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RC Lens 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Séko Fofana on £20,000 per week · see the current RC Lens wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £211k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £11m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £9k
Then and now
RC Lens pay £422,852 a week in 2026/27 — 100% higher than the £210,960 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séko Fofana | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gaël Kakuta | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Patrick Berg | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2026 | ||
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kevin Danso | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cheick Doucouré | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Mali | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ignatius Ganago | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | Striker | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jean-Louis Leca | £11,000 | £572,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Deiver Machado | £8,400 | £436,800 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Florian Sotoca | £8,300 | £431,600 | 30 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Clauss | £8,100 | £421,200 | 28 | Right-back, right winger | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yannick Cahuzac | £8,000 | £416,000 | 36 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wesley Saïd | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Facundo Medina | £6,300 | £327,600 | 22 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Gradit | £6,100 | £317,200 | 28 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Massadio Haïdara | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | Left-back | Mali | JUN 2023 | ||
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | £5,800 | £301,600 | 26 | Left wing-back, attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Wuilker Fariñez | £5,400 | £280,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Venezuela | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samba Sow | £4,600 | £239,200 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Mali | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Pereira Da Costa | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Corentin Jean | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christopher Wooh | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jules Keita | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | Winger | Guinea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ibrahima Baldé | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anis Hadj Moussa | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Mael Haise | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thibo Dupont | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Augustin Delbecque | £650 | £33,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Ayanda Sishuba | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Adrien Louveau | £650 | £33,800 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Brayann Pereira | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Right-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cory Sène | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Denzel Custos | £620 | £32,240 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Malcom Musquet | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Left-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mamadou Thiam | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Right-back | Mali | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mamadou Camara | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Senegal | - | ||
| Nolan Gillot | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Left-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oumar Kamara | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Right-back | France | - | ||
| Ryan Merlen | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Souleymane Cisse | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Thibault Marechal | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Right midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Valentin Lhermitte | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Valentino Lesieur | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wesley Zahibo | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yann Kembo | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yacouba Barry | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yannick Pandor | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| José Capon | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Rémy Labeau Lascary | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | - | ||
| Tom Pouilly | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Adam Mabrouk | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Hamza Abdallah | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Keny Mbala | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Neil Serbouh | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tobias Petit | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Titouan Wilzius | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Marceau Apperry | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Colin Farnerud | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Central midfielder | Sweden | - | ||
| Robin Knockaert | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nolan Bonte | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Winger | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Davy Nlandu | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sean Tormin | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bilal Faye | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left wing-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ismael Guerti | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aaron Akale | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dimitri Roszak | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ilann Petrisot | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lenny Dziki | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Grégoire Herbin | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathieu Guilbert | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Barbier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 7%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 8%
10 £5k-£10k 33%
8 £10k-£25k 51%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RC Lens wages, 2021/22
What was RC Lens' wage bill in 2021/22?
RC Lens paid £210,960 a week in 2021/22 - £10,969,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RC Lens player in 2021/22?
Séko Fofana was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £20,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £8,600.
What was the average RC Lens salary in 2021/22?
The average RC Lens player aged 22 or over earned £8,600 a week in 2021/22, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do RC Lens' 2021/22 wages compare with now?
RC Lens pay £422,852 a week in 2026/27, 100% higher than the £210,960 of 2021/22. The current squad is 68 players against 71 then.