Sporting CP Salaries 2026/27

The combined salary of the top four forwards—Luis Suárez, Nestory Irankunda, Fotis Ioannidis, and Luis Guilherme—totals €9.9M. This amount is significantly higher than the entire wage bill for the seven-player midfield unit, which stands at €7.0M.

The club's highest-paid midfielder, Sergi Altimira (€2.6M), earns more than key strikers like Fotis Ioannidis (€2.4M). His salary places him as the second-highest earner in the entire squad, behind only the top-earning forward.

The club's highest-paid defender, Gonçalo Inácio, earns €1.7M per year. This single salary is greater than the combined wages of the entire goalkeeping department, which totals €1.5M for two players.

The club's two 20-year-old right-wingers, Nestory Irankunda (€2.5M) and Luis Guilherme (€2.0M), are among the highest earners, with salaries far exceeding that of their 25-year-old positional peer, Geny Catamo (€770K).

The squad's wages are grouped into four clear tiers. The Elite tier includes players earning over €2.5M, such as Luis Suárez and Sergi Altimira. The Star tier contains players earning between €2.0M and €2.5M, like Nestory Irankunda, Fotis Ioannidis, and Luis Guilherme. The Core tier consists of players earning between €1.0M and €1.9M, including Gonçalo Inácio and Iván Fresneda. The final Development tier is for players earning under €1.0M.

The club's top earner, Luis Suárez (€3.0M), earns more than 16 times the salary of the lowest-paid player in the squad, 19-year-old midfielder Flávio Gonçalves (€185K).

Two distinct pairs of players earn identical salaries. Defenders Nuno Santos and Zeno Debast are both on €1.0M, while the duo of defender Eduardo Quaresma and midfielder Pedro Lima share a salary of €500K.

Sergi Altimira is the highest-paid midfielder at the club. The Centre-Midfielder earns €2.6M per year, more than double the next highest-paid midfielder, Issa Doumbia (€1.2M).

Gonçalo Inácio is the highest-paid defender at the club. The Centre-Back earns an annual salary of €1.7M.

Luis Suárez is the highest-paid player at the club. The Centre-Forward earns an annual salary of €3.0M.