PRIMEIRA LIGA · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Sporting Clube de Portugal 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner João Mário on £88,000 per week · see the current Sporting Clube de Portugal wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £425k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £22m
SQUAD SIZE99
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £17k
Then and now
Sporting Clube de Portugal pay £544,301 a week in 2026/27 — 28% higher than the £424,632 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Mário | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 27 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Porro | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zouhair Feddal | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Morocco | JUN 2022 | ||
| Antonio Adán | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paulinho | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sebastián Coates | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luís Neto | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Pereira | £14,000 | £728,000 | 36 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bruno Tabata | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pedro Gonçalves | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Palhinha | £9,100 | £473,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nuno Santos | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Left midfielder, winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luís Maximiano | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Renan Ribeiro | £8,700 | £452,400 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Antunes | £8,500 | £442,000 | 33 | Left-back, left midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gonzalo Plata | £8,200 | £426,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ecuador | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bruno Gaspar | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | Full-back, right wing-back | Angola | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luiz Phellype (Luiz Phellype Luciano Silva) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jovane Cabral | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Cape Verde | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lumor Agbenyenu | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | Left-back | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nuno Mendes | £5,900 | £306,800 | 18 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Eduardo Quaresma | £5,300 | £275,600 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matheus Nunes | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Bragança | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matheus Reis | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bruno Tavares | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gonçalo Inácio | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bernardo Sousa | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Brás | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gonçalo Costa | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Batalha | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolai Skoglund | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Striker | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rodrigo Rêgo | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Ferreira | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tiago Tomás | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Babacar Fati | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Left-back, left winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2022 | ||
| André Gonçalves | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adriano Almeida | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danilo Luís | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Carlos Silva | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Rodrigues | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diogo Martins | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diogo Almeida | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chico Lamba | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Edson Silva | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hevertton | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Full-back, right wing-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hugo Cunha | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Daniel Santos | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexandre Mendes | £983 | £51,116 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Cabral | £953 | £49,556 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Miguel Menino | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roberto Laurel | £813 | £42,276 | 19 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Patrick Leal | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Augusto | £783 | £40,716 | 17 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rui Reis | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Moreira | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Fernandes | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Samuel Lobato | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vasco Gaspar | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Ramos | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Lopes | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Carvalho | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Dias | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Canada | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emanuel Fernandes | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Octávio | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuel Justo | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Moreira | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Pereira | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Martim Marques | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gilberto Batista | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rafael Besugo | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francisco Silva | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Monteiro | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Travassos | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ricardo Piedade | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rui Carreira | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Carvalho | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Pacheco | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fábio Mendes | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Anjos | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Djau | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rui Embaló | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diego Silva (Diego Callai Silva) | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isnaba Mané | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luís Gomes | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Diogo Pinto | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| August Frobenius | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Centre-back | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Duarte Carvalho | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raimundo Duarte | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rodrigo Marquês | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tristan Hammond | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Winger | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nélson Pereira | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paulo Agostinho | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Renato Veiga | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pedro Gomes | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateus Fernandes | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Youssef Chermiti | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Eduardo Barbosa | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Santos | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
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
51 Under £1k 3%
17 £1k-£2k 6%
9 £2k-£5k 7%
12 £5k-£10k 21%
6 £10k-£25k 23%
4 £25k-£100k 41%
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 99 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Clube de Portugal wages, 2020/21
What was Sporting Clube de Portugal's wage bill in 2020/21?
Sporting Clube de Portugal paid £424,632 a week in 2020/21 - £22,080,864 across the year - spread over a squad of 99. We hold a wage for all 99 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sporting Clube de Portugal player in 2020/21?
João Mário was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £88,000 a week, 5.2x the 22+ squad average of £17,044.
What was the average Sporting Clube de Portugal salary in 2020/21?
The average Sporting Clube de Portugal player aged 22 or over earned £17,044 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 99. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Clube de Portugal's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Sporting Clube de Portugal pay £544,301 a week in 2026/27, 28% higher than the £424,632 of 2020/21. The current squad is 97 players against 99 then.