Porto Salaries 2025/26

Liga Portugal

Top Earner: T. Silva (€6.0M)

Lowest Earner: M. Fernandes (€380K)

T. Silva

Top Earner

M. Fernandes

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Goalkeeper Out-Earns Entire Attack

Goalkeeper Diogo Costa (€4.8M) is the club's second-highest earner. His salary surpasses that of any individual midfielder or forward, including the top-paid attackers Pepê and Luuk de Jong (€2.5M each).

Right-Back Earns More Than Left-Backs Combined

There is a significant wage disparity between the fullback positions. Right-back Alberto Baio (€2.3M) earns more than the club's two left-backs, Francisco Moura (€870K) and Zaidu Sanusi (€780K), put together.

Young Defender Baio Among Top Earners

At just 22 years old, right-back Alberto Baio is one of the club's highest earners with a €2.3M salary. He earns more than any other player under the age of 26 in the squad.

Top Three Earners Consume Over a Third of Wages

The wage structure is heavily weighted towards its stars. The three highest-paid players—Thiago Silva (€6.0M), Diogo Costa (€4.8M), and Seko Fofana (€3.6M)—collectively earn €14.4M, accounting for over a third of the club's total €41.1M wage bill.

Veterans Dominate Top of Wage Bill

The six highest-paid players at the club are all aged 29 or older, with the exception of 26-year-old goalkeeper Diogo Costa. This group includes Thiago Silva (41), Seko Fofana (30), Jan Bednarek (29), Luuk de Jong (35), and Pepê (29).

Porto's Five Distinct Salary Tiers

The squad's salaries are grouped into five clear tiers. An elite tier is occupied solely by Thiago Silva (€6.0M), followed by Diogo Costa (€4.8M) in his own separate tier. A senior group earning €3.5M-€3.6M includes Seko Fofana and Jan Bednarek. A core group earns between €2.0M-€2.5M, featuring players like Pepê, Luuk de Jong, and Alberto Baio. The rest of the squad earns €1.6M or less.

Salary Pairs Emerge Across The Pitch

Several players across different positions are on identical contracts. In midfield, Gabri Veiga and Alan Varela both earn €2.0M. In attack, Pepê and Luuk de Jong share a €2.5M salary, while defender Nehuén Pérez and forward Borja Sainz are both on €1.4M.

Attackers Share Top Pay Spot

The highest-paid players in the attack are winger Pepê and center-forward Luuk de Jong, who both earn an identical salary of €2.5M.

Seko Fofana Leads Midfield Pay

The highest-paid player in the midfield is central midfielder Seko Fofana, with an annual salary of €3.6M.

Thiago Silva Is The Club's Top Earner

Veteran center-back Thiago Silva is the highest-paid player at the club, earning €6.0M annually. He is also the top earner among all defenders.

Transfer rumour salaries: Fábio Vieira

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

Fábio Vieira's loan to FC Porto includes the club covering his entire salary of around 1.5 million euros net per year.

7d ago

Potential wage savings if Diogo Costa and Samu Aghehowa depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Diogo Costa, currently earning €4.8M/year, is linked with moves to Juventus and Chelsea. Samu Aghehowa, with a salary of €1.6M/year, is rumored to be heading to Chelsea. Rodrigo Mora, earning €960K/year, has been linked to Manchester City and Arsenal. Oskar Pietuszewski, on €500K/year, is rumored to be moving to FC Bayern München. Deniz Gül, with a salary of €400K/year, is linked to Galatasaray.

7d ago