PRIMEIRA LIGA · TRANSFERS
Rio Ave - transfers & net spend
Rio Ave signed 6 players for AU$972,139 and sold 10 for AU$1,134,163 in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Rio Ave salaries page.
SPENT AU$972,139
RECEIVED AU$1,134,163
NET PROFIT AU$162,024
MOVES 16
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Rio Ave.
2026/27
AU$972,139 spent · AU$1,134,163 received · net profit AU$162,024Signings 6
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Alves | AU$972,139 | Botafogo FR U20 | Centre-Forward | 18 | Brazil |
| Antzelo Sina | Loan ended | PAS Giannina | Goalkeeper | 22 | Albania/Greece |
| Diogo Nascimento | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Central Midfield | 23 | Portugal |
| Ennio van der Gouw | Undisclosed | Zulte Waregem | Goalkeeper | 26 | Netherlands |
| Georgios Okkas | Loan ended | Panionios FC | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Cyprus/Australia |
| Roland Galcik | Undisclosed | Zeleziarne Podbrezova | Right Winger | 24 | Slovakia |
Departures 10
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Pohlmann | AU$1,134,163 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Attacking Midfield | 25 | Germany |
| Antonis Papakanellos | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Greece |
| Ennio van der Gouw | Loan ended | Zulte Waregem | Goalkeeper | 26 | Netherlands |
| Georgios Okkas | Free | Olympiakos Nicosia | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Cyprus/Australia |
| Gustavo Mancha | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 22 | Brazil |
| João Graça | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 31 | Portugal |
| Karem Zoabi | Free | SC União Torreense | Centre-Forward | 20 | Israel |
| Leonardo Buta | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Left-Back | 24 | Portugal/Angola |
| Marc Gual | Free | Kairat Almaty | Centre-Forward | 30 | Spain |
| Omar Richards | Loan ended | Nottingham Forest | Left-Back | 28 | England/Jamaica |
2025/26
AU$21,306,046 spent · AU$19,037,721 received · net spend AU$2,268,325Signings 28
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | AU$4,860,694 | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Centre-Forward | 26 | Brazil |
| Ryan Guilherme | AU$4,050,578 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | Central Midfield | 23 | Brazil |
| Diogo Bezerra | AU$3,240,464 | OFK Beograd | Right Winger | 23 | Brazil |
| Tamble | AU$3,240,464 | Portimonense SAD | Centre-Forward | 25 | Guinea-Bissau/Portugal |
| Jalen Blesa | AU$2,754,393 | Cesena FC | Centre-Forward | 24 | Spain/United States |
| Dario Špikić | AU$972,139 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Right Winger | 26 | Croatia |
| Georgios Liavas | AU$810,116 | Panetolikos | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Greece |
| Tamás Nikitscher | AU$810,116 | Real Valladolid CF | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Hungary |
| Marc Gual | AU$405,057 | Legia Warszawa | Centre-Forward | 29 | Spain |
| Kevin Chamorro | AU$162,024 | Deportivo Saprissa | Goalkeeper | 25 | Costa Rica/Nicaragua |
| Alfonso Pastor | Free | Levante UD | Goalkeeper | 24 | Spain |
| Amine Rehmi | Loan ended | CD Feirense | Right Winger | 23 | Netherlands/Morocco |
| Andreas Ntoi | Free | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 22 | Greece/Albania |
| Antonis Papakanellos | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Attacking Midfield | 19 | Greece |
| Antzelo Sina | Free | Olympiacos Piraeus | Goalkeeper | 21 | Albania/Greece |
| Ennio van der Gouw | Loan | Zulte Waregem | Goalkeeper | 25 | Netherlands |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | Loan | Nottingham Forest | Right-Back | 19 | Germany/Portugal |
| Georgios Okkas | Loan ended | CD Feirense | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Cyprus/Australia |
| Gustavo Mancha | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 21 | Brazil |
| Jakub Brabec | Free | Aris Thessaloniki | Centre-Back | 33 | Czech Republic |
| Jonathan Panzo | Free | Nottingham Forest | Centre-Back | 24 | England/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Julien Lomboto | Undisclosed | Rio Ave FC U23 | Centre-Back | 23 | France/DR Congo |
| Leonardo Buta | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Left-Back | 23 | Portugal/Angola |
| Miguel Nóbrega | Loan ended | Piast Gliwice | Centre-Back | 25 | Portugal |
