Highest paid players from Mali
Abdoulaye Doucouré is the best paid player from Mali at £160,000 a week. We hold a wage for 88 of the 111 players in the squads we track who give Mali, and they earn £890,313 a week between them, across 25 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Mali
The eleven highest-paid players from Mali that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Mamadou Samassa £1,900 Stade Lavallois MFC
- D Woyo Coulibaly £26,000 Leicester City
- D Hamari Traoré £19,000 Paris FC
- D Massadio Haïdara £14,000 Kocaelispor
- D Fodé Doucouré £13,000 Havre AC
- M Cheick Doucouré £82,000 Crystal Palace
- M Mahamadou Doumbia £50,000 Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)
- M Amadou Haïdara £44,000 RC Lens
- A Abdoulaye Doucouré £160,000 Neom Sports Club
- A Moussa Marega £40,000 Diriyah Sport Club
- A El Bilal Touré £35,000 Parma Calcio 1913
Combined £484,900 per week · £25,214,800 per year
Highest paid from Mali
Top 50 by weekly wage — 96% of every Mali wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Abdoulaye Doucouré | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 32 | DM, AM C |
| 02 | Cheick Doucouré | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 25 | DM |
| 03 | Mahamadou Doumbia | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Pro League | 21 | DM |
| 04 | Amadou Haïdara | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | RC Lens | Ligue 1 | 27 | DM |
| 05 | Moussa Marega | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Diriyah Sport Club | Saudi Pro League | 34 | AM R, ST |
| 06 | Boubacar Traoré | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 23 | DM |
| 07 | El Bilal Touré | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Serie A | 23 | AM L, ST |
| 08 | Woyo Coulibaly | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Leicester City | League One | 26 | D/WB RL |
| 09 | Dorgéles Néné | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 10 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | FC Nantes | Ligue 2 | 27 | DM |
| 11 | Hamari Traoré | £19,000 | £988,000 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | 33 | D/WB R |
| 12 | Abdoulay Diaby | £17,000 | £884,000 | Al-Batin Football Club | Other clubs | 34 | AM R, ST |
| 13 | Mamadou Sangaré | £14,000 | £728,000 | Brentford | Premier League | 23 | DM, AM C |
| 14 | Sékou Koïta | £14,000 | £728,000 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 15 | Massadio Haïdara | £14,000 | £728,000 | Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 32 | D LC |
| 16 | Fodé Doucouré | £13,000 | £676,000 | Havre AC | Ligue 1 | 24 | D/WB/AM R |
| 17 | Diadié Samassékou | £13,000 | £676,000 | Houston Dynamo FC | Major League Soccer | 29 | DM |
| 18 | Demba Diallo | £13,000 | £676,000 | Al-Wehda Club | Other clubs | 24 | AM RL |
| 19 | Lassana Coulibaly | £13,000 | £676,000 | Unione Sportiva Lecce | Serie A | 29 | DM |
| 20 | Lassine Sinayoko | £12,000 | £624,000 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 21 | Moussa Sylla | £11,000 | £572,000 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 25 | AM R, ST |
| 22 | Kamory Doumbia | £11,000 | £572,000 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 22 | AM C |
| 23 | Mamadou Doumbia | £10,000 | £520,000 | Watford | Championship | 19 | ST |
| 24 | Sikou Niakaté | £10,000 | £520,000 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 26 | D C |
| 25 | Gaoussou Diarra | £9,200 | £478,400 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 22 | AM RL |
| 26 | Malick Yalcouyé | £9,000 | £468,000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | 19 | DM, AM C |
| 27 | Mamadou Fofana | £8,900 | £462,800 | AS Nancy Lorraine | Ligue 2 | 27 | D C, DM |
| 28 | Salim Diakité | £8,600 | £447,200 | Palermo F.C. | Serie B | 25 | D RC |
| 29 | Almamy Touré | £8,500 | £442,000 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Other clubs | 29 | D RC |
| 30 | Adama Traoré | £8,500 | £442,000 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 30 | AM RL |
| 31 | Ibrahim Sissoko | £8,100 | £421,200 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | ST |
| 32 | Modibo Sagnan | £7,900 | £410,800 | Rizespor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | D C |
| 33 | Rominigue Kouamé | £7,700 | £400,400 | Cádiz | La Liga 2 | 28 | DM |
| 34 | Yaya Kader Fofana | £7,300 | £379,600 | Stade de Reims | Ligue 2 | 21 | AM C |
| 35 | Ousmane Diakité | £6,800 | £353,600 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 24 | D C, DM |
| 36 | Kalidou Sidibé | £6,000 | £312,000 | Akhmat Grozny | Russian Premier League | 26 | DM |
| 37 | Moussa Diarra | £5,900 | £306,800 | Málaga | La Liga | 24 | D LC, DM |
| 38 | Boubou Konté | £5,500 | £286,000 | Beijing Guo'an | Chinese Super League | 24 | AM C |
| 39 | Daouda Guindo | £5,400 | £280,800 | Stade de Reims | Ligue 2 | 22 | D LC |
| 40 | Youssouf Diarra | £5,300 | £275,600 | Cádiz | La Liga 2 | 26 | AM C |
| 41 | Ousmane Camara | £4,800 | £249,600 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | 22 | D C, DM |
| 42 | Baye Coulibaly | £4,500 | £234,000 | Charlotte Football Club | Major League Soccer | 19 | DM |
| 43 | Hamidou Makalou | £4,200 | £218,400 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 18 | DM |
| 44 | Ibrahima Koné | £4,100 | £213,200 | Almería | La Liga 2 | 26 | ST |
| 45 | Cheick Oumar Konaté | £3,400 | £176,800 | Clermont Foot 63 | Ligue 2 | 21 | D/WB R |
| 46 | Fousseni Diabaté | £3,300 | £171,600 | Kasımpaşa A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 29 | AM RL |
| 47 | Mamadou Traoré | £2,900 | £150,800 | Dalian Yingbo | Chinese Super League | 30 | D C, DM |
| 48 | Nouha Dicko | £2,900 | £150,800 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | 33 | AM R, ST |
| 49 | Moussa Diakité | £2,900 | £150,800 | Rizespor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 21 | DM |
| 50 | Cheick Keita | £2,400 | £124,800 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | Belgian Pro League | 22 | D C |
Where Mali 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 Mali 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 Mali players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Mali
Who is the highest paid footballer from Mali?
Abdoulaye Doucouré of Neom Sports Club is the highest paid player from Mali in our data, on £160,000 per week (£8,320,000 per year).
How much do players from Mali earn?
We hold a wage for 88 of the 111 players from Mali in our data, so an average across them would describe those 88 rather than Mali as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Mali?
Ligue 2 has the most, with 16 players from Mali on wages we hold, ahead of Ligue 1 on 14.
How many players from Mali do you cover?
111 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Mali, and we hold a weekly wage for 88 of them (79%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Mali?
FC Girondins de Bordeaux, with 3 players from Mali in its current squad.
Every player from Mali
38 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for