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 1 Nov 2026 · after Académico de Viseu 2-1 Rio Ave
Manager Vasco Seabra since Oct 2026Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
- 30
- Players
- 24.7
- Avg age
- 23
- Foreign
- 0
- Injured now
- 0
- On loan
Goalkeepers
4 players · avg age 25.3Goalkeeper25 yrsPoland
0 appsGoalkeeper25Poland000
0 st · 0'Goalkeeper26 yrsCosta Rica
0 appsGoalkeeper26Costa Rica000
0 st · 0'- HugoNew
Goalkeeper25 yrsBrazil
3 appsGoalkeeper25Brazil33270
3 st · 270' Goalkeeper25 yrsNetherlands
8 appsGoalkeeper25Netherlands88180
8 st · 180'
Defenders
10 players · avg age 25.7- CarlosNew
Defender28 yrsPortugal
0 appsDefender28Portugal000
0 st · 0' - GarciaNew
Defender21 yrsColombia
3 appsDefender21Colombia32194
2 st · 194' Defender23 yrsGreece
9 appsDefender23Greece99456
9 st · 456'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'Left-back28 yrsGreece
8 appsLeft-back28Greece86323
6 st · 323'Right-back23 yrsPortugal
5 appsRight-back23Portugal55337
5 st · 337'Centre-back24 yrsArgentina
10 appsCentre-back24Argentina109297
9 st · 297'- AmaralNew
Defender29 yrsPortugal
2 appsDefender29Portugal22127
2 st · 127'
Midfielders
10 players · avg age 23.6Attacking mid24 yrsBrazil
6 appsAttacking mid24Brazil66428
6 st · 428'Defensive mid23 yrsBrazil
3 appsDefensive mid23Brazil324
2 st · 4'Midfielder23 yrsCosta Rica
0 appsMidfielder23Costa Rica000
0 st · 0'- SelloukiNew
Midfielder26 yrsFrance
6 appsMidfielder26France62159
2 st · 159' Midfielder22 yrsArgentina
0 appsMidfielder22Argentina000
0 st · 0'Defensive mid27 yrsHungary
6 appsDefensive mid27Hungary66137
6 st · 137'Defensive mid25 yrsGreece
9 appsDefensive mid25Greece99258
9 st · 258'Attacking mid19 yrsPortugal
6 appsAttacking mid19Portugal66347
6 st · 347'- ClemmensenNew
Attacking mid23 yrsDenmark
6 appsAttacking mid23Denmark65294
5 st · 294' - NascimentoNew
Defensive mid24 yrsPortugal
6 appsDefensive mid24Portugal65194
5 st · 194'
Forwards
6 players · avg age 24.5Centre-forward25 yrsPortugal
9 appsCentre-forward25Portugal9477
4 st · 77'Centre-forward25 yrsUSA
11 appsCentre-forward25USA1111438
11 st · 438'- ŠilerNew
Forward22 yrsCzechia
0 appsForward22Czechia000
0 st · 0' - GalčíkNew
Forward25 yrsSlovakia
7 appsForward25Slovakia74135
4 st · 135' Forward27 yrsCroatia
3 appsForward27Croatia328
2 st · 8'Forward23 yrsNationality not yet known
5 appsForward23–550
5 st · 0'
Youth and academy
5 players · tap to show
Goalkeeper17 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper17–000
0 st · 0'Defender21 yrsBrazil
1 appsDefender21Brazil1021
0 st · 21'Midfielder20 yrsSenegal
0 appsMidfielder20Senegal000
0 st · 0'Midfielder19 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder19–000
0 st · 0'Forward18 yrsBrazil
0 appsForward18Brazil000
0 st · 0'
Transfers, summer 2026
In · 11
- CarlosFrom Gil Vicente · Free · 9 Sep 2026
- HugoFrom Lusitânia Lourosa · Transfer · 3 Sep 2026
- GarciaFrom Atletico Nacional · Transfer · 3 Sep 2026
- ŠilerFrom Podbrezová · Transfer · 2 Sep 2026
- ClemmensenFrom IFK Goteborg · Transfer · 1 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 11 official matches this season
- van der GouwGK · 8 starts
- PetrassoDEF · 9 starts
- NtoiDEF · 9 starts
- ManchaDEF · 6 startsLeft the club
- VrousaiDEF · 6 starts
- LiavasMID · 9 starts
- NikitscherMID · 6 starts
- PatricioMID · 6 starts
- BezerraMID · 6 starts
- NascimentoMID · 5 starts
- BlesaFWD · 11 starts
The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.