Kylian Mbappé vs N'Golo Kanté - salary comparison
Kylian Mbappé 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
Kylian Mbappé 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 | KYLIAN MBAPPÉ | 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 | £258m | £152m | £106m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 26 | 34 | 8 yr |
| Position | AM RL, ST | DM | - |
| Club | Real Madrid | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | - |
| League | La Liga | Süper Lig | - |
| Nationality | France | France | same |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2029 | JUN 2028 | 365 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Kylian Mbappé 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, Kylian Mbappé earns N'Golo Kanté's entire week in 4.9 days.
a week, in 2023 — 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: Kylian Mbappé · N'Golo Kanté
Frequently asked questions
Kylian Mbappé vs N'Golo Kanté
Who earns more, Kylian Mbappé or N'Golo Kanté?
Kylian Mbappé earns more. Kylian Mbappé 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 Kylian Mbappé's and N'Golo Kanté's salary?
£149,000 per week, which comes to £7,748,000 over a year. Kylian Mbappé is paid 1.4 times what N'Golo Kanté is paid.
How much does Kylian Mbappé earn per week?
Kylian Mbappé earns £497,000 per week at Real Madrid, 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, Kylian Mbappé or N'Golo Kanté?
N'Golo Kanté is older, at 34 to 26.
Whose contract runs longer, Kylian Mbappé's or N'Golo Kanté's?
Kylian Mbappé. Kylian Mbappé's deal runs to 30 June 2029, against 30 June 2028 for N'Golo Kanté.
Who has earned more over their career, Kylian Mbappé or N'Golo Kanté?
Kylian Mbappé, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Kylian Mbappé has earned £257,868,000 across 11 seasons, N'Golo Kanté £151,632,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Kylian Mbappé 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.