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Valenciennes FC 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Julien Masson on £5,100 per week · see the current Valenciennes FC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £60k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £3.1m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £2k
Then and now
Valenciennes FC pay £21,137 a week in 2026/27 — 65% lower than the £59,850 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Masson | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joffrey Cuffaut | £4,100 | £213,200 | 35 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aymen Boutoutaou | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Allan Linguet | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anthony Knockaert | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Flamarion (Flamarion Jovino Filho) | £3,300 | £171,600 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Halid Šabanović | £3,200 | £166,400 | 23 | Right-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ilyes Hamache | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lucas Woudenberg | £3,000 | £156,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andrew Jung | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | Striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| David Kruse | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Glody Lilepo Makabi | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | Right winger, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mathias Oyewusi | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nick Venema | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | Striker | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Siriné Doucouré | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Left winger, striker | Mali | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jean Louchet | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jordan Poha | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Cheikh Diouf | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Souleymane Basse | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Senegal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Taylor Moore | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andrei Ciobanu | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Benoît Dureux | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Right winger, striker | France | - | ||
| David Moké | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Edson Ceita | £480 | £24,960 | 22 | Right-back, winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Guilain Zrankeon | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gabin Blancquart | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Ismail Bouneb | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | - | ||
| Ilario De Clemente | £440 | £22,880 | 23 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jean-Eric Moursou | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Cameroon | - | ||
| Jawed Kalaï | £430 | £22,360 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joachim Kayi Sanda | £430 | £22,360 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Zinedine Ayachi | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | Right winger | France | - | ||
| Lassana Diabaté | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Mali | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lassana Diakhaby | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Guinea | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marvyn Vialaneix | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | Left-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Melvin Maboungou | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | Striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Naïm Bazzy | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Left winger | France | - | ||
| Naim-Nhour Van Attenhoven | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Niger | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tidyane Diagouraga | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Yacine El Amri | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Right winger | Morocco | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yassine Haouari | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | Striker | Algeria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sacha Bansé | £200 | £10,400 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Burkina Faso | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ibrahima Ba | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Senegal | - | ||
| Madigata Traoré | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Nolan Gourdon | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nassim Aït Mouhou | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Morocco | - | ||
| Demba Gassama | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Tanguy Lienard | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Right-back | France | - | ||
| Aymen Sadi | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Jules Collet | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | - | ||
| Mahamadou Tandia | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sakhalou Niakaté | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Manga Foé Ondoa | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Mathis Parola | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Adam Iquioussen | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Calvin Obin | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | - | ||
| Célestin Nyemb | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Striker | Cameroon | - | ||
| Youcef Hamiche | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left winger | Algeria | - | ||
| Luca Cavion | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | France | - | ||
| Emil Mbeng | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Mamadou Kebbeh | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Ludovic Louis-Marie | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Raphaël Dehorter | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left wing-back | France | - | ||
| Adam Laoine | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Centre-back | France | - | ||
| Gianni Schtickzelle | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lishad Kouassi Leclercq | £50 | £2,600 | 15 | Central midfielder | France | - | ||
| Nahim El Bouhmidi | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Striker | France | - | ||
| Hugo Maameri | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kylian Kouakou | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Right winger, striker | France | - | ||
| Christofer Babela Tsembo | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
53 Under £1k 21%
5 £1k-£2k 13%
11 £2k-£5k 57%
1 £5k-£10k 9%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Valenciennes FC wages, 2023/24
What was Valenciennes FC's wage bill in 2023/24?
Valenciennes FC paid £59,850 a week in 2023/24 - £3,112,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Valenciennes FC player in 2023/24?
Julien Masson was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £5,100 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £2,181.
What was the average Valenciennes FC salary in 2023/24?
The average Valenciennes FC player aged 22 or over earned £2,181 a week in 2023/24, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Valenciennes FC's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Valenciennes FC pay £21,137 a week in 2026/27, 65% lower than the £59,850 of 2023/24. The current squad is 58 players against 70 then.