PRIMEIRA LIGA · TOP 100
Highest paid Primeira Liga players
Jhon Durán leads on £300,000 per week. These 100 players take £2,958,700 a week between them - 78% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 826 of the 1,034 players in the Primeira Liga.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £3.0m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL78%
MEDIAN AGE24
MOST IN THE LIST25 Futebol Clube do Porto
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £300k #10 £57k #100 £6k
Jhon Durán earns 5.3× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 54× the 100th. Half of the £3.0m a week on this page goes to the first 19 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jhon Durán | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Colombia | 21 | Striker |
| 02 | João Palhinha | £199,000 | £10,348,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 03 | Séko Fofana | £139,000 | £7,228,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Côte d’Ivoire | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 04 | Diogo Costa | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 05 | Santiago Giménez | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Mexico | 24 | Striker |
| 06 | Rafa | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 07 | Anatolii Trubin | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Ukraine | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 08 | Pedro Gonçalves | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 09 | Jakub Kiwior | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Poland | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 10 | Enzo Barrenechea | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Argentina | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 11 | Fredrik Aursnes | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Norway | 29 | Attacking midfielder |
| 12 | Dodi Lukébakio | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Belgium | 27 | Winger, striker |
| 13 | Richard Ríos | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Colombia | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Greece | 26 | Striker |
| 15 | André Silva | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 29 | Striker |
| 16 | Jan Bednarek | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Poland | 29 | Centre-back |
| 17 | Fotis Ioannidis | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Greece | 25 | Striker |
| 18 | Luis Suárez | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Colombia | 27 | Striker |
| 19 | Leandro Barreiro | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Luxembourg | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 20 | Pepê | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Brazil | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 21 | Gabri Veiga | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Spain | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 22 | Borja Sainz | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Spain | 24 | Left winger |
| 23 | Alberto Baio | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 21 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 24 | Souza | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Brazil | 19 | Left-back |
| 25 | Jonas Wind | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | SC Braga | Denmark | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 26 | Samuel Dahl | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Sweden | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 27 | Alan Varela | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Argentina | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 28 | Gonçalo Inácio | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal | 23 | Centre-back |
| 29 | Pablo Rosario | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Dominican Republic | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 30 | Luis Guilherme | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Brazil | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 31 | Alexander Bah | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Denmark | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 32 | Bruma | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 30 | Winger |
| 33 | Samu Omorodion | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Spain | 21 | Striker |
| 34 | Chiquinho | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Portugal | 25 | Winger |
| 35 | Victor Froholdt | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Denmark | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 36 | Francisco Moura | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 37 | Andreas Schjelderup | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Norway | 21 | Winger |
| 38 | Nehuén Pérez | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Argentina | 25 | Centre-back |
| 39 | Clément Lenglet | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | France | 30 | Centre-back |
| 40 | Zeno Debast | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Belgium | 21 | Centre-back |
| 41 | Jakub Kamiński | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Poland | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 42 | Giorgos Vagiannidis | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Greece | 23 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 43 | Maximiliano Araújo | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Uruguay | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 23 | Centre-back |
| 45 | Rui Silva | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 46 | Manu Silva | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 47 | Fran Vieites | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Marítimo | Spain | 26 | Goalkeeper |
| 48 | Dominik Prpić | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Croatia | 21 | Centre-back |
| 49 | Denis Huseinbašić | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | SC Braga | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 50 | Iván Fresneda | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Spain | 20 | Right-back |
| 51 | Gianluca Prestianni | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Argentina | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 52 | Gabriel Veron | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Brazil | 22 | Winger, striker |
