Highest paid players from Mali
Cheick Doucouré is the best paid player from Mali at $109,060 a week. We hold a salary for 81 of the 104 players in the squads we track who give Mali, and they earn $917,342 a week between them, across 23 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Mali
The eleven highest-paid players from Mali that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Mamadou Samassa $2,527 Stade Lavallois MFC
- D Woyo Coulibaly $34,580 Leicester City
- D Hamari Traoré $25,270 Paris FC
- D Massadio Haïdara $18,620 Kocaelispor
- D Fodé Doucouré $17,290 FC Nantes
- M Cheick Doucouré $109,060 Crystal Palace
- M Mahamadou Doumbia $66,500 Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)
- M Amadou Haïdara $58,520 RC Lens
- A Moussa Marega $53,200 Diriyah Sport Club
- A El Bilal Touré $46,550 Parma Calcio 1913
- A Dorgéles Néné $30,590 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.
Combined $462,707 per week · $24,060,764 per year
Highest paid from Mali
Top 50 by weekly salary, 97% of every Mali salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cheick Doucouré | $109,060 | $5,671,120 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 25 | DM |
| 02 | Mahamadou Doumbia | $66,500 | $3,458,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Pro League | 21 | DM |
| 03 | Amadou Haïdara | $58,520 | $3,043,040 | RC Lens | Ligue 1 | 27 | DM |
| 04 | Moussa Marega | $53,200 | $2,766,400 | Diriyah Sport Club | Saudi Pro League | 34 | AM R, ST |
| 05 | Boubacar Traoré | $50,540 | $2,628,080 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 23 | DM |
| 06 | El Bilal Touré | $46,550 | $2,420,600 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Serie A | 23 | AM L, ST |
| 07 | Woyo Coulibaly | $34,580 | $1,798,160 | Leicester City | League One | 26 | D/WB RL |
| 08 | Dorgéles Néné | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 09 | Ibou Sissoko | $27,930 | $1,452,360 | FC Nantes | Ligue 2 | 27 | DM |
| 10 | Hamari Traoré | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | 33 | D/WB R |
| 11 | Mamadou Sangaré | $18,620 | $968,240 | Brentford | Premier League | 23 | DM, AM C |
| 12 | Sékou Koïta | $18,620 | $968,240 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 13 | Massadio Haïdara | $18,620 | $968,240 | Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 32 | D LC |
| 14 | Fodé Doucouré | $17,290 | $899,080 | FC Nantes | Ligue 2 | 24 | D/WB/AM R |
| 15 | Diadié Samassékou | $17,290 | $899,080 | Houston Dynamo FC | Major League Soccer | 29 | DM |
| 16 | Lassana Coulibaly | $17,290 | $899,080 | Unione Sportiva Lecce | Serie A | 29 | DM |
| 17 | Lassine Sinayoko | $15,960 | $829,920 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 18 | Moussa Sylla | $14,630 | $760,760 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 19 | Kamory Doumbia | $14,630 | $760,760 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 22 | AM C |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia | $13,300 | $691,600 | Watford | Championship | 19 | ST |
| 21 | Sikou Niakaté | $13,300 | $691,600 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 26 | D C |
| 22 | Gaoussou Diarra | $12,236 | $636,272 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 22 | AM RL |
| 23 | Malick Yalcouyé | $11,970 | $622,440 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 19 | DM, AM C |
| 24 | Mamadou Fofana | $11,837 | $615,524 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Ligue 2 | 27 | D C, DM |
| 25 | Salim Diakité | $11,438 | $594,776 | SV Zulte Waregem | Belgian Pro League | 25 | D RC |
| 26 | Almamy Touré | $11,305 | $587,860 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Other clubs | 29 | D RC |
| 27 | Adama Traoré | $11,305 | $587,860 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 30 | AM RL |
| 28 | Modibo Sagnan | $10,507 | $546,364 | Rizespor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | D C |
| 29 | Rominigue Kouamé | $10,241 | $532,532 | Clermont Foot 63 | Ligue 2 | 28 | DM |
| 30 | Yaya Kader Fofana | $9,709 | $504,868 | Stade de Reims | Ligue 2 | 21 | AM C |
| 31 | Ousmane Diakité | $9,044 | $470,288 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 24 | D C, DM |
| 32 | Kalidou Sidibé | $7,980 | $414,960 | Akhmat Grozny | Russian Premier League | 26 | DM |
| 33 | Moussa Diarra | $7,847 | $408,044 | Málaga | La Liga | 24 | D LC, DM |
| 34 | Boubou Konté | $7,315 | $380,380 | Beijing Guo'an | Chinese Super League | 24 | AM C |
| 35 | Daouda Guindo | $7,182 | $373,464 | Stade de Reims | Ligue 2 | 22 | D LC |
| 36 | Youssouf Diarra | $7,049 | $366,548 | Cádiz | La Liga 2 | 26 | AM C |
| 37 | Ousmane Camara | $6,384 | $331,968 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | 22 | D C, DM |
| 38 | Baye Coulibaly | $5,985 | $311,220 | Charlotte Football Club | Major League Soccer | 19 | DM |
| 39 | Hamidou Makalou | $5,586 | $290,472 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 18 | DM |
| 40 | Ibrahima Koné | $5,453 | $283,556 | Almería | La Liga 2 | 26 | ST |
| 41 | Cheick Oumar Konaté | $4,522 | $235,144 | Clermont Foot 63 | Ligue 2 | 21 | D/WB R |
| 42 | Fousseni Diabaté | $4,389 | $228,228 | Kasımpaşa A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 29 | AM RL |
| 43 | Mamadou Traoré | $3,857 | $200,564 | Dalian Yingbo | Chinese Super League | 30 | D C, DM |
| 44 | Nouha Dicko | $3,857 | $200,564 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | 33 | AM R, ST |
| 45 | Moussa Diakité | $3,857 | $200,564 | Rizespor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 21 | DM |
| 46 | Cheick Keita | $3,192 | $165,984 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | Belgian Pro League | 22 | D C |
| 47 | Fousseny Doumbia | $3,059 | $159,068 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 20 | D LC |
| 48 | Ibrahim Kanaté | $2,793 | $145,236 | RSC Anderlecht Futures | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 18 | AM RL |
| 49 | Mohamed Sanogo | $2,527 | $131,404 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | M C |
| 50 | Moussa Yeo | $2,527 | $131,404 | Swansea City | Championship | 21 | AM RC, ST |
Where Mali 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 Mali 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 Mali players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Mali
Who is the highest paid soccer player from Mali?
Cheick Doucouré of Crystal Palace is the highest paid player from Mali in our data, on $109,060 per week ($5,671,120 per year).
How much do players from Mali earn?
We hold a salary 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 salaries 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 salary for 81 of them (78%). Figures are club salaries: 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