Rio Ave 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Rúben Semedo on £27,000 per week · see the current Rio Ave wage bill
Then and now
Rio Ave pay £57,533 a week in 2026/27 — 35% lower than the £88,110 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Semedo | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fábio Coentrão | £5,300 | £275,600 | 30 | Left-back, winger | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Galeno | £4,200 | £218,400 | 20 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nuno Santos | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Filipe Augusto | £3,300 | £171,600 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gélson Dala | £3,200 | £166,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Angola | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bruno Moreira | £2,500 | £130,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Afonso Figueiredo | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diego Lopes | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gabrielzinho | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jonathan Buatu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Angola | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leandrinho | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Messias | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Murilo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tarantini | £1,600 | £83,200 | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ahmed Said | £1,500 | £78,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Carlos Jr. | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eliseu Nadjack | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | Right-back | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joca | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carlos Alves | £950 | £49,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matheus Reis | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nikola Jambor | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nélson Monte | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diogo Teixeira | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paulo Vitor | £800 | £41,600 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kelechi Christian | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ronan | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sunday Abalo | £660 | £34,320 | 23 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| José Postiga | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| André Silva | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Toni Borevkovic | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Costinha | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danielson | £570 | £29,640 | 37 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Filipe Almeida | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jaiminho | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leandro Alves | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martim Maia | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nuno Namora | £470 | £24,440 | 20 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diogo Bianchi | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ricardo Schutte | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tiago André | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vító | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hélder Sousa | £350 | £18,200 | 40 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rúben Cacheta | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rafael Braga | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rúben Gonçalves | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| João Pedro | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ollie Whyte | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | New Zealand | - | ||
| Junio Rocha | £170 | £8,840 | 21 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Xavi | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Léo Jardim | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jota | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adriano Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diogo Figueiredo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fábio Ronaldo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Telmo Guedes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Miguel Magalhães | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rio Ave wages, 2018/19
What was Rio Ave's wage bill in 2018/19?
Rio Ave paid £88,110 a week in 2018/19 - £4,581,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rio Ave player in 2018/19?
Rúben Semedo was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £27,000 a week, 10.4x the 22+ squad average of £2,606.
What was the average Rio Ave salary in 2018/19?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earned £2,606 a week in 2018/19, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Rio Ave's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Rio Ave pay £57,533 a week in 2026/27, 35% lower than the £88,110 of 2018/19. The current squad is 64 players against 57 then.