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FC Metz 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Emmanuel Rivière on £16,000 per week · see the current FC Metz wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £185k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £9.6m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £7k
Then and now
FC Metz pay £97,205 a week in 2026/27 — 47% lower than the £185,100 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Rivière | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stoppila Sunzu | £8,600 | £447,200 | 29 | Centre-back | Zambia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Victorien Angban | £8,500 | £442,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2019 | ||
| John Boye | £8,100 | £421,200 | 31 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Iván Balliu | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | Right-back | Albania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Renaud Cohade | £8,000 | £416,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marvin Gakpa | £7,900 | £410,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alexandre Oukidja | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Algeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Farid Boulaya | £7,300 | £379,600 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamiro Monteiro | £7,100 | £369,200 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Cape Verde | JUN 2021 | ||
| Laurent Jans | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Right-back | Luxembourg | - | ||
| Mamadou Fofana | £6,900 | £358,800 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Mali | JUN 2022 | ||
| Opa Nguette | £6,800 | £353,600 | 23 | Winger | Senegal | JUL 2019 | ||
| Thomas Delaine | £6,600 | £343,200 | 26 | Full-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gauthier Hein | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | Winger | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Habib Maïga | £5,200 | £270,400 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ibrahima Niane | £5,100 | £265,200 | 19 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jonathan Rivierez | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthieu Udol | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | Full-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Delecroix | £3,800 | £197,600 | 29 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ablie Jallow | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Gambia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Habib Diallo | £3,200 | £166,400 | 23 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Amadou Dia N'Diaye | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cheick Sabaly | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Raouf Mroivili | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Théodore Efouba Ayissi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bilal Hadraoui | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Amadou Soumaré | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Right winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Anthony Knoepffler | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Alexis Larrière | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andrew Cherdieu | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Lempereur | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Defender | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Davy Delpierre | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Djibril Sylla | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Justin Taite | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kévin Mbongo | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ibrahim Covi | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Nicolas Ndema | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mohamed Kané | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | Centre-back | Senegal | - | ||
| Rémi Cabral | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Ouazine | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Calvin Haïdara | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Guillaume Dietsch | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arthur Heinemann | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Kiliann Sildillia | £560 | £29,120 | 16 | Right-back | France | - | ||
| Ilario De Clemente | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Clayton Duarte | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2019 | ||
| Vincent Peugnet | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vincent Collet | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Right-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Milan Robin | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ludéric Etonde | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Yann Godart | £410 | £21,320 | 16 | Right-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Philippe Tshiani Mbuyamba | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Rayan Djedje | £370 | £19,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Bilal Hend | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Winger | France | - | ||
| Yohan Junger | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Josua Regy | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Nadson | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ludovic Rauch | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Gaël Duguépéroux | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Hugo Komano | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yassine Saindou | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Mathieu Cachbach | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | - | ||
| Adrien Pinot | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Georges Mikautadze | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gédéon Mulenda | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Isyakha Touré | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Clément Akpa | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | France | - | ||
| Antonio Haag | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Madéno Albenas | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
34 Under £1k 6%
12 £1k-£2k 9%
6 £2k-£5k 11%
17 £5k-£10k 65%
1 £10k-£25k 9%
Top 5 earners took 27% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Metz wages, 2018/19
What was FC Metz's wage bill in 2018/19?
FC Metz paid £185,100 a week in 2018/19 - £9,625,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Metz player in 2018/19?
Emmanuel Rivière was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £16,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £7,129.
What was the average FC Metz salary in 2018/19?
The average FC Metz player aged 22 or over earned £7,129 a week in 2018/19, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 27% of the bill between them.
How do FC Metz's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
FC Metz pay £97,205 a week in 2026/27, 47% lower than the £185,100 of 2018/19. The current squad is 67 players against 70 then.