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LIGUE 1 · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Ligue 1 attackers

Ousmane Dembélé is the best-paid attacker in Ligue 1, on £332,000 a week at Paris Saint-Germain, or £17,264,000 a year. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is next on £272,000 at Paris Saint-Germain. We hold wages for 257 Ligue 1 attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £332k
AVERAGE WAGE £29,142
SHARE OF WAGE BILL41%
TOP 10 A WEEK £1.5m
WAGES HELD257

The 50 best-paid Ligue 1 attackers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid attackers in Ligue 1 in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Ousmane Dembélé £332,000£332k £17,264,000£17.3m Paris Saint-Germain 28 Winger, striker France
2 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia £272,000£272k £14,144,000£14.1m Paris Saint-Germain 24 Attacking midfielder Georgia
3 Ferran Torres £166,000£166k £8,632,000£8.6m Paris Saint-Germain 25 Winger, striker Spain
4 Fabián £151,000£151k £7,852,000£7.9m Paris Saint-Germain 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
5 Ansu Fati £138,000£138k £7,176,000£7.2m AS Monaco 22 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
6 Alexandr Golovin £99,000£99k £5,148,000£5.1m AS Monaco 29 Attacking midfielder Russia
7 Loïs Openda £99,000£99k £5,148,000£5.1m Olympique Lyonnais 25 Attacking midfielder, striker Belgium
8 Folarin Balogun £98,000£98k £5,096,000£5.1m AS Monaco 24 Striker United States
9 Corentin Tolisso £91,000£91k £4,732,000£4.7m Olympique Lyonnais 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder France
10 Takumi Minamino £73,000£73k £3,796,000£3.8m AS Monaco 30 Attacking midfielder Japan
11 Dilane Bakwa £62,000£62k £3,224,000£3.2m LOSC Lille 22 Winger France
12 Conrad Harder £60,000£60k £3,120,000£3.1m RC Strasbourg Alsace 20 Winger, striker Denmark
13 Amine Gouiri £57,000£57k £2,964,000£3.0m Olympique de Marseille 25 Left winger, striker Algeria
14 Igor Paixão £57,000£57k £2,964,000£3.0m Olympique de Marseille 25 Winger, striker Brazil
15 Amine Harit £55,000£55k £2,860,000£2.9m Olympique de Marseille 28 Attacking midfielder Morocco
16 Ernest Nuamah £52,000£52k £2,704,000£2.7m Olympique Lyonnais 21 Winger Ghana
17 Neal Maupay £49,000£49k £2,548,000£2.5m Olympique de Marseille 28 Striker France
18 Sofiane Diop £48,000£48k £2,496,000£2.5m OGC Nice 25 Attacking midfielder Morocco
19 Moses Simon £47,000£47k £2,444,000£2.4m Paris FC 30 Left winger Nigeria
20 Désiré Doué £47,000£47k £2,444,000£2.4m Paris Saint-Germain 20 Attacking midfielder France
21 Boulaye Dia £46,000£46k £2,392,000£2.4m Stade Rennais FC 28 Attacking midfielder, striker Senegal
22 Elye Wahi £43,000£43k £2,236,000£2.2m OGC Nice 22 Striker France
23 Ludovic Blas £43,000£43k £2,236,000£2.2m Stade Rennais FC 27 Attacking midfielder France
24 Morgan Sanson £42,000£42k £2,184,000£2.2m OGC Nice 30 Attacking midfielder France
25 Giovanni Reyna £42,000£42k £2,184,000£2.2m RC Strasbourg Alsace 22 Attacking midfielder United States
26 Mahdi Camara £42,000£42k £2,184,000£2.2m Stade Rennais FC 27 Attacking midfielder France
27 Eliezer Mayenda £42,000£42k £2,184,000£2.2m Stade Rennais FC 20 Right winger, striker Spain
28 Timothy Weah £40,000£40k £2,080,000£2.1m Olympique de Marseille 25 Right-back, winger United States
29 Romain Faivre £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m AJ Auxerre 27 Attacking midfielder France
30 Angel Gomes £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m Olympique de Marseille 24 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder England
31 Sékou Mara £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m RC Strasbourg Alsace 22 Striker France
32 Sékou Mara £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m RC Strasbourg Alsace 22 Striker France
33 Esteban Lepaul £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m Stade Rennais FC 25 Attacking midfielder, striker France
34 Mohamed Amoura £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m OGC Nice 25 Left winger, striker Algeria
35 Franjo Ivanović £29,000£29k £1,508,000£1.5m RC Lens 21 Left winger, striker Croatia
36 Odsonne Édouard £29,000£29k £1,508,000£1.5m RC Lens 27 Left winger, striker Haiti
37 Mika Biereth £28,000£28k £1,456,000£1.5m AS Monaco 22 Striker Denmark
38 Maxime Lopez £28,000£28k £1,456,000£1.5m Paris FC 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder France
39 Arnaud Nordin £28,000£28k £1,456,000£1.5m Stade Rennais FC 27 Attacking midfielder France
40 Jim Allevinah £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m Angers SCO 30 Right wing-back, winger Gabon
41 Olivier Giroud £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m LOSC Lille 38 Striker France
42 Hamza Igamane £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m LOSC Lille 22 Striker Morocco
43 Thorgan Hazard £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m RC Lens 32 Attacking midfielder, striker Belgium
44 Florian Thauvin £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m RC Lens 32 Attacking midfielder, striker France
45 Cameron Archer £26,000£26k £1,352,000£1.4m AJ Auxerre 23 Striker England
46 Luca Koleosho £25,000£25k £1,300,000£1.3m Paris FC 20 Attacking midfielder, striker Italy
47 Nathan Ngoumou £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m OGC Nice 25 Winger Cameroon
48 Pavel Šulc £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m Olympique Lyonnais 24 Attacking midfielder Czechia
49 Abdallah Sima £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m RC Lens 24 Winger, striker Senegal
50 Joaquín Panichelli £23,000£23k £1,196,000£1.2m RC Strasbourg Alsace 22 Attacking midfielder, striker Argentina

