Rio Ave FC stand 11th on the 2024-25 Liga Portugal 1 points table with 38 points equal to FC Arouca. The team is hopeful for better results and they have recently signed new players to their squad, as per reports, Kevin Chamorro, Andreas Ntoi, Jonathan Panzo, Clayton are top new players who joined the team.
| Players | Base Salary | Weekly Wages | Positions | Age | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cezary Miszta | €865k | €18k | GK | 23 | 2027 |
| Kevin Chamorro (new signing) | €200k | €4.2k | GK | 25 | 2029 |
| Antzelo Sina (new signing) | €100k | €2k | GK | 21 | 2027 |
| Andreas Ntoi (new signing) | €1.58m | €33k | CB | 22 | 2028 |
| Francisco Petrasso | €400k | €8.3k | CB | 23 | 2028 |
| Jonathan Panzo (new signing) | €400k | €8.3k | CB | 24 | 2026 |
| Nelson Abbey (new signing) | €250k | €5.3k | CB | 21 | 2028 |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou (on loan) | €350k | €7.3k | LB | 24 | 2026 |
| Georgios Okkas | €100k | €2k | LB | 21 | 2027 |
| Marios Vrousai | €500k | €10.4k | RB | 27 | 2027 |
| João Tomé | €300k | €6.2k | RB | 22 | 2027 |
| Theofanis Bakoulas (on loan) | – | €3k | DM | 20 | 2026 |
| João Novais | €250k | €5.3k | CM | 32 | 2026 |
| João Graça | €200k | €4.2k | CM | 30 | 2026 |
| Ole Pohlmann | €450k | €9.35k | AM | 24 | 2027 |
| Brandon Aguilera | €300k | €6.2k | AM | 22 | 2027 |
| Antonis Papakanellos (on loan) | – | €1k | AM | 19 | 2026 |
| Tobías Medina | €350k | €7.3k | LW | 21 | 2028 |
| Tim | €85k | €1.77k | LW | 20 | 2027 |
| André Luiz | €700k | €14.5k | RW | 23 | 2029 |
| Amine Rehmi | €200k | €4.2k | RW | 23 | 2028 |
| Clayton (new signing) | €1.6m | €33.3k | CF | 26 | 2026 |
| Karem Zoabi | €300k | €6.2k | CF | 19 | 2028 |
Rio Ave FC wage bill spike to €10.2 million that include players salaries, contract signing fees, and bonuses. There are very few number of players who's contracts pending with the club, if the club offered them new contracts that wont impact much to the wage bill.
Clayton, Andreas Ntoi, André Luiz, Ole Pohlmann, Francisco Petrasso and Marios Vrousai are among highest paid players in the current squad of Rio Ave FC 2025-26. More about Rio Ave FC players salaries 2025-26 weekly wages updates once the transfer window is closed and more players signed by the club and the data again updated in future after January transfer window is closed in 2026.