Highest paid players from Cape Verde
Wagner Pina is the best paid player from Cape Verde at £17,000 a week. We hold a wage for 28 of the 34 players in the squads we track who give Cape Verde, and they earn £124,924 a week between them, across 15 leagues.
Highest paid from Cape Verde
Top 28 by weekly wage — 100% of every Cape Verde wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wagner Pina | £17,000 | £884,000 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 22 | D/WB R |
| 02 | Sidny Lopes Cabral | £15,000 | £780,000 | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 22 | D/WB/AM RL |
| 03 | Kevin Pina | £14,000 | £728,000 | FC Krasnodar | Russian Premier League | 28 | DM |
| 04 | Dailon Livramento | £14,000 | £728,000 | Hellas Verona FC | Serie B | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 05 | Steven Moreira | £11,000 | £572,000 | Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer | 30 | D RC |
| 06 | Logan Costa | £8,000 | £416,000 | Villarreal | La Liga | 24 | D C |
| 07 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | £8,000 | £416,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | League One | 30 | D C |
| 08 | Sidnei Tavares | £7,600 | £395,200 | Blackburn Rovers | Championship | 23 | DM |
| 09 | Nuno Da Costa | £3,900 | £202,800 | Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | Süper Lig | 34 | ST |
| 10 | Duk | £3,400 | £176,800 | CD Atlas | Liga MX | 25 | AM L, ST |
| 11 | Dylan Tavares | £3,400 | £176,800 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Ligue 2 | 28 | D/WB/M L |
| 12 | Jovane Cabral | £3,100 | £161,200 | Grêmio | Brasileirão Série A | 27 | AM RLC |
| 13 | Julio Tavares | £3,100 | £161,200 | Dijon FCO | Ligue 2 | 36 | ST |
| 14 | Ivanildo Fernandes | £2,100 | £109,200 | Nacional da Madeira | Primeira Liga | 29 | D C |
| 15 | Steven Fortes | £1,600 | £83,200 | RC Lens | Ligue 1 | 33 | D C |
| 16 | Telmo Arcanjo | £1,600 | £83,200 | Vitória de Guimarães | Primeira Liga | 24 | AM RC |
| 17 | Fabrício Garcia | £1,300 | £67,600 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Primeira Liga | 24 | WB L, AM RL |
| 18 | Hélder Tavares | £1,200 | £62,400 | Tondela | Primeira Liga | 35 | DM |
| 19 | Iuri Tavares | £1,100 | £57,200 | NK Varaždin | Croatian First League | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 20 | David Costa | £977 | £50,804 | Paços de Ferreira | Other clubs | 21 | AM RC |
| 21 | José Tavares | £934 | £48,568 | Santa Clara | Primeira Liga | 22 | DM |
| 22 | Elson Mendes Da Silva | £614 | £31,928 | Kasımpaşa A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 19 | D/WB R, DM |
| 23 | Kelvin Pires | £516 | £26,832 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Veikkausliiga | 25 | D C |
| 24 | Hélio Semedo | £462 | £24,024 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Primeira Liga | 19 | D C |
| 25 | Rivaldo Morais | £405 | £21,060 | Farense | Other clubs | 24 | D/WB RL |
| 26 | Yannick Semedo | £300 | £15,600 | Farense | Other clubs | 29 | DM |
| 27 | Osvaldo Miranda | £216 | £11,232 | Santa Clara | Primeira Liga | 21 | AM RL, ST |
| 28 | Heta | £100 | £5,200 | Vit. Setúbal | Other clubs | 32 | D/WB L |
Where Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Cape Verde
Who is the highest paid footballer from Cape Verde?
Wagner Pina of Trabzonspor A.Ş. is the highest paid player from Cape Verde in our data, on £17,000 per week (£884,000 per year).
How much do players from Cape Verde earn?
The 24 players from Cape Verde aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn £5,111 per week on average. The median is £3,100 — lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from Cape Verde?
The Primeira Liga has the most, with 7 players from Cape Verde on wages we hold, ahead of the Süper Lig on 4.
How many players from Cape Verde do you cover?
34 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Cape Verde, and we hold a weekly wage for 28 of them (82%). Figures are club wages — this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Cape Verde?
Farense, with 2 players from Cape Verde in its current squad.
Every player from Cape Verde
9 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for