LIGUE 2 · TOP 100
Highest paid Ligue 2 players
Téji Savanier leads on £39,000 per week. These 100 players take £790,000 a week between them - 71% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 527 of the 1,193 players in Ligue 2.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £790k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL71%
MEDIAN AGE27
MOST IN THE LIST17 FC Nantes
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £39k #10 £15k #100 £3k
Téji Savanier earns 2.6× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 13× the 100th. Half of the £790k a week on this page goes to the first 25 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Téji Savanier | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | FC Metz | France | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 02 | Mohamed Daramy | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Stade de Reims | Denmark | 23 | Winger |
| 03 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | FC Nantes | Mali | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 04 | Francis Coquelin | £19,000 | £988,000 | Stade Lavallois MFC | France | 34 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder |
| 05 | Frédéric Guilbert | £18,000 | £936,000 | FC Nantes | France | 30 | Right-back |
| 06 | Fabien Centonze | £18,000 | £936,000 | FC Nantes | France | 29 | Right-back |
| 07 | Julien Le Cardinal | £17,000 | £884,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | France | 27 | Centre-back |
| 08 | Joseph Okumu | £17,000 | £884,000 | Stade de Reims | Kenya | 28 | Centre-back |
| 09 | Augustine Boakye | £15,000 | £780,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Ghana | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 10 | Zuriko Davitashvili | £15,000 | £780,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Georgia | 24 | Winger |
| 11 | Kelvin Amian | £15,000 | £780,000 | FC Nantes | France | 27 | Right-back |
| 12 | Florian Tardieu | £15,000 | £780,000 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 13 | Keito Nakamura | £15,000 | £780,000 | Stade de Reims | Japan | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 14 | João Ferreira | £14,000 | £728,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Portugal | 24 | Centre-back, right midfielder |
| 15 | Nampalys Mendy | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC Metz | Senegal | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 16 | Ignatius Ganago | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC Nantes | Cameroon | 26 | Striker |
| 17 | Hilton (Hilton Vitorino da Silva) | £14,000 | £728,000 | Montpellier Hérault SC | Brazil | 42 | Centre-back |
| 18 | Leonardo Buta | £14,000 | £728,000 | Red Star FC | Portugal | 23 | Left-back |
| 19 | Fodé Doucouré | £13,000 | £676,000 | FC Nantes | Mali | 24 | Right-back, right winger |
| 20 | Sergio Akieme | £13,000 | £676,000 | Stade de Reims | Spain | 27 | Left-back |
| 21 | Johann Lepenant | £12,000 | £624,000 | FC Nantes | France | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 22 | Irvin Cardona | £11,000 | £572,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Malta | 27 | Winger, striker |
| 23 | Jessy Deminguet | £11,000 | £572,000 | FC Metz | France | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 24 | Lucas Perrin | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC Nantes | France | 26 | Centre-back |
| 25 | Ali Youssef | £9,500 | £494,000 | FC Nantes | Libya | 23 | Centre-back |
| 26 | Mahmoud Jaber | £9,000 | £468,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Israel | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 27 | Saïdou Sow | £9,000 | £468,000 | FC Nantes | Guinea | 23 | Centre-back |
| 28 | Mamadou Fofana | £8,900 | £462,800 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Mali | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 29 | Andy Pelmard | £8,500 | £442,000 | Clermont Foot 63 | Madagascar | 25 | Defender |
| 30 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200 | £426,400 | AS Saint-Étienne | France | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 31 | Julien Laporte | £8,100 | £421,200 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 31 | Centre-back |
| 32 | Killian Corredor | £8,000 | £416,000 | FC Nantes | France | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 33 | Louis Leroux | £8,000 | £416,000 | FC Nantes | France | 19 | Left-back, central midfielder |
| 34 | Theo Leoni | £8,000 | £416,000 | Stade de Reims | Belgium | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 35 | Mael Corboz | £7,900 | £410,800 | Grenoble Foot 38 | United States | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 36 | Oumar Diakité | £7,800 | £405,600 | Stade de Reims | Côte d’Ivoire | 21 | Striker |
| 37 | Rominigue Kouamé | £7,700 | £400,400 | Clermont Foot 63 | Mali | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 38 | Adrien Lebeau | £7,500 | £390,000 | USL Dunkerque | France | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 39 | Chico Lamba | £7,400 | £384,800 | AS Saint-Étienne | Portugal | 22 | Centre-back |
| 40 | Yvann Maçon | £7,300 | £379,600 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 26 | Full-back, right midfielder |
| 41 | Yaya Kader Fofana | £7,300 | £379,600 | Stade de Reims | Mali | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 42 | Maxime Dupé | £6,900 | £358,800 | FC Nantes | France | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 43 | Mahamadou Diawara | £6,900 | £358,800 | Red Star FC | France | 20 | Defensive midfielder |
| 44 | Mory Gbané | £6,900 | £358,800 | Stade de Reims | Côte d’Ivoire | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 45 | Brice Maubleu | £6,500 | £338,000 | Pau FC | France | 35 | Goalkeeper |
| 46 | Yassine Benhattab | £6,300 | £327,600 | FC Nantes | France | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Jordan Marié | £6,100 | £317,200 | Dijon FCO | France | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 48 | Ilyes Housni | £6,100 | £317,200 | AS Nancy Lorraine | France | 20 | Left winger, striker |
| 49 | Christ-Owen Kouassi | £5,800 | £301,600 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 22 | Centre-back, right midfielder |
