Highest paid player at every Primeira Liga club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Jhon Durán of Sport Lisboa e Benfica leads on £300,000 a week. At the other end, Tondela pays its own best paid player, Arjen van der Heide, £2,500 — a gap of 120×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 19 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Jhon Durán | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 21 | ST | £1.3m | 76/86 | 23% |
| 02 |  | Séko Fofana | £139,000 | £7,228,000 | 30 | DM | £950k | 58/79 | 15% |
| 03 |  | Pedro Gonçalves | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 27 | AM RLC | £544k | 72/97 | 11% |
| 04 |  | Jonas Wind | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | AM/F C | £282k | 61/65 | 12% |
| 05 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Chiquinho | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | AM RL | £66k | 24/28 | 41% |
| 06 |  | Fran Vieites | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | GK | £86k | 48/61 | 25% |
| 07 |  | Murilo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D C | £63k | 47/61 | 21% |
| 08 | Futebol Clube de Arouca | Fally Mayulu | £8,300 | £431,600 | 22 | AM/F C | £19k | 7/26 | 43% |
| 09 | Casa Pia Atlético Clube | João Rêgo | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | AM RLC | £46k | 23/28 | 17% |
| 10 |  | Diogo Nascimento | £7,400 | £384,800 | 22 | DM | £58k | 50/64 | 13% |
| 11 |  | Luís Semedo | £7,000 | £364,000 | 21 | ST | £44k | 25/27 | 16% |
| 12 |  | Oliwier Zych | £6,800 | £353,600 | 21 | GK | £70k | 35/41 | 10% |
| 13 |  | Williams Kokolo | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | D/WB L | £46k | 30/31 | 14% |
| 14 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Juan Soriano | £6,100 | £317,200 | 27 | GK | £50k | 48/60 | 12% |
| 15 |  | Guilherme Romão | £5,200 | £270,400 | 27 | D/WB L | £48k | 66/77 | 11% |
| 16 |  | Gil Dias | £4,200 | £218,400 | 28 | WB L, AM RL | £50k | 49/60 | 8% |
| 17 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Joel Robles | £3,100 | £161,200 | 35 | GK | £40k | 39/53 | 8% |
| 18 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Ianis Stoica | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | AM L, ST | £38k | 49/61 | 8% |
| 19 |  | Arjen van der Heide | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | AM RL | £32k | 23/29 | 8% |
Frequently asked questions
Primeira Liga club top earners
Which Primeira Liga club pays the biggest single wage?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Jhon Durán earns £300,000 per week there, £15,600,000 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Primeira Liga club has the lowest paid top earner?
Tondela, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Arjen van der Heide on £2,500 per week. Sport Lisboa e Benfica pays 120 times that for its own top earner.
Which Primeira Liga club leans hardest on one player?
Futebol Clube de Alverca. Chiquinho takes 41% of the £66,482 a week the club pays across the 24 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Primeira Liga clubs are on this list?
All 19 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.