Benfica Salaries 2025/26

Liga Portugal

Top Earner: S. Cabral (€4.0M)

Lowest Earner: J. Veloso (€280K)

S. Cabral

Top Earner

J. Veloso

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Right-Back Out-Earns All Attackers

The club's highest earner is right-back Sidny Cabral (€4.0M), whose salary surpasses that of every forward, including the top-paid attackers Vangelis Pavlidis and Dodi Lukebakio (€2.9M).

Top Full-Back Earns Double

The highest-paid defender, right-back Sidny Cabral (€4.0M), earns exactly double the salary of fellow full-backs Amar Dedić and Samuel Dahl, who both earn €2.0M.

Huge Wage Gap In Midfield

There is a significant disparity in the midfield salaries. Top earner Richard Ríos (€3.0M) earns more than ten times the salary of the lowest-paid midfielder, Joao Veloso (€280K).

Benfica's Three Clear Salary Tiers

The squad's salaries fall into three distinct groups. An elite tier earning €3.0M or more is occupied by Sidny Cabral, Anatoliy Trubin, and Richard Ríos. A large core group earns between €2.0M and €2.9M, including players like Vangelis Pavlidis and Nicolás Otamendi. A third group of players earns €1.6M or less, featuring names like António Silva and Bruma.

Midfielder and Forwards on Identical Pay

Three players from different positions share an identical salary of €2.9M: midfielder Fredrik Aursnes, right winger Dodi Lukebakio, and center-forward Vangelis Pavlidis.

Top Earner Out-Earns Five Players Combined

Right-back Sidny Cabral's €4.0M salary is greater than the combined wages of the five lowest-paid players in the squad: Joao Veloso, Andreas Schjelderup, João Rego, Samuel Soares, and Gianluca Prestianni.

Veteran Defender and Midfielder Matched

Veteran centre-back Nicolás Otamendi and midfielder Leandro Barreiro share an identical salary of €2.5M.

Ríos Is The Top-Paid Midfielder

The highest-paid midfielder is Richard Ríos, earning €3.0M annually, making him the only midfielder in the club's elite salary tier.

Attackers Share Top Forward Salary

The highest salary in the attack is shared by two players: right winger Dodi Lukebakio and center-forward Vangelis Pavlidis, who both earn €2.9M per year.

Cabral Is The Club's Top Earner

Right-back Sidny Cabral is the highest-paid player in the entire squad, with an annual salary of €4.0M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Raphaël Guerreiro, Stije Resink

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

Raphaël Guerreiro's potential salary at Benfica is estimated at around 6 million euros per year. Stije Resink's estimated annual salary at Benfica is reported to be between 1.5 and 2 million euros.

35d ago

Potential wage savings if Richard Ríos and António Silva depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Richard Ríos, a central midfielder, currently earns €3.0M/year and is linked with moves to Napoli or Inter. António Silva, a center-back, earns €1.5M/year and could be heading to Newcastle United. Nicolás Otamendi, a center-back, has a salary of €2.5M/year and is rumoured to be moving to River Plate. Samuel Dahl, a left-back, earns €2.0M/year and is linked with Manchester United. Andreas Schjelderup, a left-winger, earns €360K/year and is linked to clubs such as FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Juventus, or Atlético Madrid.

35d ago