2024–25 S.L. Benfica season

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The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica will play in the Primeira Liga, and will also compete in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica will play in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club will compete in the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

Quick Facts President, Head coach ...
Benfica
2024–25 season
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachRoger Schmidt (until 31 August 2024)
Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024)
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga2nd
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Taça da LigaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
FIFA Club World CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Vangelis Pavlidis (8)
All: Vangelis Pavlidis (18)
Highest home attendance63,342 v Porto
(10 November 2024)
Lowest home attendance48,639 v Santa Clara
(30 October 2024)
Average home league attendance59,265 (12 matches)[1]
Biggest winBenfica 7–0 Estrela da Amadora
(23 November 2024)
Biggest defeatFamalicão 2–0 Benfica
(11 August 2024)
Benfica 1–3 Feyenoord
(23 October 2024)
Casa Pia 3–1 Benfica
(25 January 2025)
2025–26 
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Players

First-team squad

As of 12 February 2025[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

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More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Summer transfers
3 DF Spain Álvaro Carreras England Manchester United €6,000,000 1 July 2024 [4]
32 FW Argentina Benjamín Rollheiser Argentina River Plate €9,500,000 [5]
14 FW Greece Vangelis Pavlidis Netherlands AZ Alkmaar €18,000,000 [6]
18 MF Luxembourg Leandro Barreiro Germany Mainz 05 Free 2 July 2024 [7]
37 MF Germany Jan-Niklas Beste Germany 1. FC Heidenheim €8,000,000 11 July 2024 [8]
85 MF Portugal Renato Sanches France Paris Saint-Germain Loan 5 August 2024 [9]
7 FW Switzerland Zeki Amdouni England Burnley 29 August 2024 [10]
28 DF Burkina Faso Issa Kaboré England Manchester City 1 September 2024 [11]
17 FW Turkey Kerem Aktürkoğlu Turkey Galatasaray €12,000,000 2 September 2024 [12]
Winter transfers
16 MF Portugal Manu Silva Portugal Vitória SC €12,000,000 20 January 2025 [13]
19 FW Italy Andrea Belotti Italy Como Loan 3 February 2025 [14]
27 FW Portugal Bruma Portugal Braga €6,500,000
26 DF Sweden Samuel Dahl Italy Roma Loan
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More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Summer transfers
27 FW Portugal Rafa Silva Turkey Beşiktaş Free 1 July 2024 [15]
DF Czech Republic David Jurásek Germany TSG Hoffenheim Loan [16]
FW Portugal Henrique Araújo Portugal Arouca 11 July 2024 [17]
GK Japan Leo Kokubo Belgium Sint-Truiden Free [18]
MF Portugal Paulo Bernardo Scotland Celtic €4,000,000 1 August 2024 [19]
87 MF Portugal João Neves France Paris Saint-Germain €60,000,000 5 August 2024 [20]
19 FW Denmark Casper Tengstedt Italy Hellas Verona Loan 9 August 2024 [21]
7 FW Brazil David Neres Italy Napoli €28,000,000 21 August 2024 [22]
MF Portugal Tiago Dantas Croatia Osijek Free 29 August 2024 [23]
5 DF Brazil Morato England Nottingham Forest €11,000,000 30 August 2024 [24]
16 MF Portugal Martim Neto Portugal Rio Ave Loan 2 September 2024 [25]
36 FW Brazil Marcos Leonardo Saudi Arabia Al Hilal €40,000,000 [26]
20 MF Portugal João Mário Turkey Beşiktaş Loan 4 September 2024 [27]
Winter transfers
23 MF France Soualiho Meïté Greece PAOK Loan 22 January 2025 [28]
37 DF Germany Jan-Niklas Beste Germany Freiburg €8,000,000 31 January 2025 [29]
32 FW Argentina Benjamín Rollheiser Brazil Santos €11,000,000 12 February 2025 [30]
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Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.[31]

12 July 2024 Friendly Benfica Portugal 5–0 Portugal Farense Águeda, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda
13 July 2024 Friendly Benfica Portugal 2–2 Spain Celta de Vigo Águeda, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda
25 July 2024 Friendly Benfica Portugal 1–1 England Brentford Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup Benfica Portugal 5–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
2 August 2024 Algarve Cup Benfica Portugal 0–1 England Fulham Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

