AM R, ST
05	Boubacar Traoré	AU$71,820	AU$3,734,640	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Championship	23	DM
06	El Bilal Touré	AU$66,150	AU$3,439,800	Parma Calcio 1913	Serie A	23	AM L, ST
07	Woyo Coulibaly	AU$49,140	AU$2,555,280	Leicester City	League One	26	D/WB RL
08	Dorgéles Néné	AU$43,470	AU$2,260,440	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	Süper Lig	22	AM RL, ST
09	Ibou Sissoko	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	FC Nantes	Ligue 2	27	DM
10	Hamari Traoré	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Paris FC	Ligue 1	33	D/WB R

11	Mamadou Sangaré	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Brentford	Premier League	23	DM, AM C
12	Sékou Koïta	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Gençlerbirliği	Süper Lig	25	AM R, ST
13	Massadio Haïdara	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Kocaelispor	Süper Lig	32	D LC
14	Fodé Doucouré	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	FC Nantes	Ligue 2	24	D/WB/AM R
15	Diadié Samassékou	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	Houston Dynamo FC	Major League Soccer	29	DM
16	Lassana Coulibaly	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	Unione Sportiva Lecce	Serie A	29	DM
17	Lassine Sinayoko	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Paris FC	Ligue 1	25	AM R, ST
18	Moussa Sylla	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	FC Schalke 04	Bundesliga	25	AM R, ST
19	Kamory Doumbia	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	Stade Brestois 29	Ligue 1	22	AM C
20	Mamadou Doumbia	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	Watford	Championship	19	ST
21	Sikou Niakaté	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	SC Braga	Primeira Liga	26	D C
22	Gaoussou Diarra	AU$17,388	AU$904,176	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	22	AM RL
23	Malick Yalcouyé	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	19	DM, AM C
24	Mamadou Fofana	AU$16,821	AU$874,692	AS Nancy Lorraine	Ligue 2	27	D C, DM
25	Salim Diakité	AU$16,254	AU$845,208	SV Zulte Waregem	Belgian Pro League	25	D RC
26	Almamy Touré	AU$16,065	AU$835,380	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	Other clubs	29	D RC
27	Adama Traoré	AU$16,065	AU$835,380	Gençlerbirliği	Süper Lig	30	AM RL
28	Modibo Sagnan	AU$14,931	AU$776,412	Rizespor A.Ş.	Süper Lig	26	D C
29	Rominigue Kouamé	AU$14,553	AU$756,756	Clermont Foot 63	Ligue 2	28	DM
30	Yaya Kader Fofana	AU$13,797	AU$717,444	Stade de Reims	Ligue 2	21	AM C
31	Ousmane Diakité	AU$12,852	AU$668,304	West Bromwich Albion	Championship	24	D C, DM
32	Kalidou Sidibé	AU$11,340	AU$589,680	Akhmat Grozny	Russian Premier League	26	DM
33	Moussa Diarra	AU$11,151	AU$579,852	Málaga	La Liga	24	D LC, DM
34	Boubou Konté	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	Beijing Guo'an	Chinese Super League	24	AM C
35	Daouda Guindo	AU$10,206	AU$530,712	Stade de Reims	Ligue 2	22	D LC
36	Youssouf Diarra	AU$10,017	AU$520,884	Cádiz	La Liga 2	26	AM C
37	Ousmane Camara	AU$9,072	AU$471,744	Angers SCO	Ligue 1	22	D C, DM
38	Baye Coulibaly	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Charlotte Football Club	Major League Soccer	19	DM
39	Hamidou Makalou	AU$7,938	AU$412,776	Stade Brestois 29	Ligue 1	18	DM
40	Ibrahima Koné	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	Almería	La Liga 2	26	ST
41	Cheick Oumar Konaté	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Clermont Foot 63	Ligue 2	21	D/WB R
42	Fousseni Diabaté	AU$6,237	AU$324,324	Kasımpaşa A.Ş.	Süper Lig	29	AM RL
43	Mamadou Traoré	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	Dalian Yingbo	Chinese Super League	30	D C, DM
44	Nouha Dicko	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	Paris FC	Ligue 1	33	AM R, ST
45	Moussa Diakité	AU$5,481	AU$285,012	Rizespor A.Ş.	Süper Lig	21	DM
46	Cheick Keita	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	Royal Charleroi Sporting Club	Belgian Pro League	22	D C
47	Fousseny Doumbia	AU$4,347	AU$226,044	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	20	D LC
48	Ibrahim Kanaté	AU$3,969	AU$206,388	RSC Anderlecht Futures	Belgian Challenger Pro League	18	AM RL
49	Mohamed Sanogo	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub	Austrian Bundesliga	21	M C
50	Moussa Yeo	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	Swansea City	Championship	21	AM RC, ST

Where Mali players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

23 leagues in all

Ligue 2

18 · AU$140k Ligue 1

13 · AU$194k Süper Lig

9 · AU$144k Championship

4 · AU$107k Other clubs

4 · AU$21k Austrian Bundesliga

4 · AU$6k Premier League

3 · AU$198k Primeira Liga

3 · AU$21k Saudi Pro League

2 · AU$170k Serie A

2 · AU$91k Major League Soccer

2 · AU$33k Bundesliga

2 · AU$25k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the Mali wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$2,595 · 0%

Defenders

AU$17,120 · 21%

Midfielders

AU$30,023 · 43%

Attackers

AU$18,666 · 35%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$5k 16-19

AU$9k 20-22

AU$29k 23-25

AU$21k 26-28

AU$15k 29-31

AU$36k 32-34

AU$4k 35+

Clubs with the most Mali players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Clermont Foot 63 3

FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3

Frequently asked questions

Players from Mali

Who is the highest paid footballer from Mali?

Cheick Doucouré of Crystal Palace is the highest paid player from Mali in our data, on AU$154,980 per week (AU$8,058,960 per year).

How much do players from Mali earn?

We hold a wage for 81 of the 104 players from Mali in our data, so an average across them would describe those 81 rather than Mali as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Mali?

Ligue 2 has the most, with 18 players from Mali on wages we hold, ahead of Ligue 1 on 13.

How many players from Mali do you cover?

104 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Mali, and we hold a weekly wage for 81 of them (78%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Mali?

Clermont Foot 63, with 3 players from Mali in its current squad.

Every player from Mali

45 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

A B C D E F H I K L M N R S W Y

Other nations

Ghana 129 Serbia 123 Northern Ireland 122 Côte d’Ivoire 116 Slovakia 88 Switzerland 86 Cameroon 83 Albania 76 Bosnia & Herzegovina 71 Algeria 70 Ukraine 68 Paraguay 68 New Zealand 61 Slovenia 55

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