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FOOTBALL · LIGUE 2 · 2026/27

Ligue 2 wages by age

Across the 526 players aged 16 to 38 we hold a wage for in Ligue 2 this season, the median is £512 a week at 21 and £3,000 at 28 , against £900 and £4,650 across every men's league we hold. The youngest on £10,000 a week or more is Johann Lepenant, 22, at FC Nantes.

MEDIAN AT 21 £512
MEDIAN AT 28 £3,000
PLAYERS526
BEST PAID £39,000
YOUNGEST ON £10K+22

The median wage at every age in Ligue 2

2026/27, weekly, at every age holding five or more priced players

Every age, and who is paid the most at it

Ligue 2 against every men's league we hold, 2026/27

The number of priced players, the median weekly wage against the median across every men's league, and the best-paid player at every age in Ligue 2 in 2026/27.
AGE PLAYERS MEDIAN ALL LEAGUES BEST PAID WEEKLY
17 2 - £345 Adrien Seatelli £515
18 91 £100 £370 Naoufel El Hannach £900
19 86 £409 £482 Louis Leroux £8,000
20 79 £435 £623 Mahamadou Diawara £6,900
21 52 £512 £900 Oumar Diakité £7,800
22 37 £782 £1,700 Johann Lepenant £12,000
23 26 £1,800 £2,300 Mohamed Daramy £24,000
24 25 £2,600 £2,700 Augustine Boakye £15,000
25 20 £2,050 £3,100 Mahmoud Jaber £9,000
26 10 £5,050 £3,400 Ignatius Ganago £14,000
27 18 £4,150 £4,500 Ibou Sissoko £21,000
28 19 £3,000 £4,650 Joseph Okumu £17,000
29 10 £3,200 £4,300 Fabien Centonze £18,000
30 13 £3,500 £4,400 Frédéric Guilbert £18,000
31 9 £2,500 £4,500 Julien Laporte £8,100
32 5 £2,500 £4,500 Maxime Dupé £6,900
33 10 £4,200 £4,150 Téji Savanier £39,000
34 7 £2,900 £3,900 Francis Coquelin £19,000
35 2 - £3,550 Brice Maubleu £6,500
36 5 £1,800 £4,100 Steven Nzonzi £4,600

The best-paid players aged 21 and under

Ligue 2, 2026/27

# PLAYER AGE CLUB POSITION WEEKLY
1 Louis Leroux 19 FC Nantes D/WB L, M C £8,000
2 Oumar Diakité 21 Stade de Reims ST £7,800
3 Yaya Kader Fofana 21 Stade de Reims AM C £7,300
4 Mahamadou Diawara 20 Red Star FC DM £6,900
5 Ilyes Housni 20 AS Nancy Lorraine AM L, ST £6,100
6 Cheick Oumar Konaté 21 Clermont Foot 63 D/WB R £3,400
7 Elie N´Tamon 21 Stade de Reims D C £3,300
8 Allan Ackra 21 Clermont Foot 63 DM £2,500
9 Alexis Mirbach 20 FC Nantes GK £2,500
10 Bahmed Deuff 19 FC Nantes DM £2,500

The best-paid players aged 32 and over

Ligue 2, 2026/27

# PLAYER AGE CLUB POSITION WEEKLY
1 Téji Savanier 33 FC Metz AM C £39,000
2 Francis Coquelin 34 Stade Lavallois MFC DM, M RC £19,000
3 Florian Tardieu 33 Montpellier Hérault SC DM £15,000
4 Nampalys Mendy 33 FC Metz DM £14,000
5 Maxime Dupé 32 FC Nantes GK £6,900
6 Brice Maubleu 35 Pau FC GK £6,500
7 Jordan Marié 33 Dijon FCO DM £6,100
8 Steven Nzonzi 36 USL Dunkerque DM £4,600
9 Bouna Sarr 33 FC Metz D/WB/AM R £4,500
10 Yoann Salmier 32 Clermont Foot 63 D C £4,300

The median 28-year-old, league by league

Ligue 2 and the men's leagues either side of it, at the age every men's league we hold pays best

Chinese Super League £5,400 League One £4,600 Categoría Primera A £4,250 J1 League £3,900 Danish Superliga £3,900 La Liga 2 £3,650 Super Liga £3,100 Ligue 2 £3,000 Ekstraklasa £2,900 Austrian Bundesliga £2,500 Scottish Premiership £2,300 League Two £2,100 Primeira Liga £1,950 Thai League £1,600 A-League £1,500

Ligue 2 ranks 25th of the 43 men's leagues holding five or more priced 28-year-olds, on £3,000 a week. The Premier League pays the most, at £75,000.

Frequently asked questions

At what age are Ligue 2 players paid the most?

Of the ages Ligue 2 holds 20 or more players at, 24: the median is £2,600 a week across 25 players. The 10 players aged 26 have a higher median, £5,050.

How much does a Ligue 2 player earn at 21 and at 28?

The median is £512 a week at 21 and £3,000 at 28 in 2026/27. Across every men's league we hold it is £900 a week at 21 and £4,650 at 28.

Who is the youngest Ligue 2 player paid £10,000 a week?

Johann Lepenant, 22, on £12,000 a week at FC Nantes.

Who is the highest-paid Ligue 2 player aged 21 or under?

Louis Leroux, 19, on £8,000 a week at FC Nantes. Oumar Diakité, 21, is next on £7,800.

Who is the highest-paid Ligue 2 player aged 32 or over?

Téji Savanier, 33, on £39,000 a week at FC Metz. Francis Coquelin, 34, is next on £19,000.

Where to next

The same squads, cut a different way

See every Ligue 2 club's wage bill, the highest-paid players in Ligue 2, or wages by age across every league. Or see every 28-year-old we hold, league by league.