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 | AM C |
| 02 | Mohamed Daramy | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Stade de Reims | Denmark | 23 | AM RL |
| 03 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | FC Nantes | Mali | 27 | DM |
| 04 | Francis Coquelin | £19,000 | £988,000 | Stade Lavallois MFC | France | 34 | DM, M RC |
| 05 | Fabien Centonze | £18,000 | £936,000 | FC Nantes | France | 29 | D/WB R |
| 06 | Frédéric Guilbert | £18,000 | £936,000 | FC Nantes | France | 30 | D/WB R |
| 07 | Julien Le Cardinal | £17,000 | £884,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | France | 27 | D RC |
| 08 | Joseph Okumu | £17,000 | £884,000 | Stade de Reims | Kenya | 28 | D C |
| 09 | Zuriko Davitashvili | £15,000 | £780,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Georgia | 24 | AM RL |
| 10 | Augustine Boakye | £15,000 | £780,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Ghana | 24 | AM RLC |
| 11 | Kelvin Amian | £15,000 | £780,000 | FC Nantes | France | 27 | D R |
| 12 | Florian Tardieu | £15,000 | £780,000 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 33 | DM |
| 13 | Keito Nakamura | £15,000 | £780,000 | Stade de Reims | Japan | 24 | AM RLC, F C |
| 14 | João Ferreira | £14,000 | £728,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Portugal | 24 | D RC, M R |
| 15 | Nampalys Mendy | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC Metz | Senegal | 33 | DM |
| 16 | Ignatius Ganago | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC Nantes | Cameroon | 26 | ST |
| 17 | Hilton (Hilton Vitorino da Silva) | £14,000 | £728,000 | Montpellier Hérault SC | Brazil | 42 | D (C) |
| 18 | Leonardo Buta | £14,000 | £728,000 | Red Star FC | Portugal | 23 | D/WB L |
| 19 | Fodé Doucouré | £13,000 | £676,000 | FC Nantes | Mali | 24 | D/WB/AM R |
| 20 | Sergio Akieme | £13,000 | £676,000 | Stade de Reims | Spain | 27 | D/WB L |
| 21 | Johann Lepenant | £12,000 | £624,000 | FC Nantes | France | 22 | DM |
| 22 | Irvin Cardona | £11,000 | £572,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Malta | 27 | AM RL, ST |
| 23 | Jessy Deminguet | £11,000 | £572,000 | FC Metz | France | 27 | DM |
| 24 | Lucas Perrin | £10,000 | £520,000 | FC Nantes | France | 26 | D C |
| 25 | Ali Youssef | £9,500 | £494,000 | FC Nantes | Libya | 23 | D C |
| 26 | Mahmoud Jaber | £9,000 | £468,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | Israel | 25 | DM, AM C |
| 27 | Saïdou Sow | £9,000 | £468,000 | FC Nantes | Guinea | 23 | D C |
| 28 | Mamadou Fofana | £8,900 | £462,800 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Mali | 27 | D C, DM |
| 29 | Andy Pelmard | £8,500 | £442,000 | Clermont Foot 63 | Madagascar | 25 | D RLC |
| 30 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200 | £426,400 | AS Saint-Étienne | France | 28 | GK |
| 31 | Julien Laporte | £8,100 | £421,200 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 31 | D C |
| 32 | Killian Corredor | £8,000 | £416,000 | FC Nantes | France | 24 | AM LC, F C |
| 33 | Louis Leroux | £8,000 | £416,000 | FC Nantes | France | 19 | D/WB L, M C |
| 34 | Theo Leoni | £8,000 | £416,000 | Stade de Reims | Belgium | 25 | DM |
| 35 | Mael Corboz | £7,900 | £410,800 | Grenoble Foot 38 | United States | 30 | DM |
| 36 | Oumar Diakité | £7,800 | £405,600 | Stade de Reims | Côte d’Ivoire | 21 | ST |
| 37 | Rominigue Kouamé | £7,700 | £400,400 | Clermont Foot 63 | Mali | 28 | DM |
| 38 | Adrien Lebeau | £7,500 | £390,000 | USL Dunkerque | France | 26 | AM LC, F C |
| 39 | Chico Lamba | £7,400 | £384,800 | AS Saint-Étienne | Portugal | 22 | D C |
| 40 | Yvann Maçon | £7,300 | £379,600 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 26 | D/WB RL, M R |
| 41 | Yaya Kader Fofana | £7,300 | £379,600 | Stade de Reims | Mali | 21 | AM C |
| 42 | Maxime Dupé | £6,900 | £358,800 | FC Nantes | France | 32 | GK |
| 43 | Mahamadou Diawara | £6,900 | £358,800 | Red Star FC | France | 20 | DM |
| 44 | Mory Gbané | £6,900 | £358,800 | Stade de Reims | Côte d’Ivoire | 24 | DM |
| 45 | Brice Maubleu | £6,500 | £338,000 | Pau FC | France | 35 | GK |
| 46 | Yassine Benhattab | £6,300 | £327,600 | FC Nantes | France | 22 | AM RC |
| 47 | Jordan Marié | £6,100 | £317,200 | Dijon FCO | France | 33 | DM |
| 48 | Ilyes Housni | £6,100 | £317,200 | AS Nancy Lorraine | France | 20 | AM L, ST |
| 49 | Christ-Owen Kouassi | £5,800 | £301,600 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 22 | D RC, M R |
| 50 | Meissa Bâ | £5,800 | £301,600 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Senegal | 28 | ST |
