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

Everything you need to know about Rayan Cherki's salary details playing for Lyon

Lyon attacker Rayan Cherki is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in Europe right now, thanks in large part to his impressive performances this past season. Rising through the ranks at Lyon, Cherki made his first-team debut at just 16 years old after spending nine years in the club's youth academy.

The French star initially signed a three-year contract with Lyon in 2019, which he later extended in 2022 for an additional five years.

Despite his young age, Cherki is considered one of Lyon’s most important players and ranks among the top earners at the club.

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much he is on!

*Salaries are gross

Rayan Cherki's wages at Lyon in numbers
Under Cherki's revised contract with the Ligue 1 team, he receives a weekly salary of £65,410 ($87,701) and an annual salary of £3.4 million ($4.5m). This makes Cherki the fourth highest-paid player at the French club.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Rayan Cherki
French
£65,410
$87,701
£3,401,340
$4,560,452

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Rayan Cherki	French	£65,410	$87,701	£3,401,340	$4,560,452

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Top earners at Lyon

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

Nemanja Matic, previously with Manchester United and Chelsea, is third, followed by Rayan Cherki in fourth.

Nicolas 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

Although Lyon players earn high wages, they are not among the top five earners in the league. PSG's financial and football dominance is clear, as their players hold the top thirteen salary positions. Adrien Rabiot, a former PSG midfielder now with Marseille, is 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 in fourth and fifth places, 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

Rayan Cherki's wages at Lyon in numbers

Top earners at Lyon

Top earners in Ligue 1

Highest paid players in the world