| 50 | Meissa Bâ | £5,800 | £301,600 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Senegal | 28 | Striker |
| 51 | Théo Sainte-Luce | £5,600 | £291,200 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 26 | Left-back |
| 52 | Adrien Hunou | £5,500 | £286,000 | Clermont Foot 63 | France | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 53 | Antoine Joujou | £5,500 | £286,000 | FC Nantes | France | 22 | Winger |
| 54 | Alexandre Olliero | £5,500 | £286,000 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 55 | Anthony Briançon | £5,500 | £286,000 | Pau FC | France | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 56 | Daouda Guindo | £5,400 | £280,800 | Stade de Reims | Mali | 22 | Centre-back |
| 57 | Jessy Benet | £5,100 | £265,200 | Pau FC | France | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 58 | Don Deedson | £5,000 | £260,000 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Haiti | 24 | Right winger, striker |
| 59 | Maxime Bernauer | £4,900 | £254,800 | AS Saint-Étienne | France | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 60 | Mathieu Cafaro | £4,900 | £254,800 | FC Nantes | France | 28 | Winger |
| 61 | Mathis Clairicia | £4,900 | £254,800 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | France | 22 | Left winger, striker |
| 62 | Quentin Braat | £4,700 | £244,400 | Rodez Aveyron Football | France | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 63 | Théo Guivarch | £4,600 | £239,200 | Clermont Foot 63 | France | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 64 | Steven Nzonzi | £4,600 | £239,200 | USL Dunkerque | France | 36 | Defensive midfielder |
| 65 | Simon Ngapandouetnbu | £4,600 | £239,200 | Montpellier Hérault SC | Cameroon | 22 | Goalkeeper |
| 66 | Ben Old | £4,500 | £234,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | New Zealand | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 67 | Bouna Sarr | £4,500 | £234,000 | FC Metz | Senegal | 33 | Right-back, right winger |
| 68 | Adrián Ortolà | £4,500 | £234,000 | En Avant Guingamp | Spain | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 69 | Boubacar Fofana | £4,500 | £234,000 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | France | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 70 | Dylan Louiserre | £4,400 | £228,800 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 71 | Yoann Salmier | £4,300 | £223,600 | Clermont Foot 63 | French Guiana | 32 | Centre-back |
| 72 | Florian Bianchini | £4,300 | £223,600 | Clermont Foot 63 | France | 24 | Winger, striker |
| 73 | Hakim Abdallah | £4,200 | £218,400 | Pau FC | Comoros | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 74 | Jean Ruiz | £4,100 | £213,200 | FC Metz | France | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 75 | Jérémy Gélin | £4,100 | £213,200 | AS Nancy Lorraine | France | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 76 | Maxime Colin | £3,900 | £202,800 | FC Metz | France | 33 | Defender |
| 77 | Nordine Kandil | £3,900 | £202,800 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Morocco | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 78 | Mathys Tourraine | £3,900 | £202,800 | Pau FC | Morocco | 24 | Right-back |
| 79 | Thomas Monconduit | £3,600 | £187,200 | Amiens SC | France | 34 | Defensive midfielder |
| 80 | Thierno Ballo | £3,600 | £187,200 | AS Saint-Étienne | Austria | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 81 | Thomas Robinet | £3,600 | £187,200 | FC Nantes | France | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 82 | Tom Ducrocq | £3,600 | £187,200 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 83 | Aboubakary Kanté | £3,500 | £182,000 | USL Dunkerque | Gambia | 30 | Striker |
| 84 | Allan Linguet | £3,500 | £182,000 | USL Dunkerque | France | 25 | Right-back |
| 85 | Urie-Michel Mboula | £3,500 | £182,000 | FC Metz | Gabon | 22 | Centre-back |
| 86 | Amine Hemia | £3,500 | £182,000 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 87 | Aboubacar Lô | £3,500 | £182,000 | Stade Lavallois MFC | Senegal | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 88 | Victor Lobry | £3,500 | £182,000 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | France | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 89 | Dominique Guidi | £3,400 | £176,800 | SC Bastia | France | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 90 | Cheick Oumar Konaté | £3,400 | £176,800 | Clermont Foot 63 | Mali | 21 | Right-back |
| 91 | Clément Vidal | £3,400 | £176,800 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 25 | Centre-back |
| 92 | Donatien Gomis | £3,400 | £176,800 | En Avant Guingamp | Senegal | 30 | Centre-back |
| 93 | Dylan Tavares | £3,400 | £176,800 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Cape Verde | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 94 | Erwin Koffi | £3,300 | £171,600 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| 95 | Yanis Zouaoui | £3,300 | £171,600 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 96 | Enzo Basilio | £3,300 | £171,600 | AS Nancy Lorraine | France | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 97 | Yohan Demoncy | £3,300 | £171,600 | Stade de Reims | France | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 98 | Elie N´Tamon | £3,300 | £171,600 | Stade de Reims | Côte d’Ivoire | 21 | Centre-back |
| 99 | Gautier Ott | £3,200 | £166,400 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 23 | Left winger |
| 100 | Julio Tavares | £3,100 | £161,200 | Dijon FCO | Cape Verde | 36 | Striker |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in Ligue 2?
Téji Savanier of FC Metz, on £39,000 per week — £2,028,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Ligue 2 players earn between them?
£790,000 per week and £41,080,000 per year, which is 71% of the entire Ligue 2 wage bill.
Which Ligue 2 club has the most players in the top 100?
FC Nantes, with 17 of them, paying £182,700 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£3,100 per week — that is what Julio Tavares earns in 100th place.
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