N'Golo Kanté vs Ousmane Dembélé - salary comparison
N'Golo Kanté earns £16,000 a week more than Ousmane Dembélé — £348,000 against £332,000, a difference of £832,000 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
N'Golo Kanté 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 | N'GOLO KANTÉ | OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £348,000 | £332,000 | £16,000 |
| Yearly salary | £18,096,000 | £17,264,000 | £832,000 |
| Net worth | £134m | £106m | £27m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 10 | 10 | - |
| Age | 34 | 28 | 6 yr |
| Position | DM | AM RL, ST | - |
| Club | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Paris Saint-Germain | - |
| League | Süper Lig | Ligue 1 | - |
| Nationality | France | France | same |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2028 | JUN 2028 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
N'Golo Kanté is paid £16,000 a week more than Ousmane Dembélé — £832,000 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 FC Zlín, whose 48 players cost £16k a week between them.
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: N'Golo Kanté · Ousmane Dembélé
Frequently asked questions
N'Golo Kanté vs Ousmane Dembélé
Who earns more, N'Golo Kanté or Ousmane Dembélé?
N'Golo Kanté earns more. N'Golo Kanté is on £348,000 per week against Ousmane Dembélé's £332,000, a gap of £16,000 a week.
What is the difference between N'Golo Kanté's and Ousmane Dembélé's salary?
£16,000 per week, which comes to £832,000 over a year. N'Golo Kanté is paid 1.0 times what Ousmane Dembélé is paid.
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.
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, N'Golo Kanté or Ousmane Dembélé?
N'Golo Kanté is older, at 34 to 28.
Whose contract runs longer, N'Golo Kanté's or Ousmane Dembélé's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 30 June 2028.
Who has earned more over their career, N'Golo Kanté or Ousmane Dembélé?
N'Golo Kanté, on the seasons we hold a wage for. N'Golo Kanté has earned £133,536,000 across 10 seasons, Ousmane Dembélé £106,288,000 across 10 seasons.
How big is the gap between N'Golo Kanté and Ousmane Dembélé?
£16,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 166 of the 910 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them FC Zlín on £15,957 a week.