| Nelson Abbey | Free | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 21 | England/Nigeria |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Left-Back | 24 | Greece |
| Omar Richards | Loan | Nottingham Forest | Left-Back | 27 | England/Jamaica |
| Rafael Lobato | Undisclosed | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Right Winger | 19 | Brazil |
Departures 25
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Luiz | AU$10,936,562 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Right Winger | 23 | Brazil |
| Clayton | AU$8,101,158 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Forward | 27 | Brazil |
| Alfonso Pastor | Undisclosed | CS Marítimo | Goalkeeper | 25 | Spain |
| Andreas Ntoi | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 22 | Greece/Albania |
| Antzelo Sina | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Goalkeeper | 21 | Albania/Greece |
| Antzelo Sina | Loan | PAS Giannina | Goalkeeper | 21 | Albania/Greece |
| Clayton | Loan ended | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Centre-Forward | 26 | Brazil |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | Loan ended | Besiktas JK | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Türkiye |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | Loan ended | Nottingham Forest | Right-Back | 19 | Germany/Portugal |
| Georgios Okkas | Loan | Panionios FC | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Cyprus/Australia |
| João Novais | Free | Al-Jabalain FC | Central Midfield | 32 | Portugal |
| João Pedro | Loan ended | Charlotte FC | Left-Back | 22 | Brazil |
| Jonathan Panzo | Loan ended | Nottingham Forest | Centre-Back | 24 | England/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Jonathan Panzo | Undisclosed | Birmingham City | Centre-Back | 25 | England/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Kiko Bondoso | Loan ended | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Left Winger | 29 | Portugal |
| Konstantinos Kostoulas | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 20 | Greece |
| Martim Neto | Loan ended | SL Benfica | Central Midfield | 22 | Portugal |
| Matheus Teixeira | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 26 | Brazil |
| Miguel Nóbrega | Free | Vitória Guimarães SC | Centre-Back | 25 | Portugal |
| Nelson Abbey | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 21 | England/Nigeria |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Left-Back | 24 | Greece |
| Omar Richards | Loan ended | Nottingham Forest | Left-Back | 27 | England/Jamaica |
| Theofanis Bakoulas | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Greece |
| Tiago Morais | Loan ended | LOSC Lille | Left Winger | 21 | Portugal |
| Vítor Gomes | Undisclosed | Defensive Midfield | 37 | Portugal |
2024/25
AU$13,279,420 spent · AU$6,918,388 received · net spend AU$6,361,031Signings 31
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Luiz | AU$3,564,510 | CF Estrela Amadora | Right Winger | 22 | Brazil |
| Ole Pohlmann | AU$2,592,371 | Borussia Dortmund | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Germany |
| Tobías Medina | AU$1,782,255 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | Left Winger | 20 | Argentina |
| Cezary Miszta | AU$1,620,231 | Legia Warszawa | Goalkeeper | 22 | Poland |
| Karem Zoabi | AU$1,458,209 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Centre-Forward | 18 | Israel |
| Francisco Petrasso | AU$1,451,728 | CS Independiente Rivadavia | Centre-Back | 22 | Argentina |
| Marios Vrousai | AU$810,116 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Right-Back | 26 | Greece/Albania |
| Ahmed Hassan | Free | Alanyaspor | Centre-Forward | 31 | Egypt/Portugal |
| Amine Rehmi | Undisclosed | TOP Oss | Right Winger | 22 | Netherlands/Morocco |
| Andreas Ntoi | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 21 | Greece/Albania |
| Antzelo Sina | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Goalkeeper | 20 | Albania/Greece |
| Brandon Aguilera | Undisclosed | Nottingham Forest | Central Midfield | 21 | Costa Rica |
| Bruno Ventura | Loan ended | Leixões SC | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Portugal |
| Clayton | Loan | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Centre-Forward | 25 | Brazil |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | Loan | Besiktas JK | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Türkiye |
| Georgios Okkas | Free | Fulham FC U21 | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Cyprus/Australia |
