Rio Ave 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Francisco Geraldes on £4,300 per week · see the current Rio Ave wage bill
We hold a wage for all 41 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Rio Ave pay £54,633 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £55,770 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Geraldes | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Nuno Santos | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Marcelo | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Yuri Ribeiro | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | D/WB L | Portugal | ||
| Marcão | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Pedro Moreira | £2,800 | £145,600 | 28 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Bruno Teles | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | D L | Brazil | ||
| Cássio | £2,400 | £124,800 | 36 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Diego Lopes | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Gélson Dala | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | ST | Angola | ||
| Gabrielzinho | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Giorgi Makaridze | £2,200 | £114,400 | 27 | GK | Georgia | ||
| Leandrinho | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | M C | Brazil | ||
| Lionn | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D R | Brazil | ||
| Pelé | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Oscar Barreto | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | AM/F C | Colombia | ||
| Pelé | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Tarantini | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | DM, AM C | Portugal | ||
| Eliseu Nadjack | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | D R | Portugal | ||
| Hélder Guedes | £1,200 | £62,400 | 30 | AM L, ST | Portugal | ||
| Carlos Alves | £940 | £48,880 | 19 | GK | Portugal | ||
| João Novais | £870 | £45,240 | 23 | DM, AM C | Portugal | ||
| Nélson Monte | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | D RC | Portugal | ||
| Diogo Teixeira | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Silvério Júnio | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Kelechi Christian | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | D C | Nigeria | ||
| Rui Vieira | £670 | £34,840 | 25 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Tiago André | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | D L | Portugal | ||
| Leandro Alves | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Jardiel | £140 | £7,280 | 24 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Pacheco | £110 | £5,720 | 20 | DM | Portugal | ||
| André Silva | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Salim Monsouri | £70 | £3,640 | 20 | AM L | Holland | ||
| Diogo Figueiredo | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Rafael Braga | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Benjamín Ndong | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | M C | Eq. Guinea | ||
| Stanley Boubacar-Borges | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Adriano Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Portugal | ||
| João Tiago | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Virgílio Pinto | £60 | £3,120 | 20 | D RL | Portugal | ||
| Rúben Cacheta | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Portugal | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 41 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rio Ave wages, 2017/18
What was Rio Ave's wage bill in 2017/18?
Rio Ave paid £55,770 a week in 2017/18 - £2,900,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 41. We hold a wage for all 41 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rio Ave player in 2017/18?
Francisco Geraldes was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £4,300 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £2,083.
What was the average Rio Ave salary in 2017/18?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earned £2,083 a week in 2017/18, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 41. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Rio Ave's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Rio Ave pay £54,633 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £55,770 of 2017/18. The current squad is 63 players against 41 then.