Sporting CP Salaries 2025/26

Liga Portugal

Top Earner: O. Diomande (€3.4M)

Lowest Earner: J. Simões (€465K)

O. Diomande

Top Earner

J. Simões

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

A 22-Year-Old Is Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is centre-back Ousmane Diomande, who is only 22 years old. His €3.4M salary places him at the top of the entire squad's wage structure.

Defender Out-Earns Top Forward

Centre-back Ousmane Diomande (€3.4M) is the club's highest earner, surpassing the top-paid forward, Pedro Gonçalves (€3.0M).

The Four Midfielders on Equal Pay

A significant salary cluster exists in the midfield, where four players—Hidemasa Morita, Maximiliano Araújo, Daniel Bragança, and Giorgi Kochorashvili—all earn the exact same salary of €960K per year.

Two Forwards Match Top Midfielder

Forwards Luis Guilherme and Francisco Trincão both earn €2.0M annually. This salary is identical to that of the club's highest-paid midfielder, Morten Hjulmand.

Right-Backs Earn More Than Left-Backs

The club's two right-backs, Iván Fresneda (€1.4M) and Giorgos Vagiannidis (€1.3M), are both paid more than the two left-backs, Ricardo Mangas (€1.1M) and Nuno Santos (€1.0M).

Sporting's Five Salary Tiers

The squad's wages are structured into five distinct tiers. An elite group earning over €3.0M includes Ousmane Diomande and Pedro Gonçalves. A high-earner tier from €2.0M to €2.5M features players like Luis Suárez and Morten Hjulmand. A mid-tier group earns between €1.0M and €1.7M, followed by a core group of four midfielders all on €960K. The lowest tier consists of players earning below €800K.

Attack's Top Earner

The highest-paid player in the attack is left-winger Pedro Gonçalves, with an annual salary of €3.0M.

Midfield's Highest Paid Player

Morten Hjulmand, a defensive midfielder, is the top earner in the midfield group with a salary of €2.0M per year.

The Club's Top Earner

The highest-paid player in the entire squad is Ousmane Diomande. The centre-back earns an annual salary of €3.4M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Issa Doumbia

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

Issa Doumbia has been offered a five-year contract at Sporting CP with a salary of 100,000 euros per month.

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Potential wage savings if Pedro Gonçalves, Francisco Trincão and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Pedro Gonçalves, currently earning 3.0M/year, is linked with moves to Milan or Como. Francisco Trincão, with a salary of 2.0M/year, could depart for Milan or Liverpool. Morten Hjulmand, also on 2.0M/year, is attracting interest from Milan, Manchester City, and Arsenal. Maximiliano Araújo, earning 960K/year, is rumored to be a target for Chelsea or Manchester United. Giorgi Kochorashvili, with a salary of 960K/year, is linked to Celta de Vigo. Hidemasa Morita, also earning 960K/year, is rumored to be a target for Leeds United. Souleymane Faye, on 480K/year, is linked to Elche or Lorient.

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