Olympique Lyonnais 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Mattia De Sciglio on £97,000 per week · see the current Olympique Lyonnais wage bill
We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 16 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £769,255 a week in 2026/27 — 18% lower than the £942,329 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 19 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia De Sciglio | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 27 | D/WB (RL) | Italy | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 29 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Memphis Depay | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 26 | AM (LC), ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 22 | M/AM (LC) | France | ||
| Islam Slimani | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 32 | ST (C) | Algeria | ||
| Jason Denayer | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | D (C) | Belgium | ||
| Marcelo | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 33 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Thiago Mendes | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 28 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Maxwel Cornet | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | D/WB/M (L), AM (RL) | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Lucas Paquetá | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 22 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Léo Dubois | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 25 | D/WB (R) | France | ||
| Karl Toko Ekambi | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 27 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Cameroon | ||
| Bruno Guimarães | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Julian Pollersbeck | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | GK | Germany | ||
| Djamel Benlamri | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | D (C) | Algeria | ||
| Tino Kadewere | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | AM (RC), ST (C) | Zimbabwe | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | DM, M/AM (C) | France | ||
| Camilo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Melvin Bard | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | D (LC), WB (L) | France | ||
| Cenk Özkacar | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | D (C) | Türkiye | ||
| Sinaly Diomandé | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | D (C) | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Reo Griffiths | £8,700 | £452,400 | 20 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Rayan Cherki | £8,700 | £452,400 | 16 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | France | ||
| Malcolm Barcola | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | GK | Togo | ||
| Modeste Duku | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | AM (RLC) | France | ||
| Sofian Augarreau | £832 | £43,264 | 19 | M/AM (C) | France | ||
| El Hadj Coly | £717 | £37,284 | 19 | AM (R), ST (C) | France | ||
| Titouan Thomas | £695 | £36,140 | 18 | DM, M/AM (C) | France | ||
| Andy Minolien | £689 | £35,828 | 19 | D (RC), WB (R) | France | ||
| Abdoulaye Ouattara | £689 | £35,828 | 19 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Arthur Pontet | £689 | £35,828 | 19 | D (C) | France | ||
| Breyton Fougeu | £679 | £35,308 | 16 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Bradley Barcola | £679 | £35,308 | 17 | AM (L), ST (C) | France | ||
| Bartosz Talar | £679 | £35,308 | 17 | DM, M (C) | Poland | ||
| Castello Lukeba | £669 | £34,788 | 17 | D (C) | France | ||
| Djibraïl Dib | £659 | £34,268 | 18 | AM (RC), ST (C) | France | ||
| Eli Wissa | £649 | £33,748 | 17 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Emmanuel Danso | £649 | £33,748 | 19 | DM, M (C) | Ghana | ||
| Yaya Soumaré | £645 | £33,540 | 20 | M/AM (RL) | France | ||
| Florent Da Silva | £639 | £33,228 | 17 | M/AM (C) | France | ||
| Florent Duparchy | £639 | £33,228 | 20 | GK | France | ||
| Gaël Nsombi | £629 | £32,708 | 17 | AM (RL), ST (C) | France | ||
| Habib Keita | £619 | £32,188 | 18 | AM (C) | Mali | ||
| Hugo Vogel | £619 | £32,188 | 16 | D/WB (L) | France | ||
| Kayne Bonnevie | £589 | £30,628 | 19 | GK | Guyana | ||
| Kévin Ousmane | £589 | £30,628 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Madyan Sounni | £569 | £29,588 | 17 | M/AM (R) | France | ||
| Mathys Lefebvre | £569 | £29,588 | 18 | D (C), DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Malo Gusto | £569 | £29,588 | 17 | D/WB (R), M (C) | France | ||
| Melih Altikulac | £569 | £29,588 | 18 | D/WB (L) | France | ||
| Matthieu Patouillet | £569 | £29,588 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Marley Felix | £569 | £29,588 | 17 | D (C) | France | ||
| Niakhaté Ndiaye | £559 | £29,068 | 18 | D (C) | Senegal | ||
| Noam Bonnet | £559 | £29,068 | 18 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Nicolas Fontaine | £559 | £29,068 | 20 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Madagascar | ||
| Philippe Boueye | £539 | £28,028 | 16 | D (RC), WB (R) | France | ||
| Riyad Talbi | £519 | £26,988 | 16 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Raphaël Anaba | £519 | £26,988 | 20 | D (LC), WB (L) | Cameroon | ||
| Thibaut Ehling | £499 | £25,948 | 19 | M (R), AM (RL) | France | ||
| Nassim Benaissa | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Sekou Lega | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM (L), ST (C) | France | ||
| Idriss Bounaas | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Pierre Rothacher | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Louis-Alexandre Mérabli | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D/WB/M (L) | Guadeloupe | ||
| Oussama Amar | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M/AM (C) | France | ||
| Irvyn Lomami | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB (RL) | France | ||
| Thomas Antunes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D (C) | France | ||
| Mohamed El Arouch | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M (C) | France | ||
| Yad Lochereau-Pho | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Sean Duffet | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Artyon Ramaj | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M (C), AM (LC) | France | ||
| Chaïm El Djebali | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M/AM (C) | France | ||
| Samuel Bossiwa | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M (L), AM (RLC) | France | ||
| Flavien Truchot | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M (R), AM (RL) | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique Lyonnais wages, 2020/21
What was Olympique Lyonnais' wage bill in 2020/21?
Olympique Lyonnais paid £942,329 a week in 2020/21 - £49,001,108 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Olympique Lyonnais player in 2020/21?
Mattia De Sciglio was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £97,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £51,813.
What was the average Olympique Lyonnais salary in 2020/21?
The average Olympique Lyonnais player aged 22 or over earned £51,813 a week in 2020/21, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique Lyonnais' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Olympique Lyonnais pay £769,255 a week in 2026/27, 18% lower than the £942,329 of 2020/21. The current squad is 82 players against 74 then.