Club Primeira Liga 2025/2026
Benfica
4-2-3-1Benfica set up in a 4-2-3-1 under José Mourinho. The starting XI averages 27.1 years and is worth roughly 189.2 million combined.
Below is that XI plotted in its 4-2-3-1, the full 29-player squad with shirt numbers across 13 nationalities, and a one-tap route into the free builder to swap players, change the shape and export your own version.
Latest XI
4-2-3-1
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Squad
29 players
- GK Trubin
- DEF Araújo
- DEF Bah
- DEF Dahl
- DEF Otamendi
C
- MID Aursnes
- MID Ríos
- MID Silva
- ATT Pavlidis
- ATT Prestianni
- ATT Schjelderup
- GK Soares
- DEF Banjaqui
- DEF Dedic
- DEF Silva
- MID Barreiro
- MID Barrenechea
- MID Lopes Cabral
- MID Neto
- MID Silva
- MID Sudakov
- MID Veloso
- ATT Araújo
- ATT Bruma
- ATT Cabral
- ATT Ivanovic
- ATT Lukébakio
- ATT Rego
- ATT Rêgo
Team info
Benfica
- Competition
- Primeira Liga
- Season
- 2025/2026
- Formation
- 4-2-3-1
- Head coach
- José Mourinho
- Avg starter age
- 27.1
- Starter value
- ~189.2 million
- Captain
- Otamendi #30
- Starter nationalities
- 8
- Country
- Portugal
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Common questions
Common questions
Who starts for Benfica in the latest lineup?
The most recent recorded XI lines up with Trubin in goal; a back 4 of Bah, Araújo, Otamendi, and Dahl; Ríos, Aursnes, and Silva in midfield; and Prestianni, Schjelderup, and Pavlidis in attack. You can change any of them in the free builder.
What formation does Benfica play?
Benfica are shown in a 4-2-3-1 here. Open the lineup in the builder to switch to any other shape — 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 3-5-2 and more — and the XI re-plots instantly.
How old is the Benfica starting XI?
The starters in the lineup shown here average 27.1 years old.
How much is the Benfica starting XI worth?
The combined market value of the Benfica starters shown here is roughly 189.2 million.
Who captains Benfica?
Otamendi is marked as captain in this lineup, wearing shirt number 30. You can hand the armband to any player in the builder.
Can I build my own Benfica lineup?
Yes. Open Benfica in the free MyLineups builder to swap any player, change the 4-2-3-1, pick a captain and export a square image or a share link. The web builder is free with no account; the iOS and Android app adds saved lineups, custom players and extra kits.
Can I save more than one Benfica lineup?
The web builder keeps your most recent Benfica lineup on the same device. For multiple saved versions, custom players and extra kits, the free MyLineups mobile app picks up where the web builder leaves off.
Are the Benfica lineups up to date?
We refresh the MyLineups dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for Benfica, so this page reflects the most recent setup we have on record. You can always override any player or position in the builder.
About
About Benfica
Benfica are a football club from Portugal, tracked in Primeira Liga alongside 17 other clubs on MyLineups for the 2025/2026 season.
In the most recent lineup on record, Benfica line up in a 4-2-3-1, with a back 4, Trubin in goal, and Otamendi wearing the armband.
The 29-man squad spans 13 nationalities, led by Portugal (13 players). The starting XI averages 27.1 years and carries a combined value of roughly 189.2 million.
In goal: Trubin (UA) and Soares (Portugal).
In defence: Araújo (Portugal), Bah (Denmark), Dahl (Sweden), Otamendi (Argentina), Banjaqui (Portugal), Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Silva (Portugal).
In midfield: Aursnes (Norway), Ríos (Colombia), Silva (Portugal), Barreiro (LU), Barrenechea (Argentina), Lopes Cabral (Cabo Verde), Neto (Portugal), Silva (Portugal), Sudakov (UA), and Veloso (Portugal).
In attack: Pavlidis (GR), Prestianni (Argentina), Schjelderup (Norway), Araújo (Portugal), Bruma (Portugal), Cabral (Portugal), Ivanovic (Croatia), Lukébakio (Belgium), Rego (Portugal), and Rêgo (Portugal).
José Mourinho (POR) is the head coach behind this setup.
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