Kalidou Koulibaly vs Ousmane Dembélé - salary comparison
Kalidou Koulibaly earns £165,000 a week more than Ousmane Dembélé — £497,000 against £332,000, a difference of £8,580,000 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 Ousmane Dembélé, 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 | OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £497,000 | £332,000 | £165,000 |
| Yearly salary | £25,844,000 | £17,264,000 | £8,580,000 |
| Net worth | £135m | £106m | £28m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 10 | 10 | - |
| Age | 34 | 28 | 6 yr |
| Position | D C | AM RL, ST | - |
| Club | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Paris Saint-Germain | - |
| League | Saudi Pro League | Ligue 1 | - |
| 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 £165,000 a week more than Ousmane Dembélé — £8,580,000 over a year.
of the 910 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 Santos, whose 64 players cost £165k a week between them.
what Ousmane Dembélé is paid. Put another way, Kalidou Koulibaly earns Ousmane Dembélé's entire week in 4.7 days.
a week, in 2024 — 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 · Ousmane Dembélé
Frequently asked questions
Kalidou Koulibaly vs Ousmane Dembélé
Who earns more, Kalidou Koulibaly or Ousmane Dembélé?
Kalidou Koulibaly earns more. Kalidou Koulibaly is on £497,000 per week against Ousmane Dembélé's £332,000, a gap of £165,000 a week.
What is the difference between Kalidou Koulibaly's and Ousmane Dembélé's salary?
£165,000 per week, which comes to £8,580,000 over a year. Kalidou Koulibaly is paid 1.5 times what Ousmane Dembélé 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 Ousmane Dembélé earn per week?
Ousmane Dembélé earns £332,000 per week at Paris Saint-Germain, or £17,264,000 per year.
Who is older, Kalidou Koulibaly or Ousmane Dembélé?
Kalidou Koulibaly is older, at 34 to 28.
Whose contract runs longer, Kalidou Koulibaly's or Ousmane Dembélé's?
Ousmane Dembélé. Ousmane Dembélé's deal runs to 30 June 2028, against 30 June 2027 for Kalidou Koulibaly.
Who has earned more over their career, Kalidou Koulibaly or Ousmane Dembélé?
Kalidou Koulibaly, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Kalidou Koulibaly has earned £134,524,000 across 10 seasons, Ousmane Dembélé £106,288,000 across 10 seasons.
How big is the gap between Kalidou Koulibaly and Ousmane Dembélé?
£165,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 674 of the 910 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Santos on £164,935 a week.