PRIMEIRA LIGA · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Gonçalo Guedes on £91,000 per week · see the current Sport Lisboa e Benfica wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £649k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £34m
SQUAD SIZE92
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £30k
Then and now
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27 — 97% higher than the £648,640 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Guedes | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Julian Draxler | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Mário | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| David Neres | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fredrik Aursnes | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lucas Veríssimo (Lucas Veríssimo da Silva) | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Álex Grimaldo | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafa | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Andreas Schjelderup | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Norway | JUN 2028 | ||
| Florentino Luís | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Alexander Bah | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | Right-back, right winger | Denmark | JUN 2027 | ||
| Casper Tengstedt | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Gilberto (Gilberto Moraes Júnior) | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | Right-back, right midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gonçalo Ramos | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Morato | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Petar Musa | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Striker | Croatia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mihailo Ristic | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Left-back, central midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Chiquinho | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| António Silva | £7,500 | £390,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Neves | £6,100 | £317,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| André Gomes | £3,500 | £182,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| Diogo Spencer | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Prioste | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Guilherme Montóia | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Félix | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| José Marques | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Conceição | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Veloso | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Rêgo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kaloyan Kostov | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Bulgaria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyanno Lorenzo (Kyanno Silva) | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leo Kokubo | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mario Tudose | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Romania | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nuno Félix | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paul Okon | £1,800 | £93,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Australia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rafael Luís | £1,700 | £88,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tomás Azevedo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alexander Sandahl | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Franculino Djú | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Striker | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Negrão | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Araújo | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hugo Faria | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gustavo Varela | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Pereira | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| José Melro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Félix | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Júlio Gil | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| José Müller | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| José Sampaio | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jelani Trevisan Dumas | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Iuri Moreira | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Martim Ferreira | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Full-back, right midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcos Zambrano | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Momed Ferreira | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Winger | Mozambique | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rodrigo Rêgo | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ricardo Ribeiro | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rodrigo Matos | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ricardo Marques | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sofiane Dris | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Left winger | Algeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vladimir Vieira | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Left-back | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2024 | ||
| Miguel Constantinescu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ivan Lima | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| André Gomes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tiago Parente | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Anjos | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Machado | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Miguel Vieira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Karel Mustmaa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Estonia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tiago Pinto | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gonçalo Oliveira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Martim Ferreira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Olívio Tomé | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| André Moreira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Fonseca | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Guilherme Gaspar | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tiago Reisinho | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gonçalo Moreira | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stígur Diljan Þórðarson | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Iceland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tiago Freitas | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Leandro Martins | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jair Monteiro | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Diogo Rocha | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Fidalgo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leandro Santos | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Guilherme Afonso | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Henrique Sá | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Pinto | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Guilherme Peixoto | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Pires | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 1%
20 £1k-£2k 4%
12 £2k-£5k 4%
3 £5k-£10k 3%
10 £10k-£25k 29%
9 £25k-£100k 58%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 92 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sport Lisboa e Benfica wages, 2022/23
What was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's wage bill in 2022/23?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica paid £648,640 a week in 2022/23 - £33,729,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 92. We hold a wage for all 92 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sport Lisboa e Benfica player in 2022/23?
Gonçalo Guedes was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £91,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £30,494.
What was the average Sport Lisboa e Benfica salary in 2022/23?
The average Sport Lisboa e Benfica player aged 22 or over earned £30,494 a week in 2022/23, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 92. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica pay £1,276,972 a week in 2026/27, 97% higher than the £648,640 of 2022/23. The current squad is 86 players against 92 then.