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FC Nantes 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Cristian Benavente on £35,000 per week · see the current FC Nantes wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £378k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £20m
SQUAD SIZE86
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £10k
Then and now
FC Nantes pay £202,140 a week in 2026/27 — 47% lower than the £378,330 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Benavente | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Peru | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cristian Benavente | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Peru | JUN 2023 | ||
| Moses Simon | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kalifa Coulibaly | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Striker | Mali | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicolas Pallois | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alban Lafont | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anthony Limbombe | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | Winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dennis Appiah | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Right-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ludovic Blas | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fábio | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Full-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rene Krhin | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Renaud Emond | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charles Traoré | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Left-back | Mali | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kader Bamba | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdoulaye Touré | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Imrân Louza | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mehdi Abeid | £7,900 | £410,800 | 26 | Central midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Molla Wagué | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | Centre-back | Mali | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thomas Basila | £5,600 | £291,200 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samuel Moutoussamy | £5,600 | £291,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcus Coco | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | Winger | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrei Girotto | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Batista Mendy | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Abdoulaye Dabo | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Denis Petric | £3,400 | £176,800 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Slovenia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elie Youan | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexandre Olliero | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anthony Walongwa | £1,040 | £54,080 | 25 | Centre-back | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Percy Prado | £890 | £46,280 | 23 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Peru | JUN 2020 | ||
| Teddy Bouriaud | £800 | £41,600 | 22 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bridge Ndilu | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Roli Pereira de Sa | £720 | £37,440 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josué Homawoo | £690 | £35,880 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Wesley Moustache | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | Left-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aristote Lusinga | £660 | £34,320 | 29 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Amine Saïd | £660 | £34,320 | 16 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anthony Batshoy | £660 | £34,320 | 16 | Winger | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adel Mahamoud | £660 | £34,320 | 16 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aziz Bassagne | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Winger | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Amadou Coulibaly | £660 | £34,320 | 22 | Right winger, striker | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| Akram Tsagué | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anthony Robin | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdoulaye Sylla | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Centre-back | Guinea | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alexis Mané | £660 | £34,320 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adem Husejnovic | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Amine Idaroussi | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charly Jan | £640 | £33,280 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Clément Douguet | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dinode Quiala | £630 | £32,760 | 16 | Left-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gor Manvelyan | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Armenia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hakim Abdallah | £590 | £30,680 | 21 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hugo Lafosse | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Julien Olmos | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe-Loïc Affamah | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Eto'o | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Loïck Piquionne | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Bonelli | £550 | £28,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lohann Doucet | £550 | £28,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Léo Jousselin | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Moïse Tonye-Tonye | £540 | £28,080 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mohamed Bangoura | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathis Oger | £540 | £28,080 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Taylor Luvambo | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Left winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mohamed Achi Bouakline | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Central midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mathis Thévenin | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Gassama | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nassim Badri | £530 | £27,560 | 25 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ousmane Doucouré | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Quentin Merlin | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Sabry | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Right-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Robin Voisine | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rayan Gonçalves | £490 | £25,480 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Samuel Yépie -Yépie | £480 | £24,960 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Santiago Eneme-Bocari | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Central midfielder | Eq. Guinea | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Fillaudeau | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Victor Daguin | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Valentino Lesieur | £450 | £23,400 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yannis M'Bemba | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sacha Ziani | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Souareba Dabo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mathéo Grondin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Augustin Lagadec | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Right-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Junior Diaz | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Victor Loizeau | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nassuf Ahamada | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hugo Boutsingkham | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
58 Under £1k 8%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 7%
7 £5k-£10k 13%
9 £10k-£25k 39%
4 £25k-£100k 33%
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 86 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Nantes wages, 2019/20
What was FC Nantes' wage bill in 2019/20?
FC Nantes paid £378,330 a week in 2019/20 - £19,673,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 86. We hold a wage for all 86 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Nantes player in 2019/20?
Cristian Benavente was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £35,000 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £10,470.
What was the average FC Nantes salary in 2019/20?
The average FC Nantes player aged 22 or over earned £10,470 a week in 2019/20, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 86. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do FC Nantes' 2019/20 wages compare with now?
FC Nantes pay £202,140 a week in 2026/27, 47% lower than the £378,330 of 2019/20. The current squad is 75 players against 86 then.