Rio Ave 2026/27 - player salaries
Primeira Liga · highest earner Diogo Nascimento on $9,842 per week · see Rio Ave transfers
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly payroll by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Nascimento | $9,842 | $511,784 | 22 | DM | Portugal | JUN 2029 | ||
| Diogo Oliveira | $4,522 | $235,144 | 22 | AM RL | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Dario Špikić | $4,522 | $235,144 | 26 | D R, AM RL | Croatia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ennio van der Gouw | $4,389 | $228,228 | 25 | GK | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Malik Sellouki | $3,857 | $200,564 | 25 | AM RLC | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Brandon Aguilera | $3,325 | $172,900 | 22 | DM, AM C | Costa Rica | JUN 2027 | ||
| Francisco Petrasso | $3,059 | $159,068 | 23 | D C | Argentina | JUN 2028 | ||
| Giorgos Liavas | $2,926 | $152,152 | 24 | D RC, DM | Greece | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jalen Miller Blesa | $2,793 | $145,236 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | JUN 2030 | ||
| Kevin Chamorro | $2,660 | $138,320 | 25 | GK | Costa Rica | JUN 2029 | ||
| Marios Vrousai | $2,527 | $131,404 | 27 | D/WB/AM R | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ryan Guilherme | $2,261 | $117,572 | 22 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Tamás Nikitscher | $2,128 | $110,656 | 25 | DM | Hungary | JUN 2029 | ||
| Tobías Medina | $2,128 | $110,656 | 21 | AM RC | Argentina | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tamble Monteiro | $2,128 | $110,656 | 24 | ST | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2030 | ||
| Cezary Miszta | $1,862 | $96,824 | 23 | GK | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jakub Brabec | $1,463 | $76,076 | 32 | D C | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Tomé | $1,463 | $76,076 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Julien Lomboto | $1,463 | $76,076 | 23 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Andreas Ndoj | $1,193 | $62,037 | 22 | D C, DM | Greece | JUN 2028 | ||
| Anxhelo Sina | $995 | $51,732 | 21 | GK | Albania | JUN 2028 | ||
| Amine Rehmi | $995 | $51,732 | 23 | AM RL | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Lorent Talla | $992 | $51,593 | 20 | DM | Kosovo | JUN 2026 | ||
| Saba Samushia | $870 | $45,231 | 18 | AM RL | Georgia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dudu | $668 | $34,718 | 19 | AM RL | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Etienne Michut | $654 | $34,027 | 18 | DM, AM C | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nelson Abbey | $650 | $33,819 | 21 | D C | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Georgios Lemonakis | $628 | $32,644 | 19 | D/WB R | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pedro Virgínia | $622 | $32,367 | 21 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Hassan Aboul-Maati | $614 | $31,952 | 20 | D/WB L | Egypt | JUN 2026 | ||
| Fernando Ferreira | $583 | $30,292 | 20 | AM RL | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bacari Djamanca | $579 | $30,085 | 20 | AM RL | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2026 | ||
| Caike | $565 | $29,393 | 20 | D C | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dijar Ferati | $552 | $28,701 | 16 | M LC | Albania | JUN 2028 | ||
| Antoine Wenck | $535 | $27,802 | 19 | M C | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dai Baldé | $495 | $25,728 | 18 | D C, DM | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francisco Curvelo | $468 | $24,344 | 18 | AM RL | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mamadou Sawané | $432 | $22,477 | 19 | AM RL | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vinícius Cressi | $428 | $22,270 | 21 | D C | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rafael Lobato | $367 | $19,088 | 19 | AM RL | Brazil | JUN 2029 | ||
| Guilherme Venâncio | $344 | $17,912 | 19 | D/WB L | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Santiago Gomes | $344 | $17,912 | 19 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Franco Pinho | $344 | $17,912 | 18 | ST | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francisco Brás | $344 | $17,912 | 19 | D RC | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Filipe Azevedo | $344 | $17,912 | 18 | D C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alexandre Sousa | $344 | $17,912 | 19 | AM L | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomé Almeida | $339 | $17,636 | 19 | D C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Pereira | $335 | $17,428 | 19 | M C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Davide | $287 | $14,939 | 18 | D/WB R | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Miguel Patrício | $287 | $14,939 | 18 | AM C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luís Rasgado | - | - | 17 | AM RL | Angola | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mathéo Chaigne | - | - | 18 | D C | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rodrigo Moreira | - | - | 18 | AM R, ST | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Izbisciuc | - | - | 17 | D C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diogo Cordeiro | - | - | 17 | AM RL | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Yanis Boisseau | - | - | 18 | D C | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gonçalo Dantas | - | - | 18 | M C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Guigo | - | - | 18 | AM RL | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rodrigo Boa Morte | - | - | 17 | D/WB L | Angola | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomás Nóbrega | - | - | 17 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Miguel Domingos | - | - | 18 | AM L | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dinis Freitas | - | - | 17 | D/WB L | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rodrigo Real | - | - | 16 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Samuel Alves | - | - | 17 | ST | Brazil | JAN 2028 | ||
Salary vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad salary pyramid
Players per salary band, against the share of the payroll they take
Top 5 earners take 35% of the squad payroll, across the 50 players we hold a salary for.
Rio Ave against Primeira Liga
Average weekly salary by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Rio Ave Primeira Liga average · Rio Ave pays under the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
Rio Ave salaries, 2026/27
What is Rio Ave's payroll in 2026/27?
The Rio Ave total payroll for 2026/27 is $3,978,982 per year ($76,519 per week) across a squad of 64. We hold a salary for 50 of the 64 players.
Who is Rio Ave's highest earner?
Diogo Nascimento is the highest paid player at Rio Ave, earning $9,842 per week.
What is the average Rio Ave player salary?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earns $2,969 per week in 2026/27, across the 20 we hold a salary for. The median is $2,594. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Rio Ave play in?
Rio Ave play in Primeira Liga. Primeira Liga is the top division of soccer in Portugal.
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