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Olympique Lyonnais 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Memphis Depay on £74,000 per week · see the current Olympique Lyonnais wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £757k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £39m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £35k
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27 — 11% lower than the £756,990 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Depay | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mathieu Valbuena | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nabil Fekir | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Gonalons | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rafael | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 25 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nicolas Nkoulou | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Corentin Tolisso | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Ferri | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Christophe Jallet | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jérémy Morel | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sergi Darder | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maciej Rybus | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Left-back, winger | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maxwel Cornet | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emanuel Mammana | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gueïda Fofana | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Rachid Ghezzal | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Winger | Algeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lucas Tousart | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mathieu Gorgelin | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mouctar Diakhaby | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gaetan Perrin | £3,200 | £166,400 | 19 | Winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordy Gaspar | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Full-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maxime D'Arpino | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dylan Mboumbouni | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christopher Martins Pereira | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gédéon Kalulu | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Isaac Hemans | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Ghana | MAY 2017 | ||
| Myziane Maolida | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Romaric N'Gouma | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Timothé Cognat | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Amine Gouiri | £1,090 | £56,680 | 16 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anthony Racioppi | £1,010 | £52,520 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lucas Mocio | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Elisha Owusu | £980 | £50,960 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2018 | ||
| César Neto | £940 | £48,880 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dorian Grange | £910 | £47,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mickaël Almeida | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zachary Brault-Guillard | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jafar Demdoum | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hamza Rafia | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Haris Gahrouri | £890 | £46,280 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alexandre Roselli | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jonathan Grossrieder | £880 | £45,760 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nicolas Garcia | £860 | £44,720 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bryan Ngwabije | £860 | £44,720 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Foudil Bouchentouf | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adil Benjeddi | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mathieu Gadet | £840 | £43,680 | 16 | Right-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul Devarrewaere | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Thomas Oualembo | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alan Dzabana | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Issiar Dramé | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Théo Ndicka Matam | £810 | £42,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Ankoué | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tord Salte | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Norway | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Ouazine | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Quentin Vieira | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pierre Nouvel | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Malcolm Barcola | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yann Kitala | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Left winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yoann Martelat | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stanislas Lebongo | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yassin Fekir | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
31 Under £1k 3%
6 £1k-£2k 1%
10 £2k-£5k 4%
2 £5k-£10k 2%
8 £10k-£25k 17%
11 £25k-£100k 73%
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique Lyonnais wages, 2016/17
What was Olympique Lyonnais' wage bill in 2016/17?
Olympique Lyonnais paid £756,990 a week in 2016/17 - £39,363,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Olympique Lyonnais player in 2016/17?
Memphis Depay was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £74,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £34,828.
What was the average Olympique Lyonnais salary in 2016/17?
The average Olympique Lyonnais player aged 22 or over earned £34,828 a week in 2016/17, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique Lyonnais' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27, 11% lower than the £756,990 of 2016/17. The current squad is 79 players against 68 then.