Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2026/27 - player wages
Primeira Liga · highest earner Jhon Durán on £300,000 per week · see Sport Lisboa e Benfica transfers · All-time earners · Finances · Backroom staff
WEEKLY WAGE BILL£1.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £66m
SQUAD SIZE86
MANAGER £99k José Mourinho
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £47k
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhon Durán | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 21 | Striker | Colombia | JUN 2030 | ||
| João Palhinha | £199,000 | £10,348,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rafa | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Anatolii Trubin | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Ukraine | JUN 2028 | ||
| Enzo Barrenechea | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2029 | ||
| Fredrik Aursnes | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2029 | ||
| Dodi Lukébakio | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2030 | ||
| Richard Ríos | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2030 | ||
| Vangelis Pavlidis | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 26 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2029 | ||
| Leandro Barreiro | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2029 | ||
| Samuel Dahl | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2029 | ||
| Alexander Bah | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2029 | ||
| Bruma | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Andreas Schjelderup | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | Winger | Norway | JUN 2028 | ||
| Clément Lenglet | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 30 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jakub Kamiński | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tomás Araújo | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2029 | ||
| Manu Silva | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2030 | ||
| Gianluca Prestianni | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2029 | ||
| Alessandro Circati | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2029 | ||
| Heorhii Sudakov | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | DEC 2028 | ||
| Anísio Cabral | £6,500 | £338,000 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2031 | ||
| Samuel Soares | £5,600 | £291,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| José Neto | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2030 | ||
| Nuno Félix | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Arnas Voitinovičius | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Lithuania | JUN 2028 | ||
| Duarte Soares | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Diego Castel-Branco | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Hugo Gomes | £2,200 | £114,400 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jaden Umeh | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Left winger | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Afonso | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rui Silva | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2030 | ||
| Rafael Quintas | £1,700 | £88,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| André Gomes | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| António Ferreira | £1,500 | £78,000 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bernardo Nunes | £1,500 | £78,000 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Afonso Ferreirinha | £1,500 | £78,000 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Andreson Semedo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2029 | ||
| André Vakulyuk | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diogo Rocha | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dinis Telehovschi | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| David Fernandes | £1,400 | £72,800 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Chrystyan Djaló | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dilan Neves | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dylan Patel | £1,400 | £72,800 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Diogo Coelho | £1,400 | £72,800 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Guilherme Castro | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Right wing-back, winger | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Gonçalo Sobral | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Guilherme Gaspar | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2029 | ||
| Jair Monteiro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Fidalgo | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| João Pedro Gonçalves | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Isaac Ferreira | £1,100 | £57,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ismaël Dabo | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Leonardo Lopes | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Leonardo Tavares | £1,000 | £52,000 | 15 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Luiz Xavier | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luka Veličković | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Serbia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Miguel Vieira | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Miguel Galinho | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Martim Vasconcelos | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nazif Inoussa | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2028 | ||
| Nilson Semedo | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Left wing-back, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mauro Furtado | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ricardo Neto | £700 | £36,400 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rúben Correia | £700 | £36,400 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ricardo Fernandes | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Winger | Bulgaria | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tomás Soares | £601 | £31,252 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tomás Ferreira | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tomás Almeida | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Simão Constantino | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tiago Rodrigues | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Stevan Manuel | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Vladimir Vieira | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Left-back | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gustavo Ferreira | £216 | £11,232 | 18 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Juvenal Correia | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sevastian Belov | - | - | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| António Mendes | - | - | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gustavo Santos | - | - | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pippo Gaidão | - | - | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ihor Kostenko | - | - | 17 | Goalkeeper | Ukraine | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paulo Souza | - | - | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2030 | ||
| Ricardo Batista | - | - | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| António Luís | - | - | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marcelo Branco | - | - | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Leon Ziętek | - | - | 18 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2026 | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
18 Under £1k 1%
27 £1k-£2k 3%
8 £2k-£5k 2%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
5 £10k-£25k 8%
14 £25k-£100k 47%
2 £100k+
39%
Top 5 earners take 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a wage for.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica against the Primeira Liga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers 2 £36k + 394%
Defenders 5 £27k + 360%
Midfielders 7 £62k + 452%
Attackers 7 £41k + 358%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Primeira Liga average · Sport Lisboa e Benfica pays over the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
Sport Lisboa e Benfica wages, 2026/27
What is Sport Lisboa e Benfica's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Sport Lisboa e Benfica total wage bill for 2026/27 is £66,402,544 per year (£1,276,972 per week) across a squad of 86. We hold a wage for 76 of the 86 players.
Who is Sport Lisboa e Benfica's highest earner?
Jhon Durán is the highest paid player at Sport Lisboa e Benfica, earning £300,000 per week.
What is the average Sport Lisboa e Benfica player salary?
The average Sport Lisboa e Benfica player aged 22 or over earns £46,533 per week in 2026/27, across the 18 we hold a wage for. The median is £37,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Sport Lisboa e Benfica play in?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica play in the Primeira Liga. The Primeira Liga is the top division of football in Portugal.
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