What each position earns in Ligue 1

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £21k Defenders £28k Midfielders £30k Attackers £29k

Attackers take 41% of what Ligue 1 pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their attackers the most

Every attacker wage we hold at each Ligue 1 club, added together, a week

Paris Saint-Germain £1.0m AS Monaco £485k Olympique de Marseille £313k Stade Rennais FC £310k Olympique Lyonnais £300k LOSC Lille £249k RC Strasbourg Alsace £241k OGC Nice £211k RC Lens £175k Paris FC £163k

Paris Saint-Germain pay 17 attackers £1,015,618 a week between them, and Ousmane Dembélé takes 33% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Ligue 1 club

18 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers

Each Ligue 1 club's best-paid attacker in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every attacker in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Paris Saint-Germain Ousmane Dembélé £332,000£332k 1
AS Monaco Ansu Fati £138,000£138k 5
Olympique Lyonnais Loïs Openda £99,000£99k 7
LOSC Lille Dilane Bakwa £62,000£62k 11
RC Strasbourg Alsace Conrad Harder £60,000£60k 12
Olympique de Marseille Amine Gouiri £57,000£57k 13
OGC Nice Sofiane Diop £48,000£48k 18
Paris FC Moses Simon £47,000£47k 19
Stade Rennais FC Boulaye Dia £46,000£46k 21
AJ Auxerre Romain Faivre £33,000£33k 29
RC Lens Franjo Ivanović £29,000£29k 35
Angers SCO Jim Allevinah £27,000£27k 40
FC Lorient Souleymane Faye £21,000£21k 52
Stade Brestois 29 Mama Baldé £20,000£20k 56
Havre AC Josh Maja £17,000£17k 61
Toulouse FC Aron Dønnum £13,000£13k 76
ESTAC Troyes Hugo Picard £11,000£11k 88
Le Mans FC Habib Diallo £11,000£11k 82

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. Ligue 1 ranks seventh.

