Sporting CP Salaries 2026/27

Liga Portugal

Top Earner: F. Trincão (€3.9M)

Lowest Earner: J. Virgínia (€360K)

F. Trincão

Top Earner

J. Virgínia

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Defender Earns More Than Midfield

Center-back Ousmane Diomande's individual salary of €3.4M is greater than the combined salaries of the entire four-player midfield group, which totals €3.3M.

Two Strikers Out-Earn Two Positions

The combined annual salary of the two main center-forwards, Luis Suárez (€2.5M) and Fotis Ioannidis (€2.4M), totals €4.9M. This figure is greater than the combined wage bill for the entire midfield (€3.3M) and goalkeeper (€1.5M) groups.

One Defender Out-earns All Goalkeepers

The salary of defender Gonçalo Inácio (€1.7M) is higher than the total wage bill for the entire goalkeeping unit (€1.5M).

Four Players Earn Over 40% of Wages

The club's four highest-paid players—Francisco Trincão (€3.9M), Ousmane Diomande (€3.4M), Pedro Gonçalves (€3.0M), and Luis Suárez (€2.5M)—have a combined salary of €12.8M. This accounts for approximately 41% of the club's total wage bill of €31.2M.

One Year Makes a €1.5M Difference

There is a significant pay gap between the two youngest players on the squad. 20-year-old forward Luis Guilherme earns €2.0M, while 19-year-old midfielder João Simões earns just €465K.

The Midfield's Identical Triplets

Three of the four midfielders—Maximiliano Araújo, Daniel Bragança, and Giorgi Kochorashvili—are on the exact same salary of €960K per year.

Sporting's Five Salary Tiers

The squad's salaries are structured into five distinct tiers. An elite group, including Francisco Trincão and Ousmane Diomande, earns €3.0M or more. A second tier of high earners sits between €2.0M and €2.5M. The largest group forms a core tier earning between €1.0M and €1.7M, followed by a mid-tier group just under €1.0M, and a development tier earning €500K or less.

Diomande Leads Defensive Wages

Ousmane Diomande, a Center-Back, is the highest-paid defender at the club, earning €3.4M per year.

Three Midfielders Share Top Spot

The top earners in midfield are Maximiliano Araújo (Left Midfielder), Daniel Bragança (Central Midfielder), and Giorgi Kochorashvili (Central Midfielder), who all earn €960K annually.

Trincão Becomes Sporting's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is Francisco Trincão, a Right Winger, with an annual salary of €3.9M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Nestory Irankunda, João Palhinha, Sergi Altimira and others

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

No exact salary figures for potential earnings at Sporting CP were reported for any incoming transfer rumour players.

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Potential wage savings from Diomande and Inácio departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Ousmane Diomande, currently earning €3.4M/year, is linked with moves to Nottingham Forest or Liverpool. Gonçalo Inácio, with a salary of €1.7M/year, is rumoured to be heading to Milan. Iván Fresneda, earning €1.4M/year, could depart for Roma. Daniel Bragança, on €960K/year, is linked to Olympiakos Piraeus. Giorgi Kochorashvili, also on €960K/year, is rumoured to be moving to Sevilla or Getafe. Geny Catamo, earning €700K/year, has attracted interest from clubs like Brighton and Everton. Souleymane Faye, with a salary of €480K/year, is linked to Brest or Lorient.

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