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Olympique Lyon

Founded in 1950, Olympique Lyonnais (often referred to as Lyon or OL) is one of France’s most successful football clubs, renowned for its dominant run in the 2000s. The club claimed seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles from 2002 to 2008 under the presidency of Jean‑Michel Aulas, earning a reputation for exciting, attacking football and a strong academy that produced stars like Juninho Pernambucano and Michael Essien.OL’s home is the impressive Parc Olympique Lyonnais (known as Groupama Stadium), a state-of-the-art 59,186-seat arena opened in January 2016. It's the third-largest stadium in France and hosts not only Ligue 1 fixtures but also major international events including UEFA Euro 2016 matches, the Women’s World Cup, rugby finals, concerts, and fixtures for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Highest Paid Player at Olympique Lyon is Alexandre Lacazette (Centre-Forward) with an Estimated Gross Annual Base Salary of €6,000,000, or €115,385 per week. Alexandre Lacazette, who is 33 years old, has 1 year and €6,000,000 gross remaining with Lyon.

Below you can find each Olympique Lyon's player's contract breakdown and how much money they are earning annually. All the figures below are verified via trusted sources.

Active Squad:
Player Name Weekly Wage Yearly Salary Age Nationality
Corentin Tolisso £90,800.00 £4,721,600.00 31 Years French
Nemanja Matic £80,650.00 £4,193,800.00 27 Years Serbian
Moussa Niakhaté £67,900.00 £3,530,800.00 29 Years Senegalese
Georges Mikautadze £33,500.00 £1,742,000.00 25 Years Georgian
Jordan Veretout £50,200.00 £2,610,400.00 32 Years French
Orel Mangala £60,200.00 £3,130,400.00 27 Years Belgian
Ernest Nuamah £36,800.00 £1,913,600.00 22 Years Ghanaian
Duje Caleta-Ca £42,000.00 £2,184,000.00 29 Years Croatian
Ainsley Maitland-Niles £36,800.00 £1,913,600.00 28 Years English
Tanner Tessmann £20,100.00 £1,045,200.00 24 Years American Samoan
Abner £30,200.00 £1,570,400.00 25 Years Brazilian
Clinton Mata £18,400.00 £956,800.00 33 Years Angolan
Malick Fofana £20,100.00 £1,045,200.00 20 Years Belgian
Adryelson £16,700.00 £868,400.00 27 Years Brazilian
Lucas Perri £14,460.00 £751,920.00 28 Years Brazilian
Paul Akouokou £12,200.00 £634,400.00 28 Years Ivorian
Saël Kumbedi £7,600.00 £395,200.00 20 Years French
Mahamadou Diawara £6,500.00 £338,000.00 20 Years French
Rémy Descamps £4,400.00 £228,800.00 29 Years French
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