The average under-23 player in the French Ligue 1 football league earns approximately 500 thousand British pounds per year in basic pay. This average salary is seen to increase with age, with 23-29 and 30-plus year old players earning an average of 1.2 and 1.75 million British pounds respectively.
Within each age group there is significant positional variability, with goalkeepers consistently receiving the lowest salary across all age groups.
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