Rio Ave 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Omar Richards on £49,000 per week · see the current Rio Ave wage bill
Then and now
Rio Ave pay £57,533 a week in 2026/27 — 37% lower than the £91,160 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Richards | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 27 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leonardo Buta | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Antonis Papakanellos | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2027 | ||
| Gustavo Mancha | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ennio van der Gouw | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jakub Brabec | £1,100 | £57,200 | 32 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Graça | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francisco Petrasso | £993 | £51,636 | 23 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dario Špikić | £964 | £50,128 | 26 | Winger | Croatia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Hugo Balão | £949 | £49,348 | 24 | Winger | JUN 2024 | |||
| Ole Pohlmann | £903 | £46,956 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marios Vrousai | £900 | £46,800 | 27 | Winger | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andreas Ndoj | £897 | £46,644 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francisco Pinheiro | £863 | £44,876 | 26 | Right winger | JUN 2024 | |||
| Brandon Aguilera | £838 | £43,576 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Costa Rica | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marc Gual | £777 | £40,404 | 29 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Julien Lomboto | £653 | £33,956 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Giorgos Liavas | £643 | £33,436 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cezary Miszta | £635 | £33,020 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jalen Miller Blesa | £565 | £29,380 | 24 | Right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Nelson Abbey | £489 | £25,428 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diogo Silva | £412 | £21,424 | 22 | Left winger | JUN 2024 | |||
| José Luis | £352 | £18,304 | 21 | Right-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Kevin Chamorro | £345 | £17,940 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Costa Rica | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tamble Monteiro | £325 | £16,900 | 24 | Winger, striker | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tobías Medina | £291 | £15,132 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rafael Lobato | £276 | £14,352 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ryan Guilherme | £275 | £14,300 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tamás Nikitscher | £255 | £13,260 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Tomé | £241 | £12,532 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Karem Zoabi | £241 | £12,532 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Israel | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomás Maganete | £231 | £12,012 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| António Costa | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Right winger | JUN 2025 | |||
| Etienne Michut | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Diogo Silva | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Guilherme Venâncio | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pedro Teixeira | £216 | £11,232 | 20 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Afonso Campos | £216 | £11,232 | 20 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Alexandre Sousa | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Left winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dai Baldé | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Franco Pinho | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Pedro Davide | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Afonso Pinho | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Gigi Gogia | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Roldi Tchikamboud | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Miguel Domingos | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Left winger | JUN 2025 | |||
| Lorent Talla | £216 | £11,232 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Kosovo | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bacari Djamanca | £216 | £11,232 | 20 | Winger | JUN 2025 | |||
| Miguel Patrício | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fernando Ferreira | £216 | £11,232 | 20 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Saba Samushia | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Winger | Georgia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tomé Almeida | £216 | £11,232 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Vinícius Cressi | £216 | £11,232 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pedro Virgínia | £216 | £11,232 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yanis Bourard | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Diogo Oliveira | £159 | £8,268 | 22 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Amine Rehmi | £138 | £7,176 | 23 | Left winger | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diogo Cordeiro | £109 | £5,668 | 17 | Winger | JUN 2025 | |||
| Georgios Lemonakis | £109 | £5,668 | 17 | Central midfielder | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pedro Izbisciuc | £109 | £5,668 | 17 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Dijar Ferati | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 76% of the squad wage bill, across the 61 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rio Ave wages, 2024/25
What was Rio Ave's wage bill in 2024/25?
Rio Ave paid £91,160 a week in 2024/25 - £4,740,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rio Ave player in 2024/25?
Omar Richards was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £49,000 a week, 16.6x the 22+ squad average of £2,943.
What was the average Rio Ave salary in 2024/25?
The average Rio Ave player aged 22 or over earned £2,943 a week in 2024/25, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 76% of the bill between them.
How do Rio Ave's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Rio Ave pay £57,533 a week in 2026/27, 37% lower than the £91,160 of 2024/25. The current squad is 64 players against 61 then.