Highest paid players from France
Kylian Mbappé is the best paid player from France at $670,950 a week. We hold a salary for 1,229 of the 2,570 players in the squads we track who give France, and they earn $20,367,138 a week between them, across 38 leagues.
The best-paid XI from France
The eleven highest-paid players from France that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Alphonse Areola $162,000 West Ham United
- D Théo Hernández $446,850 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- D Dayot Upamecano $446,850 FC Bayern München
- D Lucas Hernández $426,600 Paris Saint-Germain
- D Mohamed Simakan $336,150 Al-Nassr Football Club
- M N'Golo Kanté $469,800 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.
- M Aurélien Tchouaméni $279,450 Real Madrid
- M Adrien Rabiot $207,900 AC Milan
- A Kylian Mbappé $670,950 Real Madrid
- A Kingsley Coman $558,900 Al-Nassr Football Club
- A Ousmane Dembélé $448,200 Paris Saint-Germain
Combined $4,453,650 per week · $231,589,800 per year
Highest paid from France
Top 50 by weekly salary, 56% of every France salary we hold. Sortable.
Where France players play
Players we hold a salary for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the France salary total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Clubs with the most France players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from France
Who is the highest paid soccer player from France?
Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid is the highest paid player from France in our data, on $670,950 per week ($34,889,400 per year).
How much do players from France earn?
We hold a salary for 1,229 of the 2,570 players from France in our data, so an average across them would describe those 1,229 rather than France as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from France?
Ligue 2 has the most, with 364 players from France on salaries we hold, ahead of Ligue 1 on 344.
How many players from France do you cover?
2,570 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as France, and we hold a weekly salary for 1,229 of them (48%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from France?
ESTAC Troyes, with 34 players from France in its current squad.
Every player from France
497 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for