João Félix vs N'Golo Kanté - salary comparison
João Félix earns £232,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £580,000 against £348,000, a difference of £12,064,000 over a year. Both inside the twenty best paid footballers in our data.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
João Félix vs N'Golo Kanté, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | JOÃO FÉLIX | N'GOLO KANTÉ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £580,000 | £348,000 | £232,000 |
| Yearly salary | £30,160,000 | £18,096,000 | £12,064,000 |
| Net worth | £126m | £152m | £26m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 25 | 34 | 9 yr |
| Position | AM LC, F C | DM | - |
| Club | Al-Nassr Football Club | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | - |
| League | Saudi Pro League | Süper Lig | - |
| Nationality | Portugal | France | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2027 | JUN 2028 | 366 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
João Félix is paid £232,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £12,064,000 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 Frosinone Calcio, whose 73 players cost £231k a week between them.
what N'Golo Kanté is paid. Put another way, João Félix earns N'Golo Kanté's entire week in 4.2 days.
a week, in 2025 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 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: João Félix · N'Golo Kanté
Frequently asked questions
João Félix vs N'Golo Kanté
Who earns more, João Félix or N'Golo Kanté?
João Félix earns more. João Félix is on £580,000 per week against N'Golo Kanté's £348,000, a gap of £232,000 a week.
What is the difference between João Félix's and N'Golo Kanté's salary?
£232,000 per week, which comes to £12,064,000 over a year. João Félix is paid 1.7 times what N'Golo Kanté is paid.
How much does João Félix earn per week?
João Félix earns £580,000 per week at Al-Nassr Football Club, or £30,160,000 per year.
How much does N'Golo Kanté earn per week?
N'Golo Kanté earns £348,000 per week at Fenerbahçe A.Ş., or £18,096,000 per year.
Who is older, João Félix or N'Golo Kanté?
N'Golo Kanté is older, at 34 to 25.
Whose contract runs longer, João Félix's or N'Golo Kanté's?
N'Golo Kanté. N'Golo Kanté's deal runs to 30 June 2028, against 30 June 2027 for João Félix.
Who has earned more over their career, João Félix or N'Golo Kanté?
N'Golo Kanté, on the seasons we hold a wage for. João Félix has earned £125,905,520 across 11 seasons, N'Golo Kanté £151,632,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between João Félix and N'Golo Kanté?
£232,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 716 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Frosinone Calcio on £230,532 a week.