Highest paid players from Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best paid player from Portugal at AU$5,670,000 a week. We hold a wage for 643 of the 828 players in the squads we track who give Portugal, and they earn AU$19,528,964 a week between them, across 36 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Portugal
The eleven highest-paid players from Portugal that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Diogo Costa AU$154,980 Futebol Clube do Porto
- D João Cancelo AU$470,610 Barcelona
- D Rúben Dias AU$378,000 Manchester City
- D Matheus Nunes AU$245,700 Manchester City
- D Nuno Mendes AU$241,920 Paris Saint-Germain
- M Otávio AU$892,080 Al-Qadsiah Football Club
- M Rúben Neves AU$782,460 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
- M Bruno Fernandes AU$567,000 Manchester United
- A Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000 Al-Nassr Football Club
- A João Félix AU$1,096,200 Al-Nassr Football Club
- A Bernardo Silva AU$472,500 Real Madrid
Combined AU$10,971,450 per week · AU$570,515,400 per year
Highest paid from Portugal
Top 50 by weekly wage, 84% of every Portugal wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cristiano Ronaldo | AU$5,670,000 | AU$294,840,000 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 40 | ST |
| 02 | João Félix | AU$1,096,200 | AU$57,002,400 | Al-Nassr Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 25 | AM LC, F C |
| 03 | Otávio | AU$892,080 | AU$46,388,160 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 30 | DM, AM RC |
| 04 | Rúben Neves | AU$782,460 | AU$40,687,920 | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 28 | DM |
| 05 | Bruno Fernandes | AU$567,000 | AU$29,484,000 | Manchester United | Premier League | 30 | DM, AM C |
| 06 | Bernardo Silva | AU$472,500 | AU$24,570,000 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 30 | AM RC |
| 07 | João Cancelo | AU$470,610 | AU$24,471,720 | Barcelona | La Liga | 31 | D/WB RL |
| 08 | Rúben Dias | AU$378,000 | AU$19,656,000 | Manchester City | Premier League | 28 | D C |
| 09 | João Palhinha | AU$376,110 | AU$19,557,720 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Primeira Liga | 30 | DM |
| 10 | Roger Fernandes | AU$351,540 | AU$18,280,080 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Pro League | 19 | AM RL |
| 11 | João Neves | AU$285,390 | AU$14,840,280 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ligue 1 | 20 | DM |
| 12 | Matheus Nunes | AU$245,700 | AU$12,776,400 | Manchester City | Premier League | 26 | D/WB R, AM RC |
| 13 | Nuno Mendes | AU$241,920 | AU$12,579,840 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ligue 1 | 23 | D/WB L |
| 14 | Francisco Conceição | AU$221,130 | AU$11,498,760 | Juventus | Serie A | 22 | AM RC |
| 15 | Vitinha | AU$204,120 | AU$10,614,240 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ligue 1 | 25 | DM |
| 16 | Rafael Leão | AU$202,230 | AU$10,515,960 | Galatasaray A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 26 | AM L, ST |
| 17 | Fábio Silva | AU$190,890 | AU$9,926,280 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 22 | AM/F C |
| 18 | Daniel Podence | AU$190,890 | AU$9,926,280 | Al-Shabab Football Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 | AM RL |
| 19 | Gonçalo Ramos | AU$173,880 | AU$9,041,760 | AC Milan | Serie A | 24 | ST |
| 20 | Pedro Neto | AU$168,210 | AU$8,746,920 | Chelsea | Premier League | 25 | AM RLC |
| 21 | Diogo Dalot | AU$164,430 | AU$8,550,360 | Manchester United | Premier League | 26 | D/WB RL |
| 22 | Danilo Pereira | AU$164,430 | AU$8,550,360 | Al-Ittihad Club (KSA) | Saudi Pro League | 33 | D C, DM |
| 23 | Fábio Vieira | AU$154,980 | AU$8,058,960 | Hamburger Sport-Verein | Bundesliga | 25 | DM, AM RC |
| 24 | Diogo Costa | AU$154,980 | AU$8,058,960 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Primeira Liga | 25 | GK |
| 25 | Nélson Semedo | AU$154,980 | AU$8,058,960 | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 31 | D/WB R |
| 26 | José Sá | AU$136,080 | AU$7,076,160 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 32 | GK |
