Benfica are one of the most historic clubs in Portugal, and the former back-to-back European champions have some impressive players on the books.
The Eagles have an annual payroll of €42,480,000 for the 2025/26 season, with the average player earning €1.5m per season. But who earns the most at the Estadio da Luz? Every Benfica player in the first-team squad has been ranked in order from highest to lowest in terms of wages, with the help of Capology.
Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.
Anatoliy Trubin
€74,038
€3,850,000
Richard Rios
€57,692
€3,000,000
Fredrik Aursnes
€55,385
€2,880,000
Vangelis Pavlidis
€55,385
€2,880,000
Dodi Lukebakio
€55,385
€2,880,000
Nicolas Otamendi
€48,462
€2,520,000
Leandro Barreiro
€48,077
€2,500,000
Amar Dedic
€40,769
€2,120,000
Enzo Barrenechea
€40,769
€2,120,000
Samuel Dahl
€40,769
€2,120,000
Georgiy Sudakov
€36,923
€1,920,000
Tomas Araujo
€31,346
€1,630,000
Alexander Bah
€31,346
€1,630,000
Antonio Silva
€30,000
€1,560,000
Bruma
€29,615
€1,540,000
Manu
€27,885
€1,450,000
Henrique Araujo
€23,077
€1,200,000
Franjo Ivanoic
€18,462
€960,000
Gianluca Prestianni
€13,462
€700,000
Rafa Obrador
€11,154
€580,000
Samuel Soares
€9,231
€480,000
Joao Rego
€7,308
€380,000
Diogo Prioste
€7,308
€380,000
Andreas Schjelderup
€6,923
€360,000
Goncalo Oliveira
€5,385
€280,000
Joao Veloso
€5,385
€280,000
Leandro Santos
€5,385
€280,000
Here's a detailed look at Benfica's top 10 earners… 10 Samuel Dahl €40,769 per week
Starting the countdown is Swedish left-back Samuel Dahl, who cost Benfica €9m from AS Roma in 2025.
Dahl signed a four-year deal and is one of three players on €40,769 per week.
9 Enzo Barrenechea €40,769 per week
A holding midfielder who can also play slightly further forward, Enzo Barrenechea is on loan at Benfica for 2025/26 from Aston Villa.
The Portuguese side are paying just over €2m in wages to have the Argentine for the season.
8 Amar Dedic €40,769 per week
Primarily a right-back who can also play on the left, Amar Dedic was another new arrival in 2025, costing €12m from Austrian side RB Salzburg.
A Bosnia and Herzegovina international, Dedic is set to pick up more than €10m in wages during his five-year contract.
7 Leandro Barreiro €48,077 per week
Luxembourg international Leandro Barreiro swapped Mainz for Benfica in 2024, with the holding midfielder joining the club on a free transfer.
Barreiro signed a contract until 2029 and picks up €2.5m per season.
6 Nicolas Otamendi €48,462 per week
After spending four years with FC Porto earlier in his career, centre-back Nicolas Otamendi returned to Portugal in 2020 with Benfica after leaving Manchester City.
The Argentinian is the current Benfica captain and lifted his first piece of silverware with the club in 2024.
5 Dodi Lukebakio €55,385 per week
Dodi Lukebakio cost Benfica €20m in the summer of 2025, with the Belgian winger swapping Spanish side Sevilla for a move to Portugal with Benfica.
He’s one of three players on €2.88m per season.
4 Vangelis Pavlidis €55,385 per week
Benfica landed striker Vangelis Pavlidis from AZ Alkmaar in 2024, with the Greece international penning a deal until 2029.
He’s set to pick up just under €15m in wages during that time, and Benfica will be hoping he can repay that in goals.
3 Fredrik Aursnes €55,385 per week
Midfielder Fredrik Aursnes has been with Benfica since 2022 after leaving Dutch side Feyenoord. A Norway international, he began his career in his native country with Hodd and Molde.
Aursnes signed his latest Benfica contract at the end of 2024, extending his stay in Portugal until 2029.
2 Richard Rios €57,692 per week
Benfica won the race to sign midfielder Richard Rios from Palmeiras in 2025 and gave him a €3m per season deal for the next five years.
A Colombia international, Rios appears to be approaching his prime just at the right time for Benfica.
1 Anatoliy Trubin €74,038 per week
Top of the charts as Benfica’s best paid player on €3.85m per season is goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.
The Ukraine international cost Benfica around €10m in 2023, and the young shot-stopper has been first-choice ever since.