Sporting Braga

Sporting Braga net spend since 2015

Sporting Braga have spent €165m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €444m: a net profit of €279m on transfers.

That covers 82 signings (61 for a disclosed fee, 21 free) and 93 departures (62 sold for a disclosed fee, 21 free, 10 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 18 in, 57 out.

Record signing: Pau Víctor, €12m from FC Barcelona (Jul 2025). Record sale: Roger Fernandes, €32m to Al Ittihad (Sep 2025).

Sporting Braga transfer spending by season

Sporting Braga record signings

1. Pau Víctor · €12m from FC Barcelona · Jul 2025
2. Tommy Marqués · €11m from FC Barcelona · Aug 2026
3. Mario Dorgeles · €11m from Nordsjælland · Jul 2025
4. Jovan Milosevic · €8m from VfB Stuttgart · Aug 2026
5. Abel Ruiz · €8m from Barcelona II · Jul 2020

Sporting Braga record sales

1. Roger Fernandes · €32m to Al Ittihad · Sep 2025
2. Vitinha · €32m to Olympique Marseille · Jan 2023
3. Francisco Trincão · €31m to FC Barcelona · Aug 2020
4. Lukas Hornicek · €31m to Newcastle United · Aug 2026
5. Rodrigo Zalazar · €30m to Sporting CP · Jul 2026

Sporting Braga trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 43 players Sporting Braga both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €127m against €67m paid: a trading profit of €60m.

• Rodrigo Zalazar: signed for €5m (Jul 2023), sold to Sporting CP for €30m (Jul 2026): profit €25m
• Moatasem Al-Musrati: signed free (Aug 2020), sold to Beşiktaş for €11m (Jul 2024): profit €11m
• Galeno: signed for €4m (Aug 2019), sold to Porto for €10m (Jan 2022): profit €6m
• Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte: signed for €3m (Aug 2016), sold to Fulham for €9m (Aug 2017): profit €6m
• Simon Banza: signed for €3m (Jul 2022), sold to Al Jazira for €9m (Sep 2025): profit €6m

• Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte: signed for €3m (Aug 2016), left free for Estoril (Aug 2021): loss €3m
• Cristian Alexis Borja González: signed for €3m (Feb 2021), left free for América (Jul 2024): loss €3m
• Raúl Michel Melo da Silva: signed for €2m (Jul 2017), left free for Universitatea Craiova (Jul 2022): loss €2m
• Bruno Viana: signed for €3m (Jul 2018), sold to Coritiba for €1m (Feb 2023): loss €2m
• João Pedro Barradas Novais: signed for €2m (Jul 2018), sold to Al Bataeh for €125k (Aug 2022): loss €1m

Sporting Braga ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Sporting Braga have made 10 signings and 6 departures in 2026/27, plus 6 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Lukas Hornicek (to Newcastle United, 33 league starts in 2025/26), Alaa Bellaarouch (loan to Dinamo Bucureşti, no league start in 2025/26); in Bernardo (from Tondela, 990 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Leonardo Lelo (loan to Almería, 20 league starts in 2025/26), Jonatás Noro (to Pafos FC, 1 league appearance in 2025/26); in Sergio Barcia (from Legia Warszawa, 519 league minutes since), Diogo Travassos (from Sporting CP, 464 league minutes since), Adrian Bajrami (from Luzern, 406 league minutes since), Adrian Barisic (from Basel, 303 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Rodrigo Zalazar (to Sporting CP, 22 league starts in 2025/26), Florian Grillitsch (left free for Frosinone, 12 league starts in 2025/26), Djibril Soumaré (to Stoke City), André Horta (to Almería), Thiago Helguera (loan to Atlético Madrid II); in Denis Huseinbasic (free from FC Köln, 171 league minutes since), Tommy Marqués (from FC Barcelona, 139 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Amine El Ouazzani (loan to Angers SCO, 8 league starts in 2025/26), Ismaël Gharbi (loan to Leganés, 1 league start in 2025/26), João Marques (loan to Torreense); in Gabriel Silva (from Santa Clara, 423 league minutes since), Jovan Milosevic (from VfB Stuttgart, 240 league minutes since), Jonas Wind (free from VfL Wolfsburg, 85 league minutes since).

Sporting Braga injury news: injuries and suspensions

Sporting Braga have 1 player injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €5m of value sidelined.

• Sikou Niakaté (DEF): Achilles tendon rupture · out since 9 Apr 2026 · return date not set · 35 games missed

Sporting Braga last starting XI

Sporting Braga's last league starting XI, v Rio Ave on 8 Nov 2026: Bernardo; Gustaf Lagerbielke, Adrian Barisic, Bright Arrey-Mbi; João Moutinho, Gorby, Diogo Travassos, Gabri Martínez; Ricardo Horta, Pau Víctor, Fran Navarro.

4 changes from the side that started v Famalicão on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Vítor Carvalho (3), Víctor Gómez (3) and Sergio Barcia (3).

Opponent: Rio Ave.

Sporting Braga minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 7 Sporting Braga players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 11 are rotating and 20 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Tommy Marqués (15%, €11m), Bright Arrey-Mbi (23%, €10m), Diego Rodrigues (18%, €9m), Thiago Helguera (0%, €8m), Ismaël Gharbi (0%, €7m), Amine El Ouazzani (0%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: João Moutinho, João Aragão, Tiago Sá.

Sporting Braga club-trained players

We can verify 6 club-trained players in the Sporting Braga squad: Diego Rodrigues, Sandro Vidigal, João Aragão, João Carvalho, Luisinho and Tiago Sá. Between them they have played 2% of Sporting Braga's league minutes in 2026/27. 8 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Diego Rodrigues (MID): 183 league minutes
• Sandro Vidigal (FWD): no league minutes yet
• João Aragão (FWD): no league minutes yet
• João Carvalho (GK): no league minutes yet
• Luisinho (MID): no league minutes yet
• Tiago Sá (GK): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 15 players club-trained at Sporting Braga now play for other clubs we track, led by Francisco Trincão (Al Ahli, value €49m), Roger Fernandes (Al Ittihad, value €32m) and Samú Costa (Al Nassr, value €27m).

• Francisco Trincão · Al Ahli · €49m
• Roger Fernandes · Al Ittihad · €32m
• Samú Costa · Al Nassr · €27m
• Rodrigo Gomes · Wolverhampton Wanderers · €23m
• Costinha · Brighton & Hove Albion · €12m
• Francisco Moura · Porto · €8m
• David Carmo · Olympiacos F.C. · €7m
• Álvaro Djaló · Athletic Club · €6m

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.