OGC Nice 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Mario Balotelli on £87,000 per week · see the current OGC Nice wage bill
We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
OGC Nice pay £337,874 a week in 2026/27 — 18% lower than the £413,030 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Balotelli | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 25 | ST | Italy | ||
| Dante | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 32 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Younes Belhanda | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 26 | AM LC | Morocco | ||
| Alassane Pléa | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Dalbert | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Alexy Bosetti | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | ST | France | ||
| Paul Baysse | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D RC | France | ||
| Mounir Obbadi | £14,000 | £728,000 | 33 | DM | Morocco | ||
| Jean Michaël Seri | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Arnaud Lusamba | £8,500 | £442,000 | 19 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Wylan Cyprien | £8,400 | £436,800 | 21 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Yoan Cardinale | £8,300 | £431,600 | 22 | GK | France | ||
| Mickaël Le Bihan | £7,900 | £410,800 | 26 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Malang Sarr | £7,900 | £410,800 | 17 | D LC | France | ||
| Valentin Eysseric | £7,500 | £390,000 | 24 | AM RC | France | ||
| Arnaud Souquet | £7,500 | £390,000 | 24 | D/WB R, M RC | France | ||
| Vincent Koziello | £7,500 | £390,000 | 20 | M C | France | ||
| Remi Walter | £6,700 | £348,400 | 21 | DM | France | ||
| Simon Pouplin | £6,600 | £343,200 | 31 | GK | France | ||
| Maxime Le Marchand | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | D C | France | ||
| Bassem Srarfi | £4,500 | £234,000 | 19 | AM RL | Tunisia | ||
| Albert Rafetraniaina | £4,500 | £234,000 | 19 | D R, DM | Madagascar | ||
| Olivier Boscagli | £3,800 | £197,600 | 18 | D LC | France | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | ||
| Tasos Donis | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Greece | ||
| Bryan Constant | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Walter Benítez | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Anthony Ranieri | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | ST | France | ||
| Ancoub Mzé Ali | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM C | France | ||
| Deniz Ondeyer | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Gautier Lloris | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Joakim Balmy | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Mehdi Messaoudi | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | D C | Morocco | ||
| Maher Hammed | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM C | France | ||
| Patrick Burner | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | D R | France | ||
| Paulin Puel | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | ST | France | ||
| Romain Perraud | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Thomas Mendy | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | M C | France | ||
| Vincent Marcel | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | M C | France | ||
| Arnaud Guedj | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | DM | France | ||
| Bryan Derwich | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | DM | France | ||
| Alvaro Ngamba | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | M C | Cameroon | ||
| William Suaut | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Youness Diatta | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | M R | France | ||
| Idris Kadded | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Matthieu Dario | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D RC | France | ||
| Hicham Mahou | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | AM/F C | France | ||
| Alexandre Gameiro | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | AM R | France | ||
| Hugo Hagège | £770 | £40,040 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Vincenzo Bezzina | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Robin Bardi | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | D C | France | ||
| Rémi Mestrallet | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | DM | France | ||
| Matéo Lévêque | £680 | £35,360 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Yannis Clementia | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Thomas Valtriani | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | AM L | France | ||
| Matthew Cox | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | D R | France | ||
| Yanis Hamache | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | D L | France | ||
| Youssef Abdelli | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | M C | Tunisia | ||
| Yrlès Teoro-Kurzawa | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | D C, DM | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
OGC Nice wages, 2016/17
What was OGC Nice's wage bill in 2016/17?
OGC Nice paid £413,030 a week in 2016/17 - £21,477,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid OGC Nice player in 2016/17?
Mario Balotelli was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £87,000 a week, 5.2x the 22+ squad average of £16,747.
What was the average OGC Nice salary in 2016/17?
The average OGC Nice player aged 22 or over earned £16,747 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do OGC Nice's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
OGC Nice pay £337,874 a week in 2026/27, 18% lower than the £413,030 of 2016/17. The current squad is 72 players against 59 then.