Rio Ave 2026/27 - player wages
Primeira Liga · highest earner Diogo Nascimento on £7,400 per week · see Rio Ave transfers · Finances · Backroom staff
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill 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 | £7,400 | £384,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2029 | ||
| Dario Špikić | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | Right-back, winger | Croatia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Diogo Oliveira | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Ennio van der Gouw | £3,300 | £171,600 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Malik Sellouki | £2,900 | £150,800 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Brandon Aguilera | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Costa Rica | JUN 2027 | ||
| Francisco Petrasso | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2028 | ||
| Giorgos Liavas | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jalen Miller Blesa | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2030 | ||
| Kevin Chamorro | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Costa Rica | JUN 2029 | ||
| Marios Vrousai | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | Right-back, right winger | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ryan Guilherme | £1,700 | £88,400 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Tamás Nikitscher | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2029 | ||
| Tobías Medina | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tamble Monteiro | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | Striker | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2030 | ||
| Cezary Miszta | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Tomé | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Julien Lomboto | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jakub Brabec | £1,100 | £57,200 | 32 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Andreas Ndoj | £897 | £46,644 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2028 | ||
| Amine Rehmi | £748 | £38,896 | 23 | Winger | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Anxhelo Sina | £748 | £38,896 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Albania | JUN 2028 | ||
| Lorent Talla | £746 | £38,792 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Kosovo | JUN 2026 | ||
| Saba Samushia | £654 | £34,008 | 18 | Winger | Georgia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dudu | £502 | £26,104 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Etienne Michut | £492 | £25,584 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nelson Abbey | £489 | £25,428 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Georgios Lemonakis | £472 | £24,544 | 19 | Right-back | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pedro Virgínia | £468 | £24,336 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Hassan Aboul-Maati | £462 | £24,024 | 20 | Left-back | Egypt | JUN 2026 | ||
| Fernando Ferreira | £438 | £22,776 | 20 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bacari Djamanca | £435 | £22,620 | 20 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2026 | ||
| Caike | £425 | £22,100 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dijar Ferati | £415 | £21,580 | 16 | Central midfielder | Albania | JUN 2028 | ||
| Antoine Wenck | £402 | £20,904 | 19 | Central midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dai Baldé | £372 | £19,344 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francisco Curvelo | £352 | £18,304 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mamadou Sawané | £325 | £16,900 | 19 | Winger | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vinícius Cressi | £322 | £16,744 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rafael Lobato | £276 | £14,352 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2029 | ||
| Alexandre Sousa | £259 | £13,468 | 19 | Left winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Guilherme Venâncio | £259 | £13,468 | 19 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Filipe Azevedo | £259 | £13,468 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Santiago Gomes | £259 | £13,468 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francisco Brás | £259 | £13,468 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Franco Pinho | £259 | £13,468 | 18 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomé Almeida | £255 | £13,260 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Pereira | £252 | £13,104 | 19 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Davide | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Miguel Patrício | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Samuel Alves | - | - | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2028 | ||
| Yanis Boisseau | - | - | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mathéo Chaigne | - | - | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rodrigo Moreira | - | - | 18 | Right winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Izbisciuc | - | - | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diogo Cordeiro | - | - | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gonçalo Dantas | - | - | 18 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Guigo | - | - | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rodrigo Boa Morte | - | - | 17 | Left-back | Angola | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomás Nóbrega | - | - | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Miguel Domingos | - | - | 18 | Left winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luís Rasgado | - | - | 17 | Winger | Angola | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dinis Freitas | - | - | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rodrigo Real | - | - | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 50 players we hold a wage for.
Rio Ave against the Primeira Liga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage 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 wages, 2026/27
What is Rio Ave's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Rio Ave total wage bill for 2026/27 is £2,991,716 per year (£57,533 per week) across a squad of 64. We hold a wage for 50 of the 64 players.
Who is Rio Ave's highest earner?
Diogo Nascimento is the highest paid player at Rio Ave, earning £7,400 per week.
What is the average Rio Ave player salary?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earns £2,232 per week in 2026/27, across the 20 we hold a wage for. The median is £1,950. 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 the Primeira Liga. The Primeira Liga is the top division of football in Portugal.
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