Benfica

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Benfica

Regulars · average age 26.5

78SHO1st

66CRE3rd

61DRI4th

53PAS3rd

59DEF6th

54PHY1st

Benfica: 28th busiest of 420 clubs right now, by credible links.

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Benfica transfer HQ

The whole picture. Each part opens below.

What they need

No area in the bottom half of Liga Portugal.

Chasing

Might leave

Who decides

Manager

Window opens in 47 days

Transfer Watch · January 2027 window

The full window →

Coming in? · 2

Heading out? · 3

PSG

Benfica · usual XI this season4-2-3-1 · 11 of 11 league games

2026/27 league matches · ratings from Sportmonks

Benfica’s leaders

26 players · minutes are 2026/27 league matches

The Benfica squad

Goalkeepers · 2

GK

Out on loan · 6

Richard RíosITTAl IttihadSept 2026
João RegoCASCasa PiaAug 2026
Tiago GouveiaGECGençlerbirliğiAug 2026
Rafael ObradorUSASassuoloAug 2026
Rafael Obrador BurgueraUSASassuoloAug 2026
João Veloso

League matches, each opening its match page

Fixtures & results

The whole season →

Results

Sun 8 Nov

CFEEstrela da Amadora2–3BenficaSLB

Thu 5 Nov

SLBBenfica3–1Lech PoznańEuropa League

Mon 2 Nov

The Dugout

Manager

The Dugout →

Manager since 10 Jun 2026

Marco Silva

Contract length not known

Before

José Mourinho 2025–2026

Bruno Lage 2024–2025

Roger Schmidt 2022–2024

The record since 2016Benfica’s transfer history384 signings and departures on record, year by year.See every move →

Live wirechecked just now

Repeats are folded in. Single source: one report so far, not yet in the Index.Full live wire →

Gianluca Prestianni

Likeliest if he goes: PSG · Being watched

▼ 1

26%

FIO

João Palhinha

Likeliest if he goes: Fiorentina · Being watched

±023%

BES

Dodi Lukébakio

Likeliest if he goes: Beşiktaş · Being watched

±021%

Which Benfica players could leave, ranked →

Coming in: the Index’s chance he joins. Heading out: its chance he leaves this window.

The regulars, averaged

Strongest in shooting, 1st in Liga Portugalweakest in defending (6th of 16)

Shooting781st/16
Physical541st/16
Creating663rd/16
Passing533rd/16
Dribbling614th/16
Defending596th/16

The 11 most-used players this season, outfield only, averaged out of 99; ranked against every squad in Liga Portugal.

The formation Benfica have started most league games in this season, with whoever has started most in each spot; each player once, and only players still at the club.

Samuel Soares

Goalkeeper · age 24 · Portugal · 990 league minutes

Apps: 11
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: 6.77

2026/27 · league

SAV82

SHP92

LNG98

AER15

SWP2

Contract to 2028

GK

Anatoliy Trubin

Goalkeeper · age 25 · Ukraine · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

SAV92

SHP84

LNG45

AER41

SWP9

Contract to 2028

Defenders · 9

LB
Samuel Dahl
Left-back · age 23 · Sweden · 967 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
7.00
2026/27 · league
SHO38
CRE38
PAS53
DRI52
DEF59
PHY49
Contract to 2031
CB
Tomás Araújo
Centre-back · age 24 · Portugal · 926 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.97
2026/27 · league
SHO34
CRE44
CB
Clément Lenglet
Centre-back · age 31 · France · On loan from Atlético · 845 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
7.12
2026/27 · league
SHO24
CRE37
RB
Alexander Bah
Right-back · age 28 · Denmark · 706 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
1
Assists
1
Rating
6.98
2026/27 · league
SHO73
CRE69
CB
Alessandro Circati
Centre-back · age 23 · Australia · 203 league minutes
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.56^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 203 min
SHO14
CRE
RB
Daniel Banjaqui
Right-back · age 18 · Portugal · 177 league minutes
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.62^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 177 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2031
LB
Souffian El
Left-back · age 26 · Morocco · On loan from Al-Qadsiah · 17 league minutes
Apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.61^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 17 min
SHO39
CRE
CB
Gabriel Índio
Centre-back · age 18 · Brazil · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2031
LB
José Neto
Left-back · age 18 · Portugal · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2031

