Highest paid players from France
Karim Benzema is the best paid player from France at £829,000 a week. We hold a wage for 1,298 of the 2,659 players in the squads we track who give France, and they earn £16,363,688 a week between them, across 38 leagues.
The best-paid XI from France
The eleven highest-paid players from France that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Alphonse Areola £120,000 West Ham United
- D Théo Hernández £331,000 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- D Dayot Upamecano £331,000 FC Bayern München
- D Lucas Hernández £316,000 Paris Saint-Germain
- D Mohamed Simakan £249,000 Al-Nassr Football Club
- M N'Golo Kanté £348,000 Fenerbahçe A.Ş.
- M Aurélien Tchouaméni £207,000 Real Madrid
- M Enzo Millot £166,000 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club
- A Karim Benzema £829,000 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- A Kylian Mbappé £497,000 Real Madrid
- A Kingsley Coman £414,000 Al-Nassr Football Club
Combined £3,808,000 per week · £198,016,000 per year
Highest paid from France
Top 50 by weekly wage — 57% of every France wage we hold. Sortable.
Where France players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the France wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most France players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from France
Who is the highest paid footballer from France?
Karim Benzema of Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club is the highest paid player from France in our data, on £829,000 per week (£43,108,000 per year).
How much do players from France earn?
We hold a wage for 1,298 of the 2,659 players from France in our data, so an average across them would describe those 1,298 rather than France as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from France?
Ligue 2 has the most, with 373 players from France on wages we hold, ahead of Ligue 1 on 353.
How many players from France do you cover?
2,659 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as France, and we hold a weekly wage for 1,298 of them (49%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from France?
Quevilly-Rouen Metropole, with 39 players from France in its current squad.
Every player from France
405 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for