LIGUE 1 · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Olympique Lyonnais 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Memphis Depay on £71,000 per week · see the current Olympique Lyonnais wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £861k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £45m
SQUAD SIZE79
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £35k
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27 — 21% lower than the £860,500 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Depay | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Burkina Faso | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nabil Fekir | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 29 | D C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rafael | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 27 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Moussa Dembélé | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 21 | ST | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcelo | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 31 | D C | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maxwel Cornet | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jason Denayer | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | D RC, DM | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Tousart | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 21 | DM | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kenny Tete | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | D/WB R | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tanguy Ndombele | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 21 | DM | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ferland Mendy | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | D/WB L | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | AM LC | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jérémy Morel | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 34 | D LC | Madagascar | JUN 2019 | ||
| Léo Dubois | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | D/WB R | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marçal | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | D/WB L | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pape Cheikh Diop | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | DM | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martin Terrier | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | AM LC, F C | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Amine Gouiri | £13,000 | £676,000 | 18 | AM L, ST | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oumar Solet | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lenny Pintor | £9,000 | £468,000 | 17 | AM L, ST | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathieu Gorgelin | £8,900 | £462,800 | 27 | GK | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Reo Griffiths | £8,700 | £452,400 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £6,900 | £358,800 | 18 | DM, AM C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dylan Mboumbouni | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | D C | Central African Rep. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Olivier Kemen | £5,800 | £301,600 | 21 | DM | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hamza Rafia | £4,200 | £218,400 | 19 | AM C | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ousseynou Ndiaye | £3,800 | £197,600 | 19 | AM C | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anthony Racioppi | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | GK | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yann Kitala | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | AM RL, ST | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yassin Fekir | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | AM RLC | Algeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Oualembo | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | ST | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dorian Grange | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | GK | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Esteban Lepaul | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | ST | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Issiar Dramé | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lilian Perrier | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kévin Dellinger | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | AM C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mathis Louiserre | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | D LC | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Melvin Bard | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | France | - | ||
| Paul Devarrewaere | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | DM | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pierre Kalulu | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | D RC | France | - | ||
| Quentin Vieira | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | D LC | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Raphaël Anaba | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | D LC | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Théo Ndicka Matam | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yaya Soumaré | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | AM R, ST | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| El Hadj Coly | £1,050 | £54,600 | 16 | ST | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Louis Beaufrère | £1,000 | £52,000 | 16 | ST | France | - | ||
| Franck Rivollier | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | ST | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kayne Bonnevie | £920 | £47,840 | 16 | GK | Guyana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joss Nkongue | £910 | £47,320 | 16 | AM L, ST | France | - | ||
| Malcolm Barcola | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | GK | Togo | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathys Lefebvre | £880 | £45,760 | 16 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Melih Altikulac | £860 | £44,720 | 16 | D L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tanguy Girardot | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | GK | France | - | ||
| Titouan Thomas | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | AM/F C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yu Junwei | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Jairzhino Fumont | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | Guadeloupe | - | ||
| Jules Paris | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM R | France | - | ||
| Alexis Martial | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C, DM | France | - | ||
| Lucas Margueron | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | GK | France | - | ||
| Jimmy Mas | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D/WB R | France | - | ||
| Méroine El Hammiri | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | ST | France | - | ||
| Thibaut Ehling | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM RL, ST | France | - | ||
| Modeste Duku | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM C | France | - | ||
| Abdoulaye Ouattara | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | France | - | ||
| Djibril Bohanne | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C | France | - | ||
| Sofian Augarreau | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM C | France | - | ||
| Arthur Pontet | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D RC | France | - | ||
| Kévin Rodet | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | M C | France | - | ||
| Cyriaque Mayounga | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C | Central African Rep. | - | ||
| Andy Minolien | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D RC | France | - | ||
| Riad Tahar | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Hussayn Touati | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | France | - | ||
| Djibraïl Dib | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM RC | France | - | ||
| Adam Yousfi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | France | - | ||
| Elamine Moussa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB L, DM | France | - | ||
| Kévin Ousmane | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
29 Under £1k 1%
11 £1k-£2k 2%
11 £2k-£5k 4%
7 £5k-£10k 6%
6 £10k-£25k 12%
15 £25k-£100k 75%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 79 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique Lyonnais wages, 2018/19
What was Olympique Lyonnais' wage bill in 2018/19?
Olympique Lyonnais paid £860,500 a week in 2018/19 - £44,746,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 79. We hold a wage for all 79 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Olympique Lyonnais player in 2018/19?
Memphis Depay was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £71,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £35,169.
What was the average Olympique Lyonnais salary in 2018/19?
The average Olympique Lyonnais player aged 22 or over earned £35,169 a week in 2018/19, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 79. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique Lyonnais' 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27, 21% lower than the £860,500 of 2018/19. The current squad is 79 players against 79 then.