| 53 | Jovan Milošević | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | SC Braga | Serbia | 19 | Striker |
| 54 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | £19,000 | £988,000 | SC Braga | Germany | 22 | Centre-back |
| 55 | Ricardo Horta | £18,000 | £936,000 | SC Braga | Portugal | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 56 | Alessandro Circati | £18,000 | £936,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Australia | 21 | Centre-back |
| 57 | Nuno Santos | £17,000 | £884,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal | 30 | Left wing-back, left winger |
| 58 | Eduardo Quaresma | £17,000 | £884,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal | 23 | Centre-back |
| 59 | Heorhii Sudakov | £17,000 | £884,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Ukraine | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 60 | William Gomes | £16,000 | £832,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Brazil | 19 | Winger |
| 61 | Fran Navarro | £16,000 | £832,000 | SC Braga | Spain | 27 | Striker |
| 62 | Sergi Altimira | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Spain | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 63 | Geny (Geny Catamo) | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Mozambique | 24 | Wing-back, winger |
| 64 | Rodrigo Zalazar | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Uruguay | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 65 | Pau Víctor | £15,000 | £780,000 | SC Braga | Spain | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 66 | Cláudio Ramos | £14,000 | £728,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 33 | Goalkeeper |
| 67 | Zaidu Sanusi | £14,000 | £728,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Nigeria | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 68 | Martim Fernandes | £13,000 | £676,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 19 | Full-back |
| 69 | Murilo | £13,000 | £676,000 | Gil Vicente | Brazil | 28 | Centre-back |
| 70 | João Moutinho | £13,000 | £676,000 | SC Braga | Portugal | 38 | Defensive midfielder |
| 71 | Gabri Martínez | £12,000 | £624,000 | SC Braga | Spain | 22 | Winger |
| 72 | Nestory Irankunda | £12,000 | £624,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Australia | 19 | Winger |
| 73 | Nestory Irankunda | £12,000 | £624,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Australia | 19 | Winger |
| 74 | Oskar Pietuszewski | £11,000 | £572,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Poland | 17 | Winger |
| 75 | João Simões | £11,000 | £572,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Portugal | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 76 | Sotiris Alexandropoulos | £11,000 | £572,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Greece | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 77 | Mario Dorgeles | £10,000 | £520,000 | SC Braga | Côte d’Ivoire | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 78 | Sikou Niakaté | £10,000 | £520,000 | SC Braga | Mali | 26 | Centre-back |
| 79 | Jesse Derry | £10,000 | £520,000 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | England | 18 | Attacking midfielder |
| 80 | Gustaf Lagerbielke | £9,200 | £478,400 | SC Braga | Sweden | 25 | Centre-back |
| 81 | Fally Mayulu | £8,300 | £431,600 | Futebol Clube de Arouca | France | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 82 | João Rêgo | £8,100 | £421,200 | Casa Pia Atlético Clube | Portugal | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 83 | Jean-Baptiste Gorby | £8,100 | £421,200 | SC Braga | France | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 84 | Ricardo Esgaio | £8,000 | £416,000 | Gil Vicente | Portugal | 32 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 85 | Víctor Gómez | £8,000 | £416,000 | SC Braga | Spain | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 86 | Pedro Lima | £7,800 | £405,600 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Brazil | 19 | Right-back |
| 87 | Vasco Sousa | £7,500 | £390,000 | Futebol Clube do Porto | Portugal | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 88 | Bartłomiej Wdowik | £7,500 | £390,000 | SC Braga | Poland | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 89 | Diogo Nascimento | £7,400 | £384,800 | Rio Ave | Portugal | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 90 | Luís Semedo | £7,000 | £364,000 | Moreirense | Portugal | 21 | Striker |
| 91 | Vitor Carvalho | £7,000 | £364,000 | SC Braga | Brazil | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 92 | Oliwier Zych | £6,800 | £353,600 | Vitória de Guimarães | Poland | 21 | Goalkeeper |
| 93 | Anísio Cabral | £6,500 | £338,000 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 17 | Striker |
| 94 | Williams Kokolo | £6,400 | £332,800 | Nacional da Madeira | France | 25 | Left-back |
| 95 | Diego Henrique | £6,400 | £332,800 | SC Braga | Portugal | 20 | Central midfielder |
| 96 | Juan Soriano | £6,100 | £317,200 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Spain | 27 | Goalkeeper |
| 97 | Issa Doumbia | £6,100 | £317,200 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Italy | 21 | Central midfielder |
| 98 | Lohann Doucet | £6,000 | £312,000 | Vitória de Guimarães | France | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 99 | Maxime Dominguez | £5,900 | £306,800 | Marítimo | Switzerland | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 100 | Samuel Soares | £5,600 | £291,200 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 23 | Goalkeeper |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Primeira Liga?
Jhon Durán of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, on £300,000 per week — £15,600,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Primeira Liga players earn between them?
£2,958,700 per week and £153,852,400 per year, which is 78% of the entire Primeira Liga wage bill.
Which Primeira Liga club has the most players in the top 100?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, with 23 of them, paying £1,210,100 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£5,600 per week — that is what Samuel Soares earns in 100th place.
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