PRIMEIRA LIGA · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Rio Ave 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Pelé on £33,000 per week · see the current Rio Ave wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £120k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £6.2m
SQUAD SIZE62
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £4k
Then and now
Rio Ave pay £57,533 a week in 2026/27 — 52% lower than the £119,675 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelé | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Camacho | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Júnior Brandão (José Brandão Gonçalves Júnior) | £9,100 | £473,200 | 25 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryotaro Meshino | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Japan | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fábio Coentrão | £4,300 | £223,600 | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aderllan Santos | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| André Pereira | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Carlos Mané | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Filipe Augusto | £3,300 | £171,600 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francisco Geraldes | £3,300 | £171,600 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gélson Dala | £3,200 | £166,400 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Angola | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anderson Cruz | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | Wide midfielder, winger | Angola | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gabrielzinho | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Guga (Gonçalo Rodrigues) | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Junio Rocha | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ivo Pinto | £2,100 | £109,200 | 30 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nikola Jambor | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nélson Monte | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paweł Kieszek | £1,800 | £93,600 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Amaral | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Toni Borevkovic | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sávio (Sávio Antônio Alves) | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tarantini | £1,600 | £83,200 | 36 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Léo Vieira (Leonardo da Silva Vieira) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nando Pijnaker | £843 | £43,836 | 21 | Centre-back | New Zealand | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ronan | £700 | £36,400 | 25 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Magrão (Audenirton Soares da Silva) | £674 | £35,048 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Costinha | £585 | £30,420 | 20 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pedro Henrique (Pedro Henrique Pereira da Silva) | £455 | £23,660 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Moisés Conceição | £337 | £17,524 | 19 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nuno Barbosa | £327 | £17,004 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rui Bruno | £287 | £14,924 | 21 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rodrigo Guedes | £286 | £14,872 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rúben Amaral | £237 | £12,324 | 19 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jorge Rodrigues | £237 | £12,324 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luís Pinto | £237 | £12,324 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Silva | £237 | £12,324 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diogo Almeida | £237 | £12,324 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vasco Gomes | £237 | £12,324 | 19 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tomás Pimenta | £237 | £12,324 | 19 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mamadou Thiombane | £228 | £11,856 | 21 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francisco Mendes | £228 | £11,856 | 22 | Central midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2022 | ||
| Balthazar Montoya | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Agostinho (Agostinho Magalhães) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Sousa | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diogo Ribeiro | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gustavo Aguiar | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Guilherme Lima | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tomás Costa | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel Marques | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francisco Silva | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tomás Maganete | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leandro Maio | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rui André | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| André Novais | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Teixeira | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ruca (Rui Morgado) | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Romana | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Branco | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Brandão | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mauro Ribeiro | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leonardo Felipe (Leonardo Felipe de Oliveira Azevedo) | £31 | £1,612 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 6%
8 £1k-£2k 11%
12 £2k-£5k 30%
2 £5k-£10k 14%
1 £10k-£25k 11%
1 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rio Ave wages, 2020/21
What was Rio Ave's wage bill in 2020/21?
Rio Ave paid £119,675 a week in 2020/21 - £6,223,100 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rio Ave player in 2020/21?
Pelé was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £33,000 a week, 8.3x the 22+ squad average of £3,993.
What was the average Rio Ave salary in 2020/21?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earned £3,993 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 56% of the bill between them.
How do Rio Ave's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Rio Ave pay £57,533 a week in 2026/27, 52% lower than the £119,675 of 2020/21. The current squad is 64 players against 62 then.