RC Lens 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Kermit Erasmus on £13,000 per week · see the current RC Lens wage bill
We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
RC Lens pay £348,552 a week in 2026/27 — 164% higher than the £131,850 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Erasmus | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | South Africa | ||
| Daniel Opare | £7,400 | £384,800 | 25 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Habib Habibou | £7,200 | £374,400 | 29 | ST | Central African Rep. | ||
| Nicolas Douchez | £6,900 | £358,800 | 36 | GK | France | ||
| Mathias Autret | £6,900 | £358,800 | 25 | AM RL | France | ||
| Kévin Fortuné | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Abdelrafik Gérard | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | AM LC | France | ||
| Adama Guira | £5,500 | £286,000 | 28 | DM | Burkina Faso | ||
| Anthony Scaramozzino | £5,500 | £286,000 | 31 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Benjamin Bourigeaud | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | DM | France | ||
| Cristian López (Cristian López Santamaría) | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | ST | Spain | ||
| Dusan Cvetinovic | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | D RC | Serbia | ||
| Kenny Lala | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | D RC | France | ||
| Abdellah Zoubir | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | AM RC | France | ||
| Djiman Koukou | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | DM | Benin | ||
| Jean-Kévin Duverne | £4,100 | £213,200 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Mohamed Fofana | £2,900 | £150,800 | 31 | D C | Mali | ||
| Abdoul Ba | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | D C | Mauritania | ||
| Akim Zedadka | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | D/WB/AM R | France | ||
| Karim Hafez | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | Egypt | ||
| Nadjib Baouia | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | AM R | Algeria | ||
| Thomas Ephestion | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | M C | France | ||
| John Bostock | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | AM C | England | ||
| Bilel Ait-Malek | £1,040 | £54,080 | 19 | AM C | France | ||
| Hugo Robert | £1,020 | £53,040 | 20 | D LC, DM | France | ||
| Christopher Boussemart | £960 | £49,920 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Jean-Ricner Bellegarde | £960 | £49,920 | 18 | AM C | France | ||
| Ryan Adim | £920 | £47,840 | 19 | AM C | France | ||
| Jérémy Vachoux | £920 | £47,840 | 21 | GK | France | ||
| Milos Zukanovic | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Mounir Chouiar | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | AM/F C | France | ||
| Guillaume Beghin | £890 | £46,280 | 19 | M C | France | ||
| Djibril Diani | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | DM | France | ||
| Arthur Champenois | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Bilal Bari | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Valentin Wojtkowiak | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Maxence Carlier | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | D C | France | ||
| Modibo Sagnan | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | D L | France | ||
| Moussa Sylla | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | D R | France | ||
| Naly Rasamoel | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Enzo Ebosse | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Yassine Chah | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | M C | France | ||
| Didier Desprez | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Antonin Lelièvre | £420 | £21,840 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Valentin Belon | £390 | £20,280 | 21 | GK | France | ||
| Mardoché Pembele | £290 | £15,080 | 16 | D/WB/M L | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Marvin Milville | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | D C | France | ||
| Paulo Pinho | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Makoma Donovan | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| William Bianda | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | WB L | France | ||
| Bryan Bernard | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | GK | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RC Lens wages, 2016/17
What was RC Lens' wage bill in 2016/17?
RC Lens paid £131,850 a week in 2016/17 - £6,856,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RC Lens player in 2016/17?
Kermit Erasmus was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £13,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £5,395.
What was the average RC Lens salary in 2016/17?
The average RC Lens player aged 22 or over earned £5,395 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do RC Lens' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
RC Lens pay £348,552 a week in 2026/27, 164% higher than the £131,850 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 51 then.