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FC Nantes 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Diego Carlos on £27,000 per week · see the current FC Nantes wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £347k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE90
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
FC Nantes pay £202,140 a week in 2026/27 — 42% lower than the £347,000 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Carlos | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Préjuce Nakoulma | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ciprian Tătăruşanu | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Romania | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ciprian Tătăruşanu | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Romania | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kalifa Coulibaly | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | Striker | Mali | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicolas Pallois | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Valentin Rongier | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Léo Dubois | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Emiliano Sala | £9,300 | £483,600 | 26 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | Striker | Iceland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Dupé | £8,900 | £462,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Abdoulaye Touré | £8,500 | £442,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adrien Thomasson | £8,500 | £442,000 | 23 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jules Iloki | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | Winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alexander Kacaniklic | £7,500 | £390,000 | 25 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Koffi Djidji | £7,000 | £364,000 | 24 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rene Krhin | £6,700 | £348,400 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yacine Bammou | £6,300 | £327,600 | 25 | Striker | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yassine El Ghanassy | £6,300 | £327,600 | 26 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joris Kayembe | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | Left-back, left winger | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Lima | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Najib Gandi | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Santy Ngom | £5,600 | £291,200 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samuel Moutoussamy | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexis Alégué | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Chidozie Awaziem | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Enock Kwateng | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | Right-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roli Pereira de Sa | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Amadou Coulibaly | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Right winger, striker | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andrei Girotto | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Alcibiade | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elie Youan | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hamadou Karamoko | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josué Homawoo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan N'Sondé | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Percy Prado | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Peru | JUN 2019 | ||
| Randal Kolo Muani | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Quentin Braat | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Théo Chendri | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Taylor Luvambo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Left winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Teddy Bouriaud | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Basila | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexandre Obambot | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Congo | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdoulaye Sylla | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Guinea | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bryan Mavinzi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gabriel Charpentier | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ibrahim Tall | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ludovic Faucher | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdoulaye Dabo | £980 | £50,960 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Batista Mendy | £920 | £47,840 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mohamed Gazari | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Imrân Louza | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Akram Tsagué | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Oan Djorkaeff | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Right winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Moké | £770 | £40,040 | 16 | Right winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aurélien Soufaché | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nassim Badri | £730 | £37,960 | 23 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Baptiste Chailloux | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adem Husejnovic | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Robin | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gamil Abdourazakou | £610 | £31,720 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Loïck Piquionne | £610 | £31,720 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sékou Traoré | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back | Mali | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gwendal Patissier | £590 | £30,680 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nélson De Araùjo | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hugo Bourin | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Right winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Sabry | £580 | £30,160 | 16 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marcellin Gohier | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stanislas Lebongo | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Gassama | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | Right winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rodrigue N'Donda | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mathis Thévenin | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nicolas Iglesias | £550 | £28,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Moïse Mahop | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Left midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mathis Daubin | £530 | £27,560 | 16 | Left winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Romaric Ngouemou | £520 | £27,040 | 16 | Right winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ousmane Doucouré | £520 | £27,040 | 16 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sorel Kameni | £510 | £26,520 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Victor Daguin | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nicolas Niobé | £500 | £26,000 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sanassi Doumbouya | £470 | £24,440 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yacine Bougrissi | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Théo Lallier | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Valentin Miroux | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Wesley Moustache | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Left-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hervé Otele | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thierno Dia | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hugo Lafosse | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yannis M'Bemba | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rida Mejdi | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 7%
13 £1k-£2k 6%
12 £2k-£5k 9%
15 £5k-£10k 32%
7 £10k-£25k 39%
1 £25k-£100k 8%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 90 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Nantes wages, 2017/18
What was FC Nantes' wage bill in 2017/18?
FC Nantes paid £347,000 a week in 2017/18 - £18,044,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 90. We hold a wage for all 90 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Nantes player in 2017/18?
Diego Carlos was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £27,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £10,667.
What was the average FC Nantes salary in 2017/18?
The average FC Nantes player aged 22 or over earned £10,667 a week in 2017/18, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 90. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do FC Nantes' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
FC Nantes pay £202,140 a week in 2026/27, 42% lower than the £347,000 of 2017/18. The current squad is 75 players against 90 then.