RC Lens 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gaël Kakuta on £14,000 per week · see the current RC Lens wage bill
We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
RC Lens pay £348,552 a week in 2026/27 — 129% higher than the £151,897 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaël Kakuta | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | M (L), AM (RLC) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Séko Fofana | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Ignatius Ganago | £9,100 | £473,200 | 21 | ST (C) | Cameroon | ||
| Issiaga Sylla | £9,100 | £473,200 | 26 | D/WB (L) | Guinea | ||
| Jonathan Clauss | £9,100 | £473,200 | 27 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | France | ||
| Steven Fortes | £8,600 | £447,200 | 28 | D (C) | Cape Verde | ||
| Clément Michelin | £6,400 | £332,800 | 23 | D/WB (R) | France | ||
| Jean-Louis Leca | £6,100 | £317,200 | 34 | GK | France | ||
| Wuilker Fariñez | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | GK | Venezuela | ||
| Massadio Haïdara | £5,900 | £306,800 | 27 | D/WB (L) | Mali | ||
| Facundo Medina | £5,300 | £275,600 | 21 | D (LC), WB (L) | Argentina | ||
| Jonathan Gradit | £5,100 | £265,200 | 27 | D (RC) | France | ||
| Loïc Badé | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | D (C) | France | ||
| Yannick Cahuzac | £4,300 | £223,600 | 35 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Zakaria Diallo | £4,000 | £208,000 | 33 | D (C) | France | ||
| Tony Mauricio | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | AM (RLC) | France | ||
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Cheick Doucouré | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | DM, M (C) | Mali | ||
| Cheick Traoré | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | D/WB (R) | France | ||
| Corentin Jean | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | AM (R), ST (C) | France | ||
| Florian Sotoca | £3,300 | £171,600 | 29 | AM (R), ST (C) | France | ||
| Simon Banza | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Boris Enow | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | DM, M (C) | Cameroon | ||
| Ismaël Boura | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D/WB (L) | France | ||
| Ansou Sow | £689 | £35,828 | 20 | M/AM (R) | Senegal | ||
| Augustin Delbecque | £689 | £35,828 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Adrien Louveau | £689 | £35,828 | 20 | D (C), DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Adam Oudjani | £689 | £35,828 | 18 | M (R), AM (RL) | France | ||
| Ange N'Guessan | £689 | £35,828 | 16 | D (C) | France | ||
| Brayann Pereira | £679 | £35,308 | 17 | D (R) | France | ||
| Boubakar Camara | £679 | £35,308 | 19 | AM (RL) | France | ||
| Bourama Diarra | £679 | £35,308 | 20 | D (L) | Mali | ||
| Clément Victoor | £669 | £34,788 | 19 | D (C), DM | France | ||
| David Pereira Da Costa | £659 | £34,268 | 19 | AM (L) | Portugal | ||
| Djouliann Dewez | £659 | £34,268 | 18 | M (C) | France | ||
| Enzo Daoud | £649 | £33,748 | 19 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Jonathan Varane | £599 | £31,148 | 18 | AM (C) | France | ||
| Mohamed Cissé | £569 | £29,588 | 19 | AM (L) | France | ||
| Malcom Musquet | £569 | £29,588 | 18 | D (L) | France | ||
| Nail Belaggoune | £559 | £29,068 | 18 | D (C), DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Nolan Gillot | £559 | £29,068 | 17 | D (L) | France | ||
| Oumar Kamara | £549 | £28,548 | 16 | D (RL) | France | ||
| Ryan Merlen | £519 | £26,988 | 18 | DM | France | ||
| Souleymane Cisse | £509 | £26,468 | 17 | D (C) | France | ||
| Yann Kembo | £449 | £23,348 | 18 | D (C) | France | ||
| Yannick Pandor | £449 | £23,348 | 19 | GK | France | ||
| Yacouba Barry | £449 | £23,348 | 18 | M/AM (R) | France | ||
| Thibo Dupont | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Anis Hadj Moussa | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM (RL) | France | ||
| Ibrahima Baldé | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | ST (C) | France | ||
| Axel Rouquette | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | M/AM (L) | France | ||
| Rémy Labeau Lascary | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | M (R) | France | ||
| Tom Pouilly | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | France | ||
| Adam Mabrouk | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | France | ||
| Elhad Said | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM (L) | France | ||
| Hamza Abdallah | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | ST (C) | France | ||
| José Capon | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM (C) | France | ||
| Martin Piedeleu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Neil Serbouh | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM (C) | Algeria | ||
| Tobias Petit | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Titouan Wilzius | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Colin Farnerud | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M (C) | Sweden | ||
| Mael Haise | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D (C) | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RC Lens wages, 2020/21
What was RC Lens' wage bill in 2020/21?
RC Lens paid £151,897 a week in 2020/21 - £7,898,644 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RC Lens player in 2020/21?
Gaël Kakuta was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £14,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £6,347.
What was the average RC Lens salary in 2020/21?
The average RC Lens player aged 22 or over earned £6,347 a week in 2020/21, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do RC Lens' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
RC Lens pay £348,552 a week in 2026/27, 129% higher than the £151,897 of 2020/21. The current squad is 69 players against 63 then.