RC Lens 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Guillaume Gillet on £8,200 per week · see the current RC Lens wage bill
We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
RC Lens pay £348,552 a week in 2026/27 — 209% higher than the £112,810 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Gillet | £8,200 | £426,400 | 35 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Steven Fortes | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | D C | Cape Verde | ||
| Jean-Louis Leca | £7,100 | £369,200 | 33 | GK | France | ||
| Massadio Haïdara | £6,900 | £358,800 | 26 | D/WB L | Mali | ||
| Aleksandar Radovanovic | £6,500 | £338,000 | 25 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Zakaria Diallo | £6,000 | £312,000 | 32 | D C | France | ||
| Cheick Traoré | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Yannick Cahuzac | £5,300 | £275,600 | 34 | DM | France | ||
| Gaëtan Robail | £5,200 | £270,400 | 25 | AM RL | France | ||
| Manuel Perez | £4,900 | £254,800 | 28 | DM | France | ||
| Tony Mauricio | £4,600 | £239,200 | 25 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Corentin Jean | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Vítor Costa | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Clément Michelin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | D/WB RL | France | ||
| Cheick Doucouré | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | DM | Mali | ||
| Florian Sotoca | £3,300 | £171,600 | 28 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Jonathan Gradit | £3,100 | £161,200 | 26 | D RC | France | ||
| Mouaad Madri | £2,900 | £150,800 | 29 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Simon Banza | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | AM/F C | France | ||
| Jules Keita | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM LC | Guinea | ||
| Jader Valencia | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | AM L, ST | Colombia | ||
| Didier Desprez | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | GK | France | ||
| Charles Boli | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | AM RC, F C | France | ||
| Thomas Vincensini | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | GK | France | ||
| Adam Oudjani | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | AM RL | France | ||
| Augustin Delbecque | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Ansou Sow | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | AM R | Senegal | ||
| Ancoub Mzé Ali | £520 | £27,040 | 23 | DM | Comoros | ||
| Arthur Leblond | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Anis Hadj Moussa | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | AM RL | France | ||
| Bourama Diarra | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | D L | Senegal | ||
| Boubakar Camara | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM RL | France | ||
| Bryan Bernard | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | GK | France | ||
| Brayann Pereira | £510 | £26,520 | 16 | D R | France | ||
| Corentin Lemaire | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | ST | France | ||
| Cory Sène | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | D C | Senegal | ||
| Djouliann Dewez | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | M C | France | ||
| David Pereira Da Costa | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM L | Portugal | ||
| Enzo Daoud | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Hugo Mahieu | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | D C | France | ||
| Harold Voyer | £450 | £23,400 | 22 | D C | France | ||
| Ismaël Boura | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D/M L | France | ||
| Ibrahima Sy | £440 | £22,880 | 23 | GK | Senegal | ||
| Jules Foucault | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Jonathan Varane | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | AM C | France | ||
| Kassim Sidibé | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | AM C | France | ||
| Kandet Diawara | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | AM C | France | ||
| Mohamed Cissé | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | AM R | France | ||
| Maxime Boursin | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | GK | France | ||
| Malcom Musquet | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | D L | France | ||
| Nsana Simon | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | M C | France | ||
| Tom Ducrocq | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | M C | France | ||
| Randy Mavinga | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | D RC | France | ||
| Ryan Merlen | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | DM | France | ||
| Valentin Wojtkowiak | £310 | £16,120 | 22 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Yannis Salmi | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | D R | Morocco | ||
| Yannick Pandor | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Yann Kembo | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Thibo Dupont | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Adam Mabrouk | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | DM | France | ||
| Ibrahima Baldé | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | ST | France | ||
| Ali Ouchen | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM C | France | ||
| Fally Mayulu | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | ST | France | ||
| José Capon | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | AM C | France | ||
| Abdel Dayane Yessoufou | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D C | France | ||
| Mael Haise | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D C | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RC Lens wages, 2019/20
What was RC Lens' wage bill in 2019/20?
RC Lens paid £112,810 a week in 2019/20 - £5,866,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RC Lens player in 2019/20?
Guillaume Gillet was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £8,200 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £4,010.
What was the average RC Lens salary in 2019/20?
The average RC Lens player aged 22 or over earned £4,010 a week in 2019/20, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do RC Lens' 2019/20 wages compare with now?
RC Lens pay £348,552 a week in 2026/27, 209% higher than the £112,810 of 2019/20. The current squad is 69 players against 66 then.