Rio Ave crest

Club Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

4-2-3-1

Rio Ave sets up in a 4-2-3-1 in Primeira Liga, with Vrousai as captain and Miszta between the posts. The goal of this page is simple: show the current XI, the full squad and a direct path into the MyLineups builder.

This XI features players from 8 different nationalities, built on a back 4.

Squad

35 players

11 starters 24 bench
  • GK Miszta Poland
  • DEF Abbey England
  • DEF Brabec Czechia
  • DEF Mancha Brazil
  • MID Guilherme Brazil
  • MID Ntoi GR
  • MID Pohlmann Germany
  • MID Vrousai C GR
  • ATT Bezerra Brazil
  • ATT Blesa Spain
  • ATT Spikic Croatia
  • GK Chamorro CR
  • GK van der Gouw Netherlands
  • DEF Buta Portugal
  • DEF Cressi Brazil
  • DEF Lomboto France
  • DEF Petrasso Argentina
  • DEF Portugal
  • MID Aguilera CR
  • MID Colina VE
  • MID Ferati AL
  • MID Graça Portugal
  • MID Liavas GR
  • MID Nikitscher HU
  • MID Richards England
  • MID Talla XK
  • MID Tomé Portugal
  • ATT Gual Spain
  • ATT Lobato Brazil
  • ATT Medina Argentina
  • ATT Monteiro GW
  • ATT Papakanellos GR
  • ATT Rehmi Netherlands
  • ATT Samushia GE
  • ATT Zoabi IL

Team info

Rio Ave

Competition
Primeira Liga
Formation
4-2-3-1
Head coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Avg starter age
25.3
Starter value
~12.5 million
Captain
Vrousai #17
Starter nationalities
8
Country
Portugal

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Common questions

Common questions

What formation does Rio Ave use?

Rio Ave is currently shown in a 4-2-3-1. The pitch above plots every starter in that shape, and the builder lets you switch to any other formation in seconds.

Who is the captain of Rio Ave?

Vrousai is listed as captain on this page and wears shirt number 17.

How old is the Rio Ave starting XI?

The average age of the starters shown here is 25.3.

How much is the Rio Ave lineup worth?

The combined market value of the starting XI is roughly 12.5 million.

How often is the Rio Ave lineup refreshed?

We refresh the MyLineups team dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for Rio Ave, so this page is built to stay focused on the latest usable lineup rather than old season-by-season archives.

Can I edit the Rio Ave lineup?

Yes. Open Rio Ave in the free MyLineups builder to swap any of the players, change the 4-2-3-1, pick a captain and export a clean image or share link.

Can I save more than one Rio Ave lineup?

The web builder keeps the last lineup on the same device. For multiple saved versions, custom players, extra kits and deeper editing tools, the free MyLineups mobile app picks up where the web builder stops.

About

About Rio Ave

Rio Ave is a football club from Portugal, currently tracked in Primeira Liga alongside 17 other clubs in the same league.

Rio Ave is shown in a 4-2-3-1 with a back 4, Vrousai as captain and Miszta in goal. The full squad on this page covers 35 players.

Goalkeepers: Miszta (Poland), Chamorro (CR), and van der Gouw (Netherlands). Defenders: Abbey (England), Brabec (Czechia), Mancha (Brazil), Buta (Portugal), Cressi (Brazil), Lomboto (France), Petrasso (Argentina), and Sá (Portugal).

Midfielders: Guilherme (Brazil), Ntoi (GR), Pohlmann (Germany), Vrousai (GR), Aguilera (CR), Colina (VE), Ferati (AL), Graça (Portugal), Liavas (GR), Nikitscher (HU), Richards (England), Talla (XK), and Tomé (Portugal). Forwards: Bezerra (Brazil), Blesa (Spain), Spikic (Croatia), Gual (Spain), Lobato (Brazil), Medina (Argentina), Monteiro (GW), Papakanellos (GR), Rehmi (Netherlands), Samushia (GE), and Zoabi (IL).

The average age of the starting XI is 25.3. The starters carry a combined market value of roughly 12.5 million. Those starters cover 8 different nationalities.

Sotiris Sylaidopoulos (GRE) is the current head coach.

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