Olympique Lyonnais 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Tanguy Ndombele on £120,000 per week · see the current Olympique Lyonnais wage bill
We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £769,255 a week in 2026/27 — 11% lower than the £863,300 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanguy Ndombele | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Jérôme Boateng | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 32 | D C | Germany | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 30 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 23 | AM LC | France | ||
| Thiago Mendes | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 29 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Jason Denayer | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 26 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Moussa Dembélé | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 24 | ST | France | ||
| Lucas Paquetá | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Emerson | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Italy | ||
| Léo Dubois | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 26 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Karl Toko Ekambi | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Cameroon | ||
| Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Julian Pollersbeck | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tino Kadewere | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | AM RC, F C | Zimbabwe | ||
| Pape Cheikh Diop | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | DM | Senegal | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Damien Da Silva | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | D C | France | ||
| Rayan Cherki | £14,000 | £728,000 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | France | ||
| Sinaly Diomandé | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | D C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Romain Faivre | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Lenny Pintor | £8,000 | £416,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Castello Lukeba | £7,400 | £384,800 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Malo Gusto | £6,900 | £358,800 | 18 | D/WB R, M C | France | ||
| Henrique | £6,200 | £322,400 | 27 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Malcolm Barcola | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | GK | Togo | ||
| Bradley Barcola | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Habib Keita | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | AM C | Mali | ||
| Kayne Bonnevie | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | GK | Guyana | ||
| Ousseynou Ndiaye | £690 | £35,880 | 22 | DM, AM C | Senegal | ||
| Bartosz Talar | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | DM | Poland | ||
| Breyton Fougeu | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Titouan Thomas | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Celestino Iala | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | M C | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Djibraïl Dib | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | AM RC, F C | France | ||
| Emmanuel Danso | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Niakhaté Ndiaye | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | D C | Senegal | ||
| Gaël Nsombi | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Hugo Vogel | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Héritier Deyonge | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | D/WB L | Belgium | ||
| Islamdine Halifa | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | DM | France | ||
| Irvyn Lomami | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | D/WB RL | France | ||
| Idriss Bounaas | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | DM | France | ||
| Kévin Ousmane | £550 | £28,600 | 19 | GK | France | ||
| Mohamed El Arouch | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | M C | France | ||
| Matthieu Patouillet | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Madyan Sounni | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM RL | France | ||
| Mathys Lefebvre | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Marley Felix | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Noam Bonnet | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| Nicolas Fontaine | £520 | £27,040 | 21 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Philippe Boueye | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | D RC | France | ||
| Riyad Talbi | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Sekou Lega | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Samuel Bossiwa | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Sofyan Cola | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Chaïm El Djebali | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM C | France | ||
| Artyon Ramaj | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM LC | France | ||
| Eddine Charid | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | France | ||
| Lilian Coponat | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D RC | France | ||
| Romain Perret | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Yannis Lagha | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Algeria | ||
| Justin Bengui Joao | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Fares Benarbia | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Ozan Metin | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | GK | France | ||
| Ahmed Djime | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D RC | France | ||
| Thiema Gueye | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | France | ||
| Téo Barisic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D RC | France | ||
| Yacine Chaib | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Amin Al Aid | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | France | ||
| Yanis Cheikh | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | ||
| Abdallah Nouri | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | France | ||
| Antonin Marsin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | France | ||
| Mathys De Carvalho | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | France | ||
| Gwendal Degorce | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D LC | France | ||
| Mamadou Sarr | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D C, DM | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique Lyonnais wages, 2021/22
What was Olympique Lyonnais' wage bill in 2021/22?
Olympique Lyonnais paid £863,300 a week in 2021/22 - £44,891,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Olympique Lyonnais player in 2021/22?
Tanguy Ndombele was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £120,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £39,040.
What was the average Olympique Lyonnais salary in 2021/22?
The average Olympique Lyonnais player aged 22 or over earned £39,040 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique Lyonnais' 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Olympique Lyonnais pay £769,255 a week in 2026/27, 11% lower than the £863,300 of 2021/22. The current squad is 82 players against 75 then.