PRIMEIRA LIGA · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Julian Weigl on £49,000 per week · see the current Sport Lisboa e Benfica wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £655k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £34m
SQUAD SIZE94
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £26k
Then and now
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27 — 95% higher than the £654,650 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Weigl | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jan Vertonghen | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Mário | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Everton (Everton Sousa Soares) | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Valentino Lazaro | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Darwin Núñez | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 22 | Striker | Uruguay | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lucas Veríssimo (Lucas Veríssimo da Silva) | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nemanja Radonjic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adel Taarabt | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roman Yaremchuk | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Striker | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Álex Grimaldo | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafa | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Soualiho Meïté | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| André Almeida | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Haris Seferovic | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gilberto (Gilberto Moraes Júnior) | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Right-back, right midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mile Svilar | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Serbia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gil Dias | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diogo Gonçalves | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Right wing-back, winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gonçalo Ramos | £8,200 | £426,400 | 20 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Morato | £7,900 | £410,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rodrigo Pinho (Rodrigo Cunha Pereira de Pinho) | £7,700 | £400,400 | 30 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Helton Leite | £6,200 | £322,400 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paulo Bernardo | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| António Silva | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Diogo Nascimento | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Guilherme Montóia | £2,200 | £114,400 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hugo Félix | £2,200 | £114,400 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tomás Azevedo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adrian Bajrami | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alexander Sandahl | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Spencer | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Barrero | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Prioste | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Franculino Djú | £1,300 | £67,600 | 17 | Striker | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Domingues | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Negrão | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gerson Sousa | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gabriel Araújo | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gustavo Mendonça | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Tomé | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| José Müller | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Iuri Moreira | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zan Jevsenak | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kaloyan Kostov | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Bulgaria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luís Semedo | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nuno Félix | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mauro Ribeiro | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Miguel Montenegro | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martim Ferreira | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Miguel Pinto | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Manuel Campos | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pedro Souza | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pedro Santos | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Renato Matos | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ricardo Ribeiro | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rodrigo Matos | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Afonso | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ricardo Marques | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Right winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thiago Pereira | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diego Moreira | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Luís | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jelani Trevisan Dumas | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hugo Faria | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mario Tudose | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Romania | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Rêgo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| José Sampaio | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Vladimir Vieira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2024 | ||
| André Gomes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Veloso | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Neves | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Miguel Constantinescu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ivan Lima | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Costa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ussumane Djaló | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| José Marques | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Conceição | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karel Mustmaa | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Estonia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Vasco Teixeira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gustavo Varela | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kyanno Lorenzo (Kyanno Silva) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Júlio Gil | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francisco Machado | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tiago Luís | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Afonso Martins | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Ferreira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Viljoen | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tiago Reisinho | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francisco Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Pereira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfa Baldé | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
46 Under £1k 2%
18 £1k-£2k 3%
5 £2k-£5k 2%
4 £5k-£10k 5%
8 £10k-£25k 22%
13 £25k-£100k 66%
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 94 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sport Lisboa e Benfica wages, 2021/22
What was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's wage bill in 2021/22?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica paid £654,650 a week in 2021/22 - £34,041,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 94. We hold a wage for all 94 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sport Lisboa e Benfica player in 2021/22?
Julian Weigl was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £49,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £26,177.
What was the average Sport Lisboa e Benfica salary in 2021/22?
The average Sport Lisboa e Benfica player aged 22 or over earned £26,177 a week in 2021/22, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 94. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27, 95% higher than the £654,650 of 2021/22. The current squad is 86 players against 94 then.