The best-paid attacker in each men's league we rank attackers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average attacker wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000£3.0m £99,591£100k
La Liga Kylian Mbappé £497,000£497k £44,024£44k
Premier League Erling Haaland £450,000£450k £92,799£93k
Süper Lig Victor Osimhen £436,000£436k £28,205£28k
Major League Soccer Robert Lewandowski £432,000£432k £22,732£23k
Bundesliga Jamal Musiala £414,000£414k £50,516£51k
Ligue 1 Ousmane Dembélé £332,000£332k £29,142£29k
Primeira Liga Jhon Durán £300,000£300k £8,858£9k
Serie A Lautaro Martínez £277,000£277k £42,915£43k
La Liga 2 Álvaro Morata £138,000£138k £6,395£6k
Championship James Ward-Prowse £125,000£125k £18,757£19k
Eredivisie Julian Brandt £124,000£124k £9,719£10k
Super Liga Thiago Almada £123,000£123k £5,256£5k
Serie B Lorenzo Insigne £92,000£92k £8,599£9k
Brasileirão Série A Fred £85,000£85k £12,689£13k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,420£16k
Belgian Pro League Hans Vanaken £70,000£70k £8,070£8k
Superleague Greece Ayoub El Kaabi £64,000£64k £13,954£14k
Liga MX Julián Carranza £62,000£62k £9,234£9k
Ekstraklasa Mateusz Klich £61,000£61k £3,685£4k
2. Bundesliga Christian Eriksen £60,000£60k £9,170£9k
Austrian Bundesliga Saša Kalajdžic £53,000£53k £5,308£5k
Croatian First League Iker Almena £52,000£52k £2,068£2k
League One Bobby De Cordova-Reid £48,000£48k £5,492£5k
Chinese Super League Cryzan £43,000£43k £7,644£8k
Scottish Premiership Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £43,000£43k £5,076£5k
Ligue 2 Téji Savanier £39,000£39k £4,021£4k
Danish Superliga Mohamed Elyounoussi £37,000£37k £6,453£6k
J1 League Erik £36,000£36k £5,315£5k
Czech First League Muhammed-Cham Saracevic £26,000£26k £2,047£2k
Categoría Primera A Luis Muriel £21,000£21k £4,564£5k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Alexis Flips £20,000£20k £1,862£2k
Thai League Bissoli £17,000£17k £2,563£3k
A-League Chris Ikonomidis £17,000£17k £1,642£2k
League Two Andreas Weimann £16,000£16k £2,954£3k
Indian Super League Dimitri Petratos £13,000£13k £985£985
Eliteserien Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson £10,000£10k £1,789£2k
Veikkausliiga Otto Ruoppi £9,000£9k £670£670
Scottish Championship Adam Montgomery £5,500£6k £928£928
I-League Blair Spittal £4,500£5k £459£459
National League James Berry £4,100£4k £1,397£1k
Meistriliiga Rauno Sappinen £1,700£2k £242£242
Canadian Premier League Ballou Tabla £839£839 £491£491

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid attacker in Ligue 1?

Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain, on £332,000 a week in 2026/27, or £17,264,000 a year. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Paris Saint-Germain is second on £272,000 a week.

How much do Ligue 1 attackers earn?

The average Ligue 1 attacker aged 22 or over earns £29,142 a week, and the median one £15,500. Attackers take 41% of what Ligue 1 pays its players of that age.

Which Ligue 1 club pays its attackers the most?

Paris Saint-Germain, £1,015,618 a week across the 17 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Ousmane Dembélé on £332,000.

Who is the highest paid attacker in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in Ligue 1 ranks seventh of the 43 leagues on that measure.

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