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Perspective

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 11 August 2024 18 May 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 23 17 2 4 53 18 +35 073.91
Taça de Portugal 19 October 2024 TBD Third round TBD 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 100.00
Taça da Liga 30 October 2024 11 January 2025 Quarter-finals Winners 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 066.67
UEFA Champions League 19 September 2024 TBD League phase TBD 10 5 2 3 20 15 +5 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup 16 June 2025 TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 40 28 5 7 93 35 +58 070.00
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Last updated: 26 February 2025
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP 23 16 5 2 61 20 +41 53 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Benfica 23 17 2 4 53 18 +35 53 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto 24 15 5 4 49 19 +30 50 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Braga 24 14 5 5 40 22 +18 47 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Santa Clara 24 12 3 9 25 24 +1 39
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 17 2 4 53 18  +35 53 11 0 1 37 7  +30 6 2 3 16 11  +5
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Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round123456791011121314811516171819202122232526242728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWDWWWWWWWWDWWLLWLWWWW
Position168675333333232133222222
Points036710131619222528313235383838414144475053
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Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
  • Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

1 Matchday 8 (vs Nacional) was postponed to 19 December 2024.

Matches

11 August 2024 1 Famalicão 2–0 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
17 August 2024 2 Benfica 3–0 Casa Pia Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,926
Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real)
24 August 2024 3 Benfica 1–0 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,490
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
30 August 2024 4 Moreirense 1–1 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)
14 September 2024 5 Benfica 4–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,145
Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro)
23 September 2024 6 Boavista 0–3 Benfica Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 16,151
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
28 September 2024 7 Benfica 5–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,965
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)
27 October 2024 9 Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,961
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
2 November 2024 10 Farense 1–2 Benfica Faro
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 12,649
Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro)
10 November 2024 11 Benfica 4–1 Porto Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,342
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
1 December 2024 12 Arouca 0–2 Benfica Arouca
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
7 December 2024 13 Benfica 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,839
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)
15 December 2024 14 AVS 1–1 Benfica Vila das Aves
15:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 5,473
Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)
19 December 2024 8 Nacional 0–2 Benfica Funchal
17:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)
23 December 2024 15 Benfica 3–0 Estoril Lisbon
18:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,572
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
29 December 2024 16 Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 48,076
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
4 January 2025 17 Benfica 1–2 Braga Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,750
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
17 January 2025 18 Benfica 4–0 Famalicão Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,985
Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)
25 January 2025 19 Casa Pia 3–1 Benfica Rio Maior
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
Attendance: 7,051
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
2 February 2025 20 Estrela da Amadora 2–3 Benfica Amadora
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
8 February 2025 21 Benfica 3–2 Moreirense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,189
Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo)
15 February 2025 22 Santa Clara 0–1 Benfica Ponta Delgada
17:00 AZOT (UTC-1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 9,933
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
22 February 2025 23 Benfica 3–0 Boavista Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,022
Referee: José Bessa (Porto)
8 March 2025 25 Benfica v Nacional Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
16 March 2025 26 Rio Ave v Benfica Vila do Conde
18:00 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
28 March 2025 24 Gil Vicente v Benfica Barcelos
20:15 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
31 March 2025 27 Benfica v Farense Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
6 April 2025 28 Porto v Benfica Porto
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
13 April 2025 29 Benfica v Arouca Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
19 April 2025 30 Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica Guimarães
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
27 April 2025 31 Benfica v Chaves Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
4 May 2025 32 Estoril v Benfica Estoril
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
11 May 2025 33 Benfica v Sporting CP Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
17 May 2025 34 Braga v Benfica Braga
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Taça de Portugal

23 November 2024 Fourth round Benfica 7–0 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,094
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)
14 January 2025 Fifth round Farense 1–3 Benfica Faro
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
26 February 2025 Quarter-finals Benfica 1–0 Braga Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,927
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
1–3 April 2025 Semi-finals
First leg
Tirsense v Benfica Santo Tirso
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo
22–24 April 2025 Semi-finals
Second leg
Benfica v Tirsense Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça da Liga

30 October 2024 Quarter-finals Benfica 3–0 Santa Clara Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 48,639
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
8 January 2025 Semi-finals Benfica 3–0 Braga Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 19,917
Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro)

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[32]