Midfielders · 8

CM
João Palhinha
Central midfielder · age 31 · Portugal · 713 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
7.00
2026/27 · league
SHO55
CRE17
PAS48
DRI38
DEF74
PHY77
Contract to 203023%to leave · Fiorentina
AM
Rafa Silva
Attacking midfielder · age 33 · Portugal · 708 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
1
Assists
2
Rating
6.82
2026/27 · league
SHO89
CRE66
CM
Leandro Barreiro
Central midfielder · age 26 · Luxembourg · 547 league minutes
Apps
8
Goals
2
Assists
1
Rating
6.97
2026/27 · league
SHO74
CRE61
AM
Georgiy Sudakov
Attacking midfielder · age 24 · Ukraine · 478 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.84
2026/27 · league
SHO69
CRE71
CM
Fredrik Aursnes
Central midfielder · age 30 · Norway · 339 league minutes
Apps
6
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.94^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 339 min
SHO62
CRE
CM
Enzo Barrenechea
Central midfielder · age 25 · Argentina · 254 league minutes
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.89^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 254 min
SHO35
CRE
AM
Claudio Echeverri
Attacking midfielder · age 20 · Argentina · On loan from Man City · 157 league minutes
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
3
Rating
7.25^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 157 min
SHO54
CRE
CM
Manu Silva
Central midfielder · age 25 · Portugal · 33 league minutes
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.73^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 33 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2030

Forwards · 7

RM
Gianluca Prestianni
Right midfielder · age 20 · Argentina · 932 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
7
Assists
4
Rating
8.01
2026/27 · league
SHO75
CRE96
PAS62
DRI92
DEF30
PHY39
Contract to 202926%to leave · PSG
ST
Vangelis Pavlidis
Striker · age 27 · Greece · 900 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
11
Assists
3
Rating
7.73
2026/27 · league
SHO98
CRE76
LM
Andreas Schjelderup
Left midfielder · age 22 · Norway · 454 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
1
Assists
3
Rating
7.07
2026/27 · league
SHO67
CRE98
RM
Dodi Lukébakio
Right midfielder · age 29 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 250 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.66^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 250 min
SHO41
CRE
ST
Jhon Durán
Striker · age 22 · Colombia · On loan from FC Zenit Saint Petersburg · 119 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.51^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 119 min
Attributes after ten full games.
LM
Jakub Kamiński
Left midfielder · age 24 · Poland · 74 league minutes
Apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.74^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 74 min
SHO49
CRE58
ST
Anísio Cabral
Striker · age 18 · Portugal · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2031

This season’s league matches. Attributes are out of 99 (how they’re worked out is on each player’s page). Contracts in amber end by next year. “To leave” is the Index on his live story.

MOR

Moreirense

Jul 2026

SLBBenfica

1–0

AlvercaFCV

Mon 26 Oct

SCLSanta Clara1–2BenficaSLB

Thu 22 Oct

Omonia Nicosia1–4BenficaSLBEuropa League

Fixtures

Thu 26 Nov

Viktoria Plzeň17:45BenficaSLBEuropa League

Mon 30 Nov

SLBBenfica20:15FamalicãoFAM

Sat 5 Dec

CDNCD Nacional15:30BenficaSLB

Thu 10 Dec

SLBBenfica20:00OFIEuropa League

Mon 14 Dec

SLBBenfica20:15BragaSPR

Which Benfica fans really know

Best in the stands

No Benfica fans on the board yet. Make this your club and make some calls.

PAS69

DRI8

DEF71

PHY65

Contract to 2031

PAS80

DRI7

DEF58

PHY62

PAS48

DRI36

DEF71

PHY48

Contract to 2029

15

PAS70

DRI9

DEF66

PHY92

Contract to 2031

95

PAS34

DRI42

DEF61

PHY32

PAS35

DRI90

DEF30

PHY43

Contract to 2028

PAS21

DRI35

DEF55

PHY64

Contract to 2029

PAS55

DRI92

DEF46

PHY39

Contract to 2029

75

PAS65

DRI44

DEF68

PHY55

Contract to 2029

27

PAS69

DRI8

DEF76

PHY72

Contract to 2030

78

PAS39

DRI92

DEF10

PHY29

PAS32

DRI26

DEF11

PHY56

Contract to 2029

PAS68

DRI69

DEF22

PHY24

Contract to 2028

96

PAS77

DRI95

DEF16

PHY36

Contract to 203021%to leave · Beşiktaş

PAS75

DRI60

DEF25

PHY18

Contract to 2031