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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £942k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £49m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £52k
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27 — 28% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia De Sciglio | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 27 | Full-back | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Memphis Depay | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Islam Slimani | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 32 | Striker | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jason Denayer | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcelo | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thiago Mendes | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maxwel Cornet | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder, winger | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Paquetá | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Léo Dubois | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 25 | Right-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karl Toko Ekambi | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bruno Guimarães | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Pollersbeck | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Djamel Benlamri | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Algeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tino Kadewere | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Zimbabwe | JUN 2024 | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Camilo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Melvin Bard | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | Centre-back, left wing-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cenk Özkacar | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sinaly Diomandé | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rayan Cherki | £8,700 | £452,400 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reo Griffiths | £8,700 | £452,400 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Malcolm Barcola | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Togo | JUN 2022 | ||
| Modeste Duku | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Sofian Augarreau | £832 | £43,264 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| El Hadj Coly | £717 | £37,284 | 19 | Right winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Titouan Thomas | £695 | £36,140 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdoulaye Ouattara | £689 | £35,828 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arthur Pontet | £689 | £35,828 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andy Minolien | £689 | £35,828 | 19 | Centre-back, right wing-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bradley Barcola | £679 | £35,308 | 17 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bartosz Talar | £679 | £35,308 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Poland | - | ||
| Breyton Fougeu | £679 | £35,308 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Castello Lukeba | £669 | £34,788 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Djibraïl Dib | £659 | £34,268 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emmanuel Danso | £649 | £33,748 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eli Wissa | £649 | £33,748 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yaya Soumaré | £645 | £33,540 | 20 | Wide midfielder, winger | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Florent Da Silva | £639 | £33,228 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Florent Duparchy | £639 | £33,228 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gaël Nsombi | £629 | £32,708 | 17 | Winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Habib Keita | £619 | £32,188 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hugo Vogel | £619 | £32,188 | 16 | Left-back | France | - | ||
| Kayne Bonnevie | £589 | £30,628 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Guyana | - | ||
| Kévin Ousmane | £589 | £30,628 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Madyan Sounni | £569 | £29,588 | 17 | Right midfielder, right winger | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Malo Gusto | £569 | £29,588 | 17 | Right-back, central midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathys Lefebvre | £569 | £29,588 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Melih Altikulac | £569 | £29,588 | 18 | Left-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marley Felix | £569 | £29,588 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matthieu Patouillet | £569 | £29,588 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Niakhaté Ndiaye | £559 | £29,068 | 18 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolas Fontaine | £559 | £29,068 | 20 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Madagascar | JUN 2022 | ||
| Noam Bonnet | £559 | £29,068 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Philippe Boueye | £539 | £28,028 | 16 | Centre-back, right wing-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raphaël Anaba | £519 | £26,988 | 20 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Riyad Talbi | £519 | £26,988 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thibaut Ehling | £499 | £25,948 | 19 | Right midfielder, winger | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nassim Benaissa | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Idriss Bounaas | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Sekou Lega | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Left winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Pierre Rothacher | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Louis-Alexandre Mérabli | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Guadeloupe | - | ||
| Mohamed El Arouch | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Thomas Antunes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Irvyn Lomami | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Full-back | France | - | ||
| Yad Lochereau-Pho | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Sean Duffet | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Artyon Ramaj | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oussama Amar | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Chaïm El Djebali | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Samuel Bossiwa | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Flavien Truchot | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right midfielder, winger | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
£2k-£5k
2 £5k-£10k 2%
8 £10k-£25k 14%
13 £25k-£100k 82%
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 £677,355 a week in 2026/27, 28% lower than the £942,329 of 2020/21. The current squad is 79 players against 74 then.