| 27 | Francisco Trincão | AU$136,080 | AU$7,076,160 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Saudi Pro League | 25 | AM RC |
| 28 | Rafa | AU$128,520 | AU$6,683,040 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Primeira Liga | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 29 | Nuno Tavares | AU$126,630 | AU$6,584,760 | Lazio | Serie A | 25 | D/WB/M L |
| 30 | Pedro Gonçalves | AU$117,180 | AU$6,093,360 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 27 | AM RLC |
| 31 | Geovany Quenda | AU$115,290 | AU$5,995,080 | Chelsea | Premier League | 18 | AM RL |
| 32 | Gedson Fernandes | AU$115,290 | AU$5,995,080 | Spartak Moscow | Russian Premier League | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 33 | João Mário | AU$115,290 | AU$5,995,080 | ACF Fiorentina | Serie A | 25 | D/WB RL, M R |
| 34 | Jota Silva | AU$113,400 | AU$5,896,800 | Olympiacos SF Piraeus | Superleague Greece | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 35 | Mateus Fernandes | AU$111,510 | AU$5,798,520 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 21 | AM C |
| 36 | Tiago Djaló | AU$111,510 | AU$5,798,520 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 25 | D RC |
| 37 | Fábio Carvalho | AU$98,280 | AU$5,110,560 | Brentford | Premier League | 22 | AM RLC, F C |
| 38 | Vitinha | AU$98,280 | AU$5,110,560 | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | Serie A | 25 | AM LC, F C |
| 39 | David Pereira Da Costa | AU$96,390 | AU$5,012,280 | Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer | 24 | AM LC |
| 40 | Dário Essugo | AU$88,830 | AU$4,619,160 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | 20 | DM |
| 41 | André Silva | AU$83,160 | AU$4,324,320 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Primeira Liga | 29 | ST |
| 42 | Pablo Felipe | AU$73,710 | AU$3,832,920 | West Ham United | Championship | 21 | ST |
| 43 | Tiago Tomás | AU$71,820 | AU$3,734,640 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 23 | AM RL, ST |
| 44 | Domingos Duarte | AU$66,150 | AU$3,439,800 | São Paulo | Brasileirão Série A | 30 | D C |
| 45 | Alberto Baio | AU$66,150 | AU$3,439,800 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Primeira Liga | 21 | D/WB/M R |
| 46 | Toti (Toti Gomes) | AU$64,260 | AU$3,341,520 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 26 | D LC |
| 47 | Rodrigo Gomes | AU$62,370 | AU$3,243,240 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 22 | WB/AM RL |
| 48 | Gonçalo Inácio | AU$60,480 | AU$3,144,960 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 23 | D C |
| 49 | Gelson Martins | AU$60,480 | AU$3,144,960 | Olympiacos SF Piraeus | Superleague Greece | 30 | AM RL |
| 50 | António Silva | AU$56,700 | AU$2,948,400 | AFC Bournemouth | Premier League | 21 | D C |
Where Portugal players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the Portugal wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most Portugal players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Portugal
Who is the highest paid footballer from Portugal?
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club is the highest paid player from Portugal in our data, on AU$5,670,000 per week (AU$294,840,000 per year).
How much do players from Portugal earn?
We hold a wage for 643 of the 828 players from Portugal in our data, so an average across them would describe those 643 rather than Portugal as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.
Which league has the most players from Portugal?
Primeira Liga has the most, with 388 players from Portugal on wages we hold, ahead of Other clubs on 76.
How many players from Portugal do you cover?
828 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Portugal, and we hold a weekly wage for 643 of them (78%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Portugal?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, with 49 players from Portugal in its current squad.
Every player from Portugal
171 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for