Benfica Salaries 2025/26

The club's highest-paid player is goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, whose €3.9M salary surpasses every outfield player. His earnings are significantly higher than the top earner in any other position group, with the next closest being midfielder Richard Ríos at €3.0M.

There is a significant wage disparity within the midfield, where top earner Richard Ríos (€3.0M) makes more than ten times the salary of the lowest earner, Joao Veloso (€280K).

The combined annual salaries of four young players—Samuel Soares, João Rego, Andreas Schjelderup, and Joao Veloso—total approximately €1.5M. This is less than the individual salary of defender Alexander Bah (€1.6M).

The club's wage structure pays its fullbacks Amar Dedić and Samuel Dahl (€2.0M each) more than its younger central defenders, Tomás Araújo (€1.6M) and António Silva (€1.5M). Only veteran center-back Nicolás Otamendi earns more.

The two highest-paid outfield players are both central midfielders, Richard Ríos (€3.0M) and Fredrik Aursnes (€2.9M). They earn more than any individual defender or forward at the club.

The squad's wages fall into five distinct tiers. Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin (€3.9M) is the sole elite earner. A top tier of outfielders earns €2.9M-€3.0M, including Richard Ríos and Vangelis Pavlidis. A senior group earns €2.0M-€2.5M, featuring players like Nicolás Otamendi and Amar Dedić. A core group sits between €1.2M-€1.6M, while a group of young prospects earns under €1M.

Right winger Dodi Lukebakio and center-forward Vangelis Pavlidis are the joint highest-paid attackers at the club, both earning an identical salary of €2.9M per year.

With a salary of €2.5M, veteran center-back Nicolás Otamendi is the highest-paid defender at the club.

Central midfielder Richard Ríos is the highest earner in the midfield, taking home an annual salary of €3.0M.

Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin is the highest-paid player at the club, with an annual salary of €3.9M.