| 51 | Théo Sainte-Luce | £5,600 | £291,200 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 26 | D/WB L |
| 52 | Adrien Hunou | £5,500 | £286,000 | Clermont Foot 63 | France | 31 | AM RC |
| 53 | Antoine Joujou | £5,500 | £286,000 | FC Nantes | France | 22 | AM RL |
| 54 | Alexandre Olliero | £5,500 | £286,000 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 29 | GK |
| 55 | Anthony Briançon | £5,500 | £286,000 | Pau FC | France | 30 | D C, DM |
| 56 | Daouda Guindo | £5,400 | £280,800 | Stade de Reims | Mali | 22 | D LC |
| 57 | Jessy Benet | £5,100 | £265,200 | Pau FC | France | 30 | AM C |
| 58 | Don Deedson | £5,000 | £260,000 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Haiti | 24 | AM R, ST |
| 59 | Maxime Bernauer | £4,900 | £254,800 | AS Saint-Étienne | France | 27 | D C, DM |
| 60 | Mathieu Cafaro | £4,900 | £254,800 | FC Nantes | France | 28 | AM RL |
| 61 | Mathis Clairicia | £4,900 | £254,800 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | France | 22 | AM L, ST |
| 62 | Quentin Braat | £4,700 | £244,400 | Rodez Aveyron Football | France | 28 | GK |
| 63 | Théo Guivarch | £4,600 | £239,200 | Clermont Foot 63 | France | 29 | GK |
| 64 | Steven Nzonzi | £4,600 | £239,200 | USL Dunkerque | France | 36 | DM |
| 65 | Simon Ngapandouetnbu | £4,600 | £239,200 | Montpellier Hérault SC | Cameroon | 22 | GK |
| 66 | Ben Old | £4,500 | £234,000 | AS Saint-Étienne | New Zealand | 22 | D/WB/M L |
| 67 | Bouna Sarr | £4,500 | £234,000 | FC Metz | Senegal | 33 | D/WB/AM R |
| 68 | Adrián Ortolà | £4,500 | £234,000 | En Avant Guingamp | Spain | 31 | GK |
| 69 | Boubacar Fofana | £4,500 | £234,000 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | France | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 70 | Dylan Louiserre | £4,400 | £228,800 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 30 | DM |
| 71 | Florian Bianchini | £4,300 | £223,600 | Clermont Foot 63 | France | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 72 | Yoann Salmier | £4,300 | £223,600 | Clermont Foot 63 | French Guiana | 32 | D C |
| 73 | Hakim Abdallah | £4,200 | £218,400 | Pau FC | Comoros | 27 | D/WB/M L |
| 74 | Jean Ruiz | £4,100 | £213,200 | FC Metz | France | 27 | D C, DM |
| 75 | Jérémy Gélin | £4,100 | £213,200 | AS Nancy Lorraine | France | 28 | D C, DM |
| 76 | Maxime Colin | £3,900 | £202,800 | FC Metz | France | 33 | D RLC |
| 77 | Nordine Kandil | £3,900 | £202,800 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Morocco | 23 | AM RLC |
| 78 | Mathys Tourraine | £3,900 | £202,800 | Pau FC | Morocco | 24 | D/WB R |
| 79 | Thomas Monconduit | £3,600 | £187,200 | Amiens SC | France | 34 | DM |
| 80 | Thierno Ballo | £3,600 | £187,200 | AS Saint-Étienne | Austria | 23 | AM LC |
| 81 | Thomas Robinet | £3,600 | £187,200 | FC Nantes | France | 28 | AM/F C |
| 82 | Tom Ducrocq | £3,600 | £187,200 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 25 | DM |
| 83 | Allan Linguet | £3,500 | £182,000 | USL Dunkerque | France | 25 | D R |
| 84 | Aboubakary Kanté | £3,500 | £182,000 | USL Dunkerque | Gambia | 30 | ST |
| 85 | Urie-Michel Mboula | £3,500 | £182,000 | FC Metz | Gabon | 22 | D LC |
| 86 | Amine Hemia | £3,500 | £182,000 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 27 | AM C |
| 87 | Aboubacar Lô | £3,500 | £182,000 | Stade Lavallois MFC | Senegal | 25 | D C, DM |
| 88 | Victor Lobry | £3,500 | £182,000 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | France | 30 | AM C |
| 89 | Dominique Guidi | £3,400 | £176,800 | SC Bastia | France | 29 | D C, DM |
| 90 | Cheick Oumar Konaté | £3,400 | £176,800 | Clermont Foot 63 | Mali | 21 | D/WB R |
| 91 | Clément Vidal | £3,400 | £176,800 | Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 25 | D C |
| 92 | Donatien Gomis | £3,400 | £176,800 | En Avant Guingamp | Senegal | 30 | D C |
| 93 | Dylan Tavares | £3,400 | £176,800 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Cape Verde | 28 | D/WB/M L |
| 94 | Erwin Koffi | £3,300 | £171,600 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 30 | D/WB R, DM |
| 95 | Yanis Zouaoui | £3,300 | £171,600 | Montpellier Hérault SC | France | 27 | D/WB/M L |
| 96 | Enzo Basilio | £3,300 | £171,600 | AS Nancy Lorraine | France | 30 | GK |
| 97 | Yohan Demoncy | £3,300 | £171,600 | Stade de Reims | France | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 98 | Elie N´Tamon | £3,300 | £171,600 | Stade de Reims | Côte d’Ivoire | 21 | D C |
| 99 | Gautier Ott | £3,200 | £166,400 | En Avant Guingamp | France | 23 | AM L |
| 100 | Julio Tavares | £3,100 | £161,200 | Dijon FCO | Cape Verde | 36 | ST |
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.