| Hélder Sá | Loan ended | CD Feirense | Left-Back | 22 | Portugal |
| João Muniz | Loan | Sporting CP B | Centre-Back | 19 | Portugal/Brazil |
| João Novais | Free | Alanyaspor | Central Midfield | 30 | Portugal |
| João Pedro | Loan | Charlotte FC | Left-Back | 21 | Brazil |
| João Tomé | Free | SL Benfica B | Right-Back | 21 | Portugal |
| Jonathan Panzo | Loan | Nottingham Forest | Centre-Back | 23 | England/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Kiko Bondoso | Loan | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Left Winger | 28 | Portugal |
| Konstantinos Kostoulas | Undisclosed | Rio Ave FC U23 | Centre-Back | 20 | Greece |
| Martim Neto | Loan | SL Benfica | Central Midfield | 21 | Portugal |
| Matheus Teixeira | Free | Esporte Clube Bahia | Goalkeeper | 25 | Brazil |
| Nelson Abbey | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Back | 21 | England/Nigeria |
| Omar Richards | Loan | Nottingham Forest | Left-Back | 26 | England/Jamaica |
| Sávio | Loan ended | Clube do Remo (PA) | Left-Back | 29 | Brazil |
| Theofanis Bakoulas | Loan | Olympiacos Piraeus | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Greece |
| Tiago Morais | Loan | LOSC Lille | Left Winger | 20 | Portugal |
Departures 34
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costinha | AU$4,050,578 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Right-Back | 24 | Portugal |
| Aziz Yakubu | AU$2,025,290 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Centre-Forward | 25 | Ghana |
| Fábio Ronaldo | AU$842,520 | CF Estrela Amadora | Right Winger | 23 | Portugal |
| Aderllan Santos | Free | Avs Futebol | Centre-Back | 35 | Brazil/Portugal |
| Adrien Silva | Free | United FC (UAE) | Central Midfield | 35 | Portugal/France |
| Ahmed Hassan | Free | Le Havre AC | Centre-Forward | 31 | Egypt/Portugal |
| Amine Oudrhiri | Free | CF Estrela Amadora | Defensive Midfield | 32 | Morocco/France |
| Amine Rehmi | Loan | CD Feirense | Right Winger | 22 | Netherlands/Morocco |
| Amine Rehmi | Loan ended | TOP Oss | Right Winger | 22 | Netherlands/Morocco |
| André Pereira | Undisclosed | Centre-Forward | 29 | Portugal | |
| Bruno Ventura | Free | UD Oliveirense | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Portugal |
| Cezary Miszta | Loan ended | Legia Warszawa | Goalkeeper | 22 | Poland |
| Cristian Devenish | Loan ended | Atlético Nacional | Centre-Back | 23 | Colombia |
| Emmanuel Boateng | Free | Al-Orobah FC | Centre-Forward | 28 | Ghana |
| Georgios Okkas | Loan | CD Feirense | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Cyprus/Australia |
| Hélder Sá | Loan | CD Feirense | Left-Back | 21 | Portugal |
| Hélder Sá | Undisclosed | Rio Ave FC U23 | Left-Back | 22 | Portugal |
| Jhonatan | Free | Pakhtakor Tashkent | Goalkeeper | 33 | Brazil |
| João Muniz | Loan ended | Sporting CP B | Centre-Back | 19 | Portugal/Brazil |
| João Teixeira | Loan ended | Al-Markhiya SC | Central Midfield | 30 | Portugal |
| Joca | Free | Wuhan Three Towns | Right Winger | 28 | Portugal |
| Josué Sá | Free | Gil Vicente FC | Centre-Back | 32 | Portugal |
| Lucas Flores | Free | Ethnikos Achna | Goalkeeper | 21 | Brazil |
| Magrão | Undisclosed | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | Goalkeeper | 24 | Brazil |
| Marios Vrousai | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Right-Back | 25 | Greece/Albania |
| Mateo Tanlongo | Loan ended | Sporting CP | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Argentina/Italy |
| Miguel Nóbrega | Loan | Piast Gliwice | Centre-Back | 24 | Portugal |
| Patrick William | Undisclosed | Kyoto Sanga | Centre-Back | 27 | Brazil |
| Renato Pantalon | Free | CF Estrela Amadora | Centre-Back | 27 | Croatia |
| Sávio | Undisclosed | Clube do Remo (PA) | Left-Back | 29 | Brazil |
| Sávio | Loan | Clube do Remo (PA) | Left-Back | 29 | Brazil |
| Ukra | Undisclosed | Right Winger | 36 | Portugal | |
| Úmaro Embaló | Loan ended | Fortuna Sittard | Right Winger | 23 | Portugal/Guinea-Bissau |
| Zé Manuel | Free | UD Oliveirense | Right Winger | 33 | Portugal |
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Frequently asked questions
How much have Rio Ave spent on transfers?
Rio Ave spent AU$972,139 on 6 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Rio Ave's net spend?
Rio Ave had a net profit of AU$162,024, having received AU$1,134,163 from 10 sales.
Who is Rio Ave's most expensive signing?
Samuel Alves from Botafogo FR U20 for AU$972,139.