Alexandre Lacazette salary: How much does Lyon star earn per week and annually in Ligue 1?

Everything you need to know about Alexandre Lacazette's salary details playing for Lyon

French striker Alexandre Lacazette rose through the ranks at Lyon, playing for both the youth and B teams before breaking into the first team in 2010. The Frenchman scored over 125 goals in all competitions for the Ligue 1 side over seven seasons, before moving to Premier League giants Arsenal in the summer of 2017.

Unable to replicate his form in England, Lacazette returned to Lyon in 2022, where he quickly regained his rhythm and picked up right where he left off five seasons earlier.

Lacazette signed a three-year contract with the French side, which runs until June 2025.

In addition to his goal-scoring contributions, Lacazette also earns a substantial salary playing for Lyon. Exactly how much does he make?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

Alexandre Lacazette's wages at Lyon in numbers
As per Lacazette's contract with Lyon, he receives a weekly salary of £98,116 ($131,552), making him the club's highest-paid player. His annual salary totals £5.1 million ($6.8 million).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Alexandre Lacazette
French
£98,116
$131,552
£5,102,009
$6,840,679

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Alexandre Lacazette	French	£98,116	$131,552	£5,102,009	$6,840,679

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Top earners at Lyon

Alexandre Lacazette is the highest-paid player at Olympique Lyonnais, with Corentin Tolisso next.

Nemanja Matić, previously with Manchester United and Chelsea, is third, followed by Rayan Cherki.

Nicolás Tagliafico, an Argentine full-back, is fifth.

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Alexandre Lacazette	French	£98,116	$139,445	£5,102,009	$6,840,679
Corentin Tolisso	French	£89,122	$119,493	£4,634,325	$6,213,616
Nemanja Matic	Serbian	£78,820	$105,680	£4,098,614	$5,495,345
Rayan Cherki	French	£65,410	$87,701	£3,401,340	$4,560,452
Nicolas Taglafico	Argentine	£59,523	$79,808	£3,095,219	$4,150,012

Top earners in Ligue 1

Lyon players, despite high earnings, are not among the top five highest-paid in the league. PSG's financial and football dominance is clear, with their players holding the top thirteen salary positions. Adrien Rabiot, a former PSG midfielder now with Marseille, ranks fourteenth.

Player	Club	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Ousmane Dembele	Paris Saint-Germain	£297,548	$393,131	£15,472,512	$20,442,812
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Paris Saint-Germain	£270,438	$357,312	£14,062,794	$18,580,245
Marquinhos	Paris Saint-Germain	£222,235	$293,756	£11,561,405	$15,275,324
Lucas Hernandez	Paris Saint-Germain	£218,202	$288,296	£11,346,509	$14,991,396
Achraf Hakimi	Paris Saint-Germain	£218,202	$288,296	£11,346,509	$14,991,396

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Highest paid players in the world

PSG dominates Ligue 1, but none of their players rank among the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.

The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a high salary at Al Nassr.

Karim Benzema, his former Real Madrid teammate, is second. Riyad Mahrez, formerly of Manchester City and now with Al-Ahli, is third.

Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

Player	Club	Weekly wages GBP	Weekly wages USD	Annual wages GBP	Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	£3,216,155	$4,210,425	£167,250,468	$218,942,120
Karim Benzema	Al Ittihad	£1,608,178	$2,105,213	£83,625,234	$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez	Al Ahli	£839,469	$1,098,921	£45,652,372	$57,43,893
Sadio Mane	Al Nassr	£643,271	$842,085	£33,450,094	$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly	Al Hilal	£558,038	$730,509	£29,017,956	$37,986,458

Alexandre Lacazette's wages at Lyon in numbers

Top earners at Lyon

Top earners in Ligue 1

Highest paid players in the world