Rio Ave 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Adama Traoré on £25,000 per week · see the current Rio Ave wage bill
We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Rio Ave pay £54,633 a week in 2026/27 — 44% lower than the £97,350 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adama Traoré | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | AM C | Mali | ||
| Radosav Petrović | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Gil Dias | £9,200 | £478,400 | 19 | AM LC, F C | Portugal | ||
| Héldon | £6,200 | £322,400 | 27 | AM RL | Cape Verde | ||
| Marcelo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Pedro Moreira | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Rafa Soares | £2,700 | £140,400 | 21 | D/WB/M L | Portugal | ||
| Bruno Teles | £2,500 | £130,000 | 30 | D L | Brazil | ||
| André Vilas Boas | £2,500 | £130,000 | 33 | D C, DM | Portugal | ||
| Aníbal Capela | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Cássio | £2,400 | £124,800 | 35 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Yazalde | £2,300 | £119,600 | 27 | AM L, ST | Portugal | ||
| Gonçalo Paciência | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | ST | Portugal | ||
| Lionn | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | D R | Brazil | ||
| Leandrinho | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | M C | Brazil | ||
| Pedrinho | £1,800 | £93,600 | 31 | D/WB R | Portugal | ||
| Pelé | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Rúben Ribeiro | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Roderick Miranda | £1,700 | £88,400 | 25 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Tarantini | £1,600 | £83,200 | 32 | DM, AM C | Portugal | ||
| Filip Krovinovic | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | AM RC | Croatia | ||
| Eliseu Nadjack | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | D R | Portugal | ||
| Hélder Guedes | £1,200 | £62,400 | 29 | AM L, ST | Portugal | ||
| João Novais | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Luwagga Kizito | £820 | £42,640 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Uganda | ||
| Nélson Monte | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | D RC | Portugal | ||
| Ronan | £640 | £33,280 | 21 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Rui Vieira | £550 | £28,600 | 24 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Jaiminho | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Jadson | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Carlos Alves | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Vító | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Tiago André | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D L | Portugal | ||
| Nuno Namora | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D L | Portugal | ||
| Rúben Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Ricardinho | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Rúben Gonçalves | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Pedro Pauleta | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM R | Portugal | ||
| Rui Azevedo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Diogo Leitão | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | Portugal | ||
| Leonardo Ferreira | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Pedro Graça | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | Portugal | ||
| João Mesquita | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Gonçalo Ravazzini | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D R | Portugal | ||
| Luís Alves | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Digi | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM L | Portugal | ||
| Parada | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Portugal | ||
| Rafael Braga | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Diogo Almeida | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM L | Portugal | ||
| Tiago São Bento | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | Portugal | ||
| Martim Maia | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Ricardo Schutte | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM R | Portugal | ||
| Manuel Namora | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | Portugal | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rio Ave wages, 2016/17
What was Rio Ave's wage bill in 2016/17?
Rio Ave paid £97,350 a week in 2016/17 - £5,062,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rio Ave player in 2016/17?
Adama Traoré was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £25,000 a week, 10x the 22+ squad average of £2,496.
What was the average Rio Ave salary in 2016/17?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earned £2,496 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 56% of the bill between them.
How do Rio Ave's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Rio Ave pay £54,633 a week in 2026/27, 44% lower than the £97,350 of 2016/17. The current squad is 63 players against 53 then.