Club Primeira Liga 2025/2026
Rio Ave
4-4-2Rio Ave set up in a 4-4-2 under Sotiris Sylaidopoulos. The starting XI averages 25.9 years and is worth roughly 9.2 million combined.
Below is that XI plotted in its 4-4-2, the full 35-player squad with shirt numbers across 20 nationalities, and a one-tap route into the free builder to swap players, change the shape and export your own version.
Latest XI
4-4-2
Open Rio Ave in the builder to edit this XI.
Squad
35 players
- GK van der Gouw
- DEF Brabec
C
- DEF Mancha
- MID Nikitscher
- MID Ntoi
- MID Richards
- MID Tomé
- ATT Bezerra
- ATT Blesa
- ATT Monteiro
- ATT Spikic
- GK Chamorro
- GK Miszta
- DEF Abbey
- DEF Buta
- DEF Cressi
- DEF Lomboto
- DEF Petrasso
- DEF Sá
- MID Aguilera
- MID Colina
- MID Ferati
- MID Graça
- MID Guilherme
- MID Liavas
- MID Talla
- MID Vrousai
- ATT Gual
- ATT Lobato
- ATT Medina
- ATT Papakanellos
- ATT Pohlmann
- ATT Rehmi
- ATT Samushia
- ATT Zoabi
Team info
Rio Ave
- Competition
- Primeira Liga
- Season
- 2025/2026
- Formation
- 4-4-2
- Head coach
- Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
- Avg starter age
- 25.9
- Starter value
- ~9.2 million
- Captain
- Brabec #32
- Starter nationalities
- 10
- Country
- Portugal
Customize
Edit this lineup
The MyLineups builder opens this exact 4-4-2 in your browser — free. Swap starters, pick a captain, change the shape or rebuild the XI from scratch.
The free mobile app adds saved lineups, custom players and match-event overlays.
Related
More Primeira Liga
Common questions
Common questions
Who starts for Rio Ave in the latest lineup?
The most recent recorded XI lines up with van der Gouw in goal; a back 2 of Mancha and Brabec; Tomé, Richards, Nikitscher, and Ntoi in midfield; and Spikic, Bezerra, Monteiro, and Blesa in attack. You can change any of them in the free builder.
What formation does Rio Ave play?
Rio Ave are shown in a 4-4-2 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 Rio Ave starting XI?
The starters in the lineup shown here average 25.9 years old.
How much is the Rio Ave starting XI worth?
The combined market value of the Rio Ave starters shown here is roughly 9.2 million.
Who captains Rio Ave?
Brabec is marked as captain in this lineup, wearing shirt number 32. You can hand the armband to any player in the builder.
Can I build my own Rio Ave lineup?
Yes. Open Rio Ave in the free MyLineups builder to swap any player, change the 4-4-2, 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 Rio Ave lineup?
The web builder keeps your most recent Rio Ave 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 Rio Ave lineups up to date?
We refresh the MyLineups dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for Rio Ave, 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 Rio Ave
Rio Ave 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, Rio Ave line up in a 4-4-2, with a back 4, van der Gouw in goal, and Brabec wearing the armband.
The 35-man squad spans 20 nationalities, led by Brazil (5 players). The starting XI averages 25.9 years and carries a combined value of roughly 9.2 million.
In goal: van der Gouw (Netherlands), Chamorro (CR), and Miszta (Poland).
In defence: Brabec (Czechia), Mancha (Brazil), Abbey (England), Buta (Portugal), Cressi (Brazil), Lomboto (France), Petrasso (Argentina), and Sá (Portugal).
In midfield: Nikitscher (HU), Ntoi (GR), Richards (England), Tomé (Portugal), Aguilera (CR), Colina (VE), Ferati (AL), Graça (Portugal), Guilherme (Brazil), Liavas (GR), Talla (XK), and Vrousai (GR).
In attack: Bezerra (Brazil), Blesa (Spain), Monteiro (GW), Spikic (Croatia), Gual (Spain), Lobato (Brazil), Medina (Argentina), Papakanellos (GR), Pohlmann (Germany), Rehmi (Netherlands), Samushia (GE), and Zoabi (IL).
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos (GRE) is the head coach behind this setup.
Open Rio Ave in the free MyLineups builder to reshape the 4-4-2, swap players, pick a captain and export a clean square image — free on the web, with saved lineups and custom players in the mobile app.
Start building
Build your Rio Ave lineup
Reshape the 4-4-2, swap starters, pick a captain and export a clean square image you can share.