PRIMEIRA LIGA · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Eduardo Salvio on £47,000 per week · see the current Sport Lisboa e Benfica wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £582k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £30m
SQUAD SIZE102
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £22k
Then and now
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27 — 120% higher than the £581,690 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Salvio | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | Right winger | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jonas | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 34 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andreas Samaris | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andrija Zivkovic | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ljubomir Fejsa | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adel Taarabt | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rafa | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gabriel | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rúben Dias | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pizzi | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jardel | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Franco Cervi | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | Left winger | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| André Almeida | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Álex Grimaldo | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Haris Seferovic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sébastien Corchia | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Filip Krovinovic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Germán Conti | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mile Svilar | £8,900 | £462,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gedson Fernandes | £6,200 | £322,400 | 19 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tyronne Ebuehi | £4,600 | £239,200 | 22 | Full-back, right midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Florentino Luís | £4,300 | £223,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Félix | £4,100 | £213,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luisão | £4,000 | £208,000 | 37 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Simón Ramírez | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Right-back | Chile | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yuri Ribeiro | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jota (João Filipe) | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Anthony Carter | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | Striker | Australia | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Zec | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Slovenia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Celton Biai | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ferro | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ivan Zlobin | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Russia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ilija Vukotić | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Montenegro | JUN 2021 | ||
| Úmaro Embaló | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| António Ribeiro | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Duk | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Cape Verde | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carlos dos Santos | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Pinto | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diogo Capitão | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Barrero | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diogo Garrido | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diogo Mendes | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Edi Semedo | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Godfried Frimpong | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gonçalo Loureiro | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonathan Ongenda | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jorginho | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Iuri Tavares | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Cape Verde | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Ferreira | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevin Csoboth | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | Hungary | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luís Pinheiro | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leo Kokubo | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Japan | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dylan Silva | £940 | £48,880 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Miguel Nóbrega | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hélder Baldé | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nuno Cunha | £840 | £43,680 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Martins | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diogo Fustiga | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Petar Pavlicevic | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Montenegro | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Saldanha | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gonçalo Ramos | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tiago Araújo | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | Left-back, winger | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hugo Nunes | £770 | £40,040 | 17 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| João Monteiro | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jair Tavares | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ricardo Matos | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rodrigo Conceição | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tomás Tavares | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sandro Cruz | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vilius Armalas | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Lithuania | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vinicius Jaú | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vasco Paciência | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pedro Soares | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tomás Domingos | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Victor | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aleksandar Isailovic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Serbia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diogo Cardoso | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gabriel Araújo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jeremy Sarmiento | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Silva | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Ganchas | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Henrique Martins | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gerson Sousa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Miguel Veríssimo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henrique Jocú | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Paulo Bernardo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Renato Matos | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexandre Penetra | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Samuel Soares | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tiago Gouveia | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pedro Souza | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henrique Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Filipe Cruz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tomás Araújo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adrian Bajrami | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rafael Brito | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rafael Rodrigues | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henrique Araújo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gustavo Schneider | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Afonso Simão | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
49 Under £1k 3%
18 £1k-£2k 4%
14 £2k-£5k 7%
3 £5k-£10k 4%
11 £10k-£25k 35%
7 £25k-£100k 47%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 102 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sport Lisboa e Benfica wages, 2018/19
What was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's wage bill in 2018/19?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica paid £581,690 a week in 2018/19 - £30,247,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 102. We hold a wage for all 102 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sport Lisboa e Benfica player in 2018/19?
Eduardo Salvio was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £47,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £21,655.
What was the average Sport Lisboa e Benfica salary in 2018/19?
The average Sport Lisboa e Benfica player aged 22 or over earned £21,655 a week in 2018/19, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 102. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27, 120% higher than the £581,690 of 2018/19. The current squad is 86 players against 102 then.