Kalidou Koulibaly vs N'Golo Kanté - salary comparison
Kalidou Koulibaly earns £149,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £497,000 against £348,000, a difference of £7,748,000 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
Kalidou Koulibaly 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 | KALIDOU KOULIBALY | N'GOLO KANTÉ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £497,000 | £348,000 | £149,000 |
| Yearly salary | £25,844,000 | £18,096,000 | £7,748,000 |
| Net worth | £160m | £152m | £8.7m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 34 | 34 | 0 yr |
| Position | D C | DM | - |
| Club | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | - |
| League | Saudi Pro League | Süper Lig | - |
| Nationality | Senegal | 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
Kalidou Koulibaly is paid £149,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £7,748,000 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 Huddersfield Town, whose 56 players cost £149k a week between them.
what N'Golo Kanté is paid. Put another way, Kalidou Koulibaly earns N'Golo Kanté's entire week in 4.9 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: Kalidou Koulibaly · N'Golo Kanté
Frequently asked questions
Kalidou Koulibaly vs N'Golo Kanté
Who earns more, Kalidou Koulibaly or N'Golo Kanté?
Kalidou Koulibaly earns more. Kalidou Koulibaly is on £497,000 per week against N'Golo Kanté's £348,000, a gap of £149,000 a week.
What is the difference between Kalidou Koulibaly's and N'Golo Kanté's salary?
£149,000 per week, which comes to £7,748,000 over a year. Kalidou Koulibaly is paid 1.4 times what N'Golo Kanté is paid.
How much does Kalidou Koulibaly earn per week?
Kalidou Koulibaly earns £497,000 per week at Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, or £25,844,000 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, Kalidou Koulibaly or N'Golo Kanté?
They are the same age: both are 34.
Whose contract runs longer, Kalidou Koulibaly's or N'Golo Kanté's?
N'Golo Kanté. N'Golo Kanté's deal runs to 30 June 2028, against 30 June 2027 for Kalidou Koulibaly.
Who has earned more over their career, Kalidou Koulibaly or N'Golo Kanté?
Kalidou Koulibaly, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Kalidou Koulibaly has earned £160,368,000 across 11 seasons, N'Golo Kanté £151,632,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Kalidou Koulibaly and N'Golo Kanté?
£149,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 642 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Huddersfield Town on £148,510 a week.