OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Olympique Lyonnais
Anthony Lopes has earned £26m at Olympique Lyonnais across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 18 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £406m
PLAYERS RANKED111
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB96
YEARS2013-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Olympique Lyonnais history
These 20 players took £231m between them, 57% of everything Olympique Lyonnais has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Olympique Lyonnais player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Olympique Lyonnais wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes | £26m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Memphis Depay | £20m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 3 | Corentin Tolisso Current squad | £19m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Houssem Aouar | £15m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 5 | Alexandre Lacazette | £13m | 3 | 2017-2024 |
| 6 | Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | £11m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 7 | Thiago Mendes | £11m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 8 | Bertrand Traoré | £11m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 9 | Jason Denayer | £10m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 10 | Nicolás Tagliafico Current squad | £10m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 11 | Moussa Dembélé | £10m | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 12 | Nabil Fekir | £9.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 13 | Maxwel Cornet | £9.3m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 14 | Marcelo | £9.1m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 15 | Jérôme Boateng | £8.6m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 16 | Tanguy Ndombele | £8.3m | 3 | 2018-2022 |
| 17 | Maxence Caqueret | £7.8m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 18 | Lucas Tousart | £7.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 19 | Léo Dubois | £7.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 20 | Dejan Lovren | £6.6m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 21 | Orel Mangala | £6.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 22 | Jérémy Morel | £6.0m | 5 | 2015-2019 |
| 23 | Clinton Mata Current squad | £5.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 24 | Malo Gusto | £5.6m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 25 | Rayan Cherki | £5.6m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 26 | Karl Toko Ekambi | £5.1m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 27 | Endrick | £5.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 28 | Mattia De Sciglio | £5.0m | 1 | 2021 |
| 29 | Moussa Niakhaté Current squad | £4.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Lucas Paquetá | £4.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 31 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £4.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 32 | Kenny Tete | £4.6m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 33 | Maxime Gonalons | £4.5m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 34 | Bruno Guimarães | £4.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 35 | Ernest Nuamah Current squad | £3.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 36 | Mariano | £3.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 37 | Dominik Greif Current squad | £3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Mathieu Valbuena | £3.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 39 | Nemanja Matic | £3.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Malick Fofana | £3.2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 41 | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | £3.1m | 2 | 2020-2022 |
| 42 | Saïd Benrahma | £3.0m | 1 | 2024 |
| 43 | Islam Slimani | £3.0m | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Jordan Ferri | £2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 45 | Marçal | £2.9m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 46 | Joachim Andersen | £2.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 47 | Sinaly Diomandé | £2.7m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 48 | Tanner Tessmann Current squad | £2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Abner Vinicius Current squad | £2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Pape Cheikh Diop | £2.5m | 3 | 2018-2022 |
| 51 | Pavel Šulc Current squad | £2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Emerson | £2.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 53 | Nicolas Nkoulou | £2.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 54 | Tyler Morton Current squad | £2.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Julian Pollersbeck | £2.1m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 56 | Ferland Mendy | £2.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 57 | Hans Hateboer | £1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Roman Yaremchuk | £1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 59 | Tino Kadewere | £1.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 60 | Martin Terrier | £1.7m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 61 | Ciprian Tătăruşanu | £1.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 62 | Duje Caleta-Car | £1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 63 | Jimmy Briand | £1.7m | 1 | 2013 |
| 64 | Amine Gouiri | £1.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 65 | Reo Griffiths | £1.3m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 66 | Lucas Perri | £1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Rachid Ghezzal | £1.2m | 3 | 2017-2026 |
| 68 | Ruben Kluivert Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Youssouf Koné | £1.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 70 | Johann Lepenant | £1.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 71 | Jake O'Brien | £1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 72 | Sergi Darder | £1.0m | 1 | 2017 |
| 73 | Camilo | £1.0m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 74 | Djamel Benlamri | £988k | 1 | 2021 |
| 75 | Oumar Solet | £978k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 76 | Henrique | £967k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 77 | Mouctar Diakhaby | £931k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 78 | Melvin Bard | £919k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 79 | Jean Lucas | £884k | 1 | 2020 |
| 80 | Lenny Pintor | £884k | 2 | 2019-2022 |
| 81 | Gift Orban | £832k | 1 | 2024 |
| 82 | Castello Lukeba | £808k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 83 | Damien Da Silva | £780k | 1 | 2022 |
| 84 | Rémy Descamps Current squad | £749k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 85 | Amin Sarr | £728k | 1 | 2023 |
| 86 | Cenk Özkacar | £676k | 1 | 2021 |
| 87 | Romain Faivre | £676k | 1 | 2022 |
| 88 | Anthony Racioppi | £599k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 89 | Bradley Barcola | £505k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 90 | Saël Kumbedi | £478k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 91 | Ousseynou Ndiaye | £421k | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 92 | Myziane Maolida | £354k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 93 | Paul Akouokou Current squad | £354k | 1 | 2024 |
| 94 | Mama Baldé | £255k | 1 | 2024 |
| 95 | Elisha Owusu | £223k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 96 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | £213k | 1 | 2017 |
| 97 | Pierre Kalulu | £186k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 98 | Gaetan Perrin | £166k | 1 | 2017 |
| 99 | Esteban Lepaul | £156k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 100 | Christopher Martins Pereira | £125k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Olympique Lyonnais?
Anthony Lopes, with £26m across 8 seasons at Olympique Lyonnais.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 111 players we hold a Olympique Lyonnais wage for, from 2013 to 2026.