PRIMEIRA LIGA · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Julian Weigl on £56,000 per week · see the current Sport Lisboa e Benfica wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £660k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £34m
SQUAD SIZE87
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £24k
Then and now
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27 — 93% higher than the £659,940 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Weigl | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jan Vertonghen | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andreas Samaris | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Greece | JUN 2023 | ||
| Everton (Everton Sousa Soares) | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Darwin Núñez | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 21 | Striker | Uruguay | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adel Taarabt | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafa | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gabriel | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lucas Veríssimo (Lucas Veríssimo da Silva) | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pizzi | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jardel | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Franco Cervi | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | Left midfielder, left winger | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Álex Grimaldo | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| André Almeida | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Haris Seferovic | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gilberto (Gilberto Moraes Júnior) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pedrinho (Pedro Victor Delmino da Silva) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Germán Conti | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mile Svilar | £8,900 | £462,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chiquinho | £8,400 | £436,800 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Diogo Gonçalves | £6,400 | £332,800 | 23 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Helton Leite | £6,200 | £322,400 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nuno Tavares | £4,900 | £254,800 | 20 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gonçalo Ramos | £4,200 | £218,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Diogo Nascimento | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Barrero | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Capitão | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Filipe Cruz | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Henrique Jocú | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henrique Pereira | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jeremy Sarmiento | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leo Kokubo | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Japan | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Rodrigues | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tomás Azevedo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samuel Pedro | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuel Soares | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adrian Bajrami | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vasco Paciência | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| António Ribeiro | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francisco Domingues | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Left midfielder, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gustavo Mendonça | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gabriel Araújo | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gerson Sousa | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Guilherme Fernandes | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| José Müller | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Tomé | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Resende | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Miguel Montenegro | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Manuel Campos | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martim Neto | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pedro Souza | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pedro Santos | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Afonso | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Renato Matos | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ricardo Ribeiro | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sandro Cruz | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Guilherme Montóia | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexander Sandahl | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Iuri Moreira | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Faria | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martim Filipe | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ricardo Marques | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Right winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Quenda | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Franculino Djú | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Águas | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Spencer | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Oliveira | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diogo Aqueu | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thiago Pereira | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Martim Ferreira | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rodrigo Matos | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Prioste | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Silton Bacai | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nuno Félix | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cher Ndour | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kaloyan Kostov | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Bulgaria | JUN 2023 | ||
| António Silva | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Miguel Pinto | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Negrão | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zan Jevsenak | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diego Moreira | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luís Semedo | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Félix | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Costa | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
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
37 Under £1k 1%
15 £1k-£2k 3%
10 £2k-£5k 4%
4 £5k-£10k 5%
10 £10k-£25k 27%
11 £25k-£100k 60%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 87 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sport Lisboa e Benfica wages, 2020/21
What was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's wage bill in 2020/21?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica paid £659,940 a week in 2020/21 - £34,316,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 87. We hold a wage for all 87 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sport Lisboa e Benfica player in 2020/21?
Julian Weigl was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £56,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £24,217.
What was the average Sport Lisboa e Benfica salary in 2020/21?
The average Sport Lisboa e Benfica player aged 22 or over earned £24,217 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 87. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27, 93% higher than the £659,940 of 2020/21. The current squad is 86 players against 87 then.