Rio Ave

Rio Ave net spend since 2015

Rio Ave have spent €33m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €56m: a net profit of €23m on transfers.

That covers 94 signings (28 for a disclosed fee, 38 free, 28 undisclosed) and 86 departures (25 sold for a disclosed fee, 29 free, 32 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 39 in, 21 out.

Record signing: Clayton, €3m from Vasco da Gama (Jul 2025). Record sale: Judilson Mamadu Tuncará Gomes, €7m to Monaco (Jul 2018).

Rio Ave transfer spending by season

Rio Ave record signings

1. Clayton · €3m from Vasco da Gama · Jul 2025
2. Ryan · €3m from Cruzeiro · Feb 2026
3. Simón García · €2m from Atlético Nacional · Sep 2026
4. André Luiz · €2m from Estrela Amadora · Jan 2025
5. Tamble Monteiro · €2m from Portimonense SAD · Feb 2026

Rio Ave record sales

1. Judilson Mamadu Tuncará Gomes · €7m to Monaco · Jul 2018
2. Léo Jardim · €6m to LOSC Lille · Jul 2019
3. Fabinho · €6m to Monaco · Jul 2015
4. Clayton · €5m to Olympiacos F.C. · Feb 2026
5. Mehdi Taremi · €5m to Porto · Aug 2020

Rio Ave trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 26 players Rio Ave both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €18m against €9m paid: a trading profit of €9m.

• Léo Jardim: signed for €1m (Jul 2019), sold to LOSC Lille for €6m (Jul 2019): profit €5m
• Filip Krovinovic: signed for €800k (Aug 2015), sold to Benfica for €4m (Jul 2017): profit €3m
• Clayton: signed for €3m (Jul 2025), sold to Olympiacos F.C. for €5m (Feb 2026): profit €2m
• Jacinto Muondo Dala: signed for €375k (Aug 2020), sold to Al Wakrah for €2m (Jul 2022): profit €1m
• Abdul-Aziz Yakubu: signed for €1m (Jul 2022), sold to Shimizu S-Pulse for €1m (Jul 2024): profit €250k

• Karem Zoabi: signed for €900k (Jul 2024), left free for Torreense (Jul 2026): loss €900k
• Jhonatan: signed for €600k (Jul 2022), left free for Pakhtakor (Jan 2025): loss €600k
• Said Ahmed Said: signed for €500k (Jan 2019), left free for Argeş (Jul 2021): loss €500k
• Josué Humberto Gonçalves Leal Sá: signed for €200k (Aug 2022), left free for Gil Vicente (Jul 2024): loss €200k

Rio Ave ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Rio Ave have made 9 signings and 3 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out nobody; in Ennio Van Der Gouw (from Zulte-Waregem, 720 league minutes since), Vítor Hugo (from Lusitania FC Lourosa, 270 league minutes since).
• Defence: out nobody; in Simón García (from Atlético Nacional, 194 league minutes since), Pedro Amaral (free from Estoril, 171 league minutes since), José Carlos Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçalves (free from a club outside our record, 42 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Ole Pohlmann (to SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 20 league starts in 2025/26), Georgios Okkas (left free for Olympiakos); in Diogo Nascimento (loan from Olympiacos F.C., 540 league minutes since), Malik Sellouki (from Laval, 227 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Karem Zoabi (left free for Torreense, 1 league start in 2025/26), Rafael Lobato (loan to AVS, 2 league appearances in 2025/26); in Sebastian Clemmensen (from IFK Göteborg, 407 league minutes since), Roland Galčík (from Podbrezová, 338 league minutes since), Radek Šiler (from Podbrezová, no league minutes yet).

Rio Ave injury news: injuries and suspensions

Rio Ave have 1 player injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €4m of value sidelined.

• Cezary Miszta (GK): Lumbar vertebra problems · out since 30 Jul 2026 · expected back 30 Nov 2026 · 13 games missed

Rio Ave last starting XI

Rio Ave's last league starting XI, v Sporting Braga on 8 Nov 2026: Ennio Van Der Gouw; João Tomé, Marios Vrousai, Gustavo Mancha, Julien Lomboto; Diogo Bezerra, Miguel Almeida Patrício, Georgios Liavas, Sebastian Clemmensen, Diogo Nascimento; Jalen Blesa.

1 change from the side that started v Academico Viseu on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Andreas Ntoi (4) and Vítor Hugo (3).

Opponent: Sporting Braga.

Rio Ave minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 8 Rio Ave players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 11 are rotating and 16 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Cezary Miszta, Miguel Almeida Patrício, Marios Vrousai, Brandon Aguilera, João Tomé, Antzelo Sina, Antoine Junior Wenck, Caike Lourenço Valença, Jakub Brabec.

Rio Ave club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 3 players club-trained at Rio Ave now play for other clubs we track, led by Costinha (Brighton & Hove Albion, value €12m), Ederson (Fenerbahçe, value €10m) and Fábio Ronaldo (Motor Lublin, value €4m).

• Costinha · Brighton & Hove Albion · €12m
• Ederson · Fenerbahçe · €10m
• Fábio Ronaldo · Motor Lublin · €4m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Rio Ave free agents: released players without a club

One former Rio Ave player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: João Graça (€300k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent