Rio Ave squad 2026/27
The Rio Ave squad for 2026/27: 30 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Rio Ave this season. This is the full Rio Ave roster, updated after every match.
Updated 19 Sep 2026 · after Alverca 1-0 Rio Ave
Manager S. Silaidopoulos since Sep 2026Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
- 30
- Players
- 24.4
- Avg age
- 22
- Foreign
- 0
- Injured now
- 0
- On loan
Goalkeepers
4 players · avg age 25.0Goalkeeper24 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper24–000
0 st · 0'Goalkeeper26 yrsCosta Rica
0 appsGoalkeeper26Costa Rica000
0 st · 0'- HugoNew
Goalkeeper25 yrsBrazil
1 appsGoalkeeper25Brazil1190
1 st · 90' Goalkeeper25 yrsNetherlands
6 appsGoalkeeper25Netherlands6690
6 st · 90'
Defenders
8 players · avg age 25.6Defender27 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsDefender27–000
0 st · 0'- GarciaNew
Defender21 yrsColombia
2 appsDefender21Colombia22180
2 st · 180' Left-back23 yrsEngland
4 appsLeft-back23England4322
3 st · 22'Defender24 yrsFrance
0 appsDefender24France000
0 st · 0'Centre-back34 yrsCzechia
1 appsCentre-back34Czechia110
1 st · 0'Right-back23 yrsPortugal
2 appsRight-back23Portugal22137
2 st · 137'Centre-back24 yrsArgentina
7 appsCentre-back24Argentina77180
7 st · 180'- AmaralNew
Defender29 yrsPortugal
2 appsDefender29Portugal22127
2 st · 127'
Midfielders
10 players · avg age 23.6Defensive mid23 yrsGreece
5 appsDefensive mid23Greece55180
5 st · 180'Midfielder24 yrsBrazil
2 appsMidfielder24Brazil22180
2 st · 180'Defensive mid23 yrsBrazil
1 appsDefensive mid23Brazil110
1 st · 0'- SelloukiNew
Midfielder26 yrsFrance
2 appsMidfielder26France2043
0 st · 43' Midfielder22 yrsArgentina
0 appsMidfielder22Argentina000
0 st · 0'- GalčíkNew
Attacking mid25 yrsSlovakia
5 appsAttacking mid25Slovakia5495
4 st · 95' Defensive mid26 yrsHungary
6 appsDefensive mid26Hungary66137
6 st · 137'Midfielder25 yrsGreece
5 appsMidfielder25Greece550
5 st · 0'Midfielder19 yrsPortugal
2 appsMidfielder19Portugal22132
2 st · 132'- NascimentoNew
Midfielder23 yrsPortugal
3 appsMidfielder23Portugal330
3 st · 0'
Forwards
8 players · avg age 23.9Centre-forward25 yrsPortugal
6 appsCentre-forward25Portugal6448
4 st · 48'Forward25 yrsUSA
7 appsForward25USA77180
7 st · 180'Forward28 yrsGreece
4 appsForward28Greece4253
2 st · 53'- ŠilerNew
Forward22 yrsCzechia
0 appsForward22Czechia000
0 st · 0' - SamuelNew
Forward18 yrsBrazil
0 appsForward18Brazil000
0 st · 0' Forward27 yrsCroatia
2 appsForward27Croatia220
2 st · 0'- ClemmensenNew
Forward23 yrsDenmark
2 appsForward23Denmark2185
1 st · 85' Forward23 yrsNationality not yet known
5 appsForward23–550
5 st · 0'
Youth and academy
4 players · tap to show
Transfers, summer 2026
In · 10
- HugoFrom Lusitânia Lourosa · Transfer · 3 Sep 2026
- GarciaFrom Atletico Nacional · Transfer · 3 Sep 2026
- ClemmensenFrom IFK Goteborg · Transfer · 2 Sep 2026
- ŠilerFrom Podbrezová · Transfer · 2 Sep 2026
- SelloukiFrom Laval · Transfer · 25 Aug 2026
- AmaralFrom Estoril · Free · 24 Aug 2026
- GalčíkFrom Podbrezová · Transfer · 15 Jul 2026
- NascimentoFrom Olympiakos Piraeus · Loan · 14 Jul 2026
- SamuelFrom Botafogo · Transfer · 2 Jul 2026
- van der GouwFrom Zulte Waregem · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
Most Common Rio Ave Starting XI
Based on 7 official matches this season
- van der GouwGK · 6 starts
- PetrassoDEF · 7 starts
- ManchaDEF · 4 startsLeft the club
- AbbeyDEF · 3 starts
- NikitscherMID · 6 starts
- LiavasMID · 5 starts
- NtoiMID · 5 starts
- GalčíkMID · 4 starts
- BlesaFWD · 7 starts
- BezerraFWD · 5 starts
- MonteiroFWD · 4 starts
The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.