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8 4 2 2 16 12 +4 14 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15 France Paris Saint-Germain 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 13
16 Portugal Benfica 8 4 1 3 16 12 +4 13
17 France Monaco 8 4 1 3 13 13 0 13 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 France Brest 8 4 1 3 10 11 1 13
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultWWLLWDLW
Position113131914152116
Points36669101013
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Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
19 September 2024 1 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–2 Portugal Benfica Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 44,238
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
2 October 2024 2 Benfica Portugal 4–0 Spain Atlético Madrid Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 62,028
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
23 October 2024 3 Benfica Portugal 1–3 Netherlands Feyenoord Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,687
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
6 November 2024 4 Bayern Munich Germany 1–0 Portugal Benfica Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
27 November 2024 5 Monaco France 2–3 Portugal Benfica Monaco, France
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,581
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
11 December 2024 6 Benfica Portugal 0–0 Italy Bologna Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,650
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
21 January 2025 7 Benfica Portugal 4–5 Spain Barcelona Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,225
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
29 January 2025 8 Juventus Italy 0–2 Portugal Benfica Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 41,402
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

The knockout phase play-offs draw was held on 31 January 2025.

12 February 2025 First leg Monaco France 0–1 Portugal Benfica Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,159
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
18 February 2025 Second leg Benfica Portugal 3–3
(4–3 agg.)
France Monaco Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,776
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

5 March 2025 First leg Benfica Portugal v Spain Barcelona Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
11 March 2025 Second leg Barcelona Spain v Portugal Benfica Barcelona, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 New Zealand Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Argentina Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Portugal Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 June 2025 1 Boca Juniors Argentina v Portugal Benfica Miami Gardens, United States
18:00 EDT (UTC−4) Report Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
20 June 2025 2 Benfica Portugal v New Zealand Auckland City Orlando, United States
12:00 EDT (UTC−4) Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
24 June 2025 3 Benfica Portugal v Germany Bayern Munich Charlotte, United States
15:00 EDT (UTC−4) Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 26 February 2025
More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaChampions LeagueFIFA Club World Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Ukraine UKR Anatoliy Trubin 350220003010000
24 GK Portugal POR Samuel Soares 501040000000
75 GK Portugal POR André Gomes 000000000000
Defenders
3 DF Spain ESP Álvaro Carreras 38320+2240319000
4 DF Portugal POR António Silva 26111+1140306+1000
6 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Bah 29217+10211+106+1100
26 DF Sweden SWE Samuel Dahl 402010000+1000
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi 36319+13303010000
44 DF Portugal POR Tomás Araújo 32019020209000
71 DF Portugal POR Leandro Santos 302+1000000000
81 DF Albania ALB Adrian Bajrami 200+100+10000000
Midfielders
8 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Aursnes 36118+1140309+1000
10 MF Turkey TUR Orkun Kökçü 37819+341+102+1010400
16 MF Portugal POR Manu Silva 302+1000000000
18 MF Luxembourg LUX Leandro Barreiro 29310+831+200+101+6000
60 MF Portugal POR Nuno Félix 200+2000000000
61 MF Portugal POR Florentino 31216+2230208000
84 MF Portugal POR João Rego 800+300+200+100+2000
85 MF Portugal POR Renato Sanches 1100+60001+201+1000
86 MF Portugal POR Diogo Prioste 100+1000000000
Forwards
7 FW Switzerland SUI Zeki Amdouni 3484+1461+311+101+9100
9 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Cabral 2762+152331+100+5100
11 FW Argentina ARG Ángel Di María 321415+37232+136+3100
14 FW Greece GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 391818+581+212+129+1700
17 FW Turkey TUR Kerem Aktürkoğlu 351117+261+211+209+1400
19 FW Italy ITA Andrea Belotti 612+110+10000+2000
21 FW Norway NOR Andreas Schjelderup 2332+911+312+114+1000
25 FW Argentina ARG Gianluca Prestianni 704+3000000000
27 FW Portugal POR Bruma 412+1110000000
47 FW Portugal POR Tiago Gouveia 310+3100000000
77 FW Portugal POR Gerson Sousa 10000+10000000
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
5 DF Brazil BRA Morato 101000000000
7 MF Brazil BRA David Neres 000000000000
16 MF Portugal POR Martim Neto 000000000000
19 FW Denmark DEN Casper Tengstedt 000000000000
20 MF Portugal POR João Mário 202000000000
23 MF France FRA Soualiho Meïté 000000000000
28 DF Burkina Faso BFA Issa Kaboré 700+30100+101+1000
32 FW Argentina ARG Benjamín Rollheiser 1811+812+10001+5000
36 FW Brazil BRA Marcos Leonardo 310+3100000000
37 DF Germany GER Jan-Niklas Beste 2225+80221+100+5000
87 MF Portugal POR João Neves 000000000000
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