Vying for a New Contract: Emmanuel Boateng Salary and Prospects at Rio Ave F.C.

In the 2023/2024 season, Rio Ave F.C. sits just above the relegation zone of the Portugese top-flight division. Offering potential aid to the Portuguese club in overcoming this crisis is forward Emmanuel Boateng, who has returned to the lineup after recovering from a muscle injury. Securing a spot in the Primeira Liga may lead to a new and improved contract for the Ghanaian striker. The Nerve Africa looks at the striker’s salary, market value and prospects. 

What is Emmanuel Boateng’s Salary at Rio Ave F.C.?

The Ghanaian national team striker joined the Portuguese club in the summer of 2022, with his agreement running until June 30, 2024. For the remaining season, Boateng will earn €420,000, excluding bonuses, equivalent to €8,077 per week.

Team Salary Overview: Highest-Paid Player in the Team

In the 2023 season, Rio Ave F.C.’s total wage expenditure amounts to €3,180,000 per year, or €61,154 per week. Emmanuel Boateng is the highest-paid player on the Portuguese team, almost twice the salary of Portuguese player Nuno Namora, who holds the second position. Additionally, Boateng’s salary is 2.5 times more than that of Brazilian Aderllan Santos, who ranks second among foreign players at Rio Ave F.C.

Career Salary Comparison

Boateng’s salary significantly increased for the first time after moving to Levante UD, starting in the 2017/2018 season, where he began earning eight times more. It was in Spain that the Ghanaian footballer had the highest income. However, after moving to China, the striker’s salary gradually decreased. Nevertheless, comparing Emmanuel Boateng’s earnings in the year of his debut at Rio Ave F.C. and after his return, it can be noted that it has grown by 10.5 times.

Market Value

Boateng’s transfer value surpassed the million-euro mark at the end of the 2016/2017 season before moving to Levante UD. At that time, the striker played 33 matches for Moreirense F.C., scoring 10 goals and providing 9 assists, winning the Portuguese League Cup. The peak of Emmanuel Boateng’s transfer value was reached in his first season in China. However, since then, the striker’s market value has declined. Currently, Transfermarkt estimates Boateng’s transfer value at €700,000, ranking him sixth among all players at Rio Ave F.C.

National Team Achievements

Emmanuel Boateng made his debut for the Ghanaian U-20 national team in the spring of 2015, just days before the Youth World Cup. During the tournament, the striker scored only one goal in the group stage against Panama, helping Ghana win and advance from the group. However, in the round of 16, Ghana lost to Mali. Boateng made his debut for the senior Ghanaian national team in 2018, scoring a goal in his first game. Since then, he did not make the squad for the 2019 African Cup of Nations and has not been called up since 2021.

Football and Financial Prospects

At the beginning of the 2023/2024 season, Emmanuel Boateng came off the bench more frequently. However, after missing four rounds and returning at the end of October, the forward has firmly established himself in Rio Ave F.C.’s starting lineup. In nine games, the Ghanaian has scored two goals and provided one assist, sharing the title of the team’s top scorer with defenders Costinha, Aderllan Santos, and forward Leonardo Ruiz. If Boateng helps the team secure a place in the elite division, there is a possibility that the club will extend his contract under more favorable conditions