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SC Braga

SC Braga

Portugal · Liga Portugal · Liga Portugal
Squad size25
Avg age26.3
Nations15
Latest season2005
Squad value €129.00m

About SC Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga, commonly known as Sporting Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