Sport Lisboa e Benfica well known as "SL Benfica" looking forward to give tough competition in upcoming season of Liga Portugal 1 to Sporting Lisbon, SC Braga and FC Porto. Last season the team of SL Benfica finished second with just 2 points difference from Sporting Lisbon and they have made to Champions League third qualifying round. Before new season of Primeira Liga 2025-26 began, the club made possible changes to its squad signed players like Samuel Dahl, Amar Dedic, Rafa Obrador in the transfer window.
| Players | Annual Salary | Weekly Wages | Positions | Age | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | €3m | €63k | GK | 23 | 2028 |
| Samuel Soares | €1.4m | €29k | GK | 23 | 2027 |
| António Silva | €3.6m | €75k | CB | 21 | 2027 |
| Tomás Araújo | €4m | €85k | CB | 23 | 2029 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | €1.2m | €25k | CB | 37 | 2026 |
| Samuel Dahl (new signing) | €2m | €41.5k | LB | 22 | 2029 |
| Rafa Obrador (new signing) | €450k | €9.3k | LB | 21 | 2030 |
| Amar Dedic (new signing) | €1.4m | €29k | RB | 22 | 2030 |
| Alexander Bah | €1.8m | €38k | RB | 27 | 2029 |
| Leandro Santos | €400k | €8.3k | RB | 19 | – |
| Florentino | €1.92m | €40k | DM | 25 | 2027 |
| Richard Ríos (new signing) | €2.4m | €50k | DM | 25 | 2030 |
| Enzo Barrenechea (on loan) | – | €37k | DM | 24 | 2026 |
| Manu Silva | €2.16m | €45k | DM | 24 | 2030 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | €3.6m | €75k | CM | 29 | 2029 |
| Leandro Barreiro | €3.6m | €75k | CM | 25 | 2029 |
| Martim Neto | €500k | €10.4k | CM | 22 | 2028 |
| João Rego | €1m | €20.5k | AM | 20 | 2028 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | €4m | €85k | LW | 26 | 2029 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | €2.4m | €50k | LW | 21 | 2028 |
| Bruma | €2.16m | €45k | LW | 30 | 2028 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | €1.3m | €27k | RW | 19 | 2029 |
| Tiago Gouveia | €1.3m | €27k | RW | 24 | 2028 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | €6m | €125k | CF | 26 | 2029 |
| Henrique Araújo | €1.2m | €25k | CF | 23 | 2027 |
SL Benfica wage bill rise to €61 million the figure include players guaranteed salaries, contract signing fees, and bonuses. There is only one player who's contract pending for renewal while one players is on loan deal he may return back to the club after 1 year loan deal completed in June 2026.
Vangelis Pavlidis, Bruma, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, António Silva and Tomás Araújo are the best paid players in the squad of SL Benfica 2025-26 with earnings more than €2m+ a year including bonuses. Further details regarding to SL Benfica players salaries 2025-26 weekly wages updated once the transfer window is closed in August 2025 and once in February when winter transfer window 2026 closed.