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Olympique Lyonnais 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Malo Gusto on £100,000 per week · see the current Olympique Lyonnais wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £856k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £45m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £50k
Then and now
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27 — 21% lower than the £856,100 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malo Gusto | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 19 | Right-back, central midfielder | France | JUN 2030 | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 31 | Striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Corentin Tolisso | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jérôme Boateng | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anthony Lopes | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Houssem Aouar | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thiago Mendes | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Moussa Dembélé | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | Striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maxence Caqueret | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dejan Lovren | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicolás Tagliafico | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rayan Cherki | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Johann Lepenant | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Amin Sarr | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sinaly Diomandé | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jeffinho | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bradley Barcola | £7,500 | £390,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Castello Lukeba | £7,400 | £384,800 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rémy Riou | £6,700 | £348,400 | 34 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henrique | £6,200 | £322,400 | 28 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Saël Kumbedi | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mohamed El Arouch | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kayne Bonnevie | £980 | £50,960 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Guyana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pathé Mboup | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Irvyn Lomami | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Defender | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Achraf Laaziri | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Left-back | Morocco | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ahmed Djime | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Breyton Fougeu | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chaïm El Djebali | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Celestino Iala | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | Central midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2024 | ||
| Djibraïl Dib | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eli Wissa | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gaël Nsombi | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gwendal Degorce | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noam Bonnet | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Idriss Bounaas | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Islamdine Halifa | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Justin Bengui Joao | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthieu Patouillet | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mamadou Sarr | £540 | £28,080 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marley Felix | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philippe Boueye | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Romain Perret | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sofian Augarreau | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sekou Lega | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Samuel Bossiwa | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Thibaut Ehling | £470 | £24,440 | 21 | Winger | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Téo Barisic | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yannis Lagha | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Winger, striker | Algeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Enzo Vita | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Evan Abran | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Left-back | France | - | ||
| Tidiane Diawara | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ali Hassan | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | France | - | ||
| Fares Benarbia | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathys De Carvalho | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yanis Cheikh | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Thiema Gueye | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Antonin Marsin | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Yacine Chaib | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Left-back | France | - | ||
| Daryll Benlahlou | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | France | - | ||
| Romain Berthelin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Imdad Charifou | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rayan El Djebali | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Pape Fuhrer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Switzerland | - | ||
| Emerson Pedro Vanga | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Prince Mbatshi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Mateo Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Amal Boura | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Winger | France | - | ||
| Bryan Meyo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | France | - | ||
| Lilian Coponat | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Esteban Pourcher | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Oliver Mvouama | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Jérémy Mounsesse | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Erawan Garnier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Full-back | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
52 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
1 £2k-£5k 0%
5 £5k-£10k 4%
3 £10k-£25k 5%
11 £25k-£100k 77%
1 £100k+
12%
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique Lyonnais wages, 2022/23
What was Olympique Lyonnais' wage bill in 2022/23?
Olympique Lyonnais paid £856,100 a week in 2022/23 - £44,517,200 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 2022/23?
Malo Gusto was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £100,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £50,000.
What was the average Olympique Lyonnais salary in 2022/23?
The average Olympique Lyonnais player aged 22 or over earned £50,000 a week in 2022/23, across the 13 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique Lyonnais' 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Olympique Lyonnais pay £677,355 a week in 2026/27, 21% lower than the £856,100 of 2022/23. The current squad is 79 players against 74 then.