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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £863k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £45m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £39k
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27 — 22% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanguy Ndombele | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jérôme Boateng | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thiago Mendes | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jason Denayer | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Moussa Dembélé | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 24 | Striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Paquetá | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Emerson | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 26 | Full-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Léo Dubois | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 26 | Right-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karl Toko Ekambi | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Pollersbeck | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tino Kadewere | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Zimbabwe | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pape Cheikh Diop | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Damien Da Silva | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rayan Cherki | £14,000 | £728,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Romain Faivre | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sinaly Diomandé | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lenny Pintor | £8,000 | £416,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Castello Lukeba | £7,400 | £384,800 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Malo Gusto | £6,900 | £358,800 | 18 | Right-back, central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henrique | £6,200 | £322,400 | 27 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Malcolm Barcola | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Togo | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bradley Barcola | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Habib Keita | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kayne Bonnevie | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Guyana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ousseynou Ndiaye | £690 | £35,880 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bartosz Talar | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Poland | - | ||
| Breyton Fougeu | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Titouan Thomas | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Celestino Iala | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Central midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2024 | ||
| Djibraïl Dib | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emmanuel Danso | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gaël Nsombi | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Niakhaté Ndiaye | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Vogel | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Héritier Deyonge | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Left-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Irvyn Lomami | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Full-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Islamdine Halifa | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Idriss Bounaas | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kévin Ousmane | £550 | £28,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathys Lefebvre | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Madyan Sounni | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Winger | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marley Felix | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Matthieu Patouillet | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohamed El Arouch | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nicolas Fontaine | £520 | £27,040 | 21 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Noam Bonnet | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Philippe Boueye | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Riyad Talbi | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sekou Lega | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Samuel Bossiwa | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sofyan Cola | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Right-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Artyon Ramaj | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chaïm El Djebali | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eddine Charid | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Ozan Metin | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Lilian Coponat | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Romain Perret | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Fares Benarbia | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathys De Carvalho | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yanis Cheikh | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Thiema Gueye | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Antonin Marsin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Abdallah Nouri | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Amin Al Aid | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yacine Chaib | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | France | - | ||
| Téo Barisic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Gwendal Degorce | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Ahmed Djime | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Justin Bengui Joao | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yannis Lagha | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger, striker | Algeria | - | ||
| Mamadou Sarr | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 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
4 £5k-£10k 3%
8 £10k-£25k 14%
11 £25k-£100k 66%
1 £100k+
14%
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 £677,355 a week in 2026/27, 22% lower than the £863,300 of 2021/22. The current squad is 79 players against 75 then.