Abdoulay Diaby vs Simon Falette - salary comparison
Abdoulay Diaby earns £4,000 a week more than Simon Falette — £17,000 against £13,000, a difference of £208,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Al-Batin Football Club.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Abdoulay Diaby vs Simon Falette, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | ABDOULAY DIABY | SIMON FALETTE | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £17,000 | £13,000 | £4,000 |
| Yearly salary | £884,000 | £676,000 | £208,000 |
| Net worth | £9.5m | £5.1m | £4.5m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Age | 34 | 33 | 1 yr |
| Position | AM R, ST | D C | - |
| Club | Al-Batin Football Club | Al-Batin Football Club | team-mates |
| League | Other clubs | Other clubs | same league |
| Nationality | Mali | Guinea | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2026 | JUN 2026 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Abdoulay Diaby is paid £4,000 a week more than Simon Falette — £208,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is FCI Levadia Tallinn, whose 23 players cost £4k a week between them.
what Simon Falette is paid. Put another way, Abdoulay Diaby earns Simon Falette's entire week in 5.4 days.
a week, in 2022 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 10 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Abdoulay Diaby · Simon Falette
Frequently asked questions
Abdoulay Diaby vs Simon Falette
Who earns more, Abdoulay Diaby or Simon Falette?
Abdoulay Diaby earns more. Abdoulay Diaby is on £17,000 per week against Simon Falette's £13,000, a gap of £4,000 a week.
What is the difference between Abdoulay Diaby's and Simon Falette's salary?
£4,000 per week, which comes to £208,000 over a year. Abdoulay Diaby is paid 1.3 times what Simon Falette is paid.
How much does Abdoulay Diaby earn per week?
Abdoulay Diaby earns £17,000 per week at Al-Batin Football Club, or £884,000 per year.
How much does Simon Falette earn per week?
Simon Falette earns £13,000 per week at Al-Batin Football Club, or £676,000 per year.
Who is older, Abdoulay Diaby or Simon Falette?
Abdoulay Diaby is older, at 34 to 33.
Whose contract runs longer, Abdoulay Diaby's or Simon Falette's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 30 June 2026.
Who has earned more over their career, Abdoulay Diaby or Simon Falette?
Abdoulay Diaby, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Abdoulay Diaby has earned £9,542,000 across 11 seasons, Simon Falette £5,064,800 across 10 seasons.
How big is the gap between Abdoulay Diaby and Simon Falette?
£4,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 43 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them FCI Levadia Tallinn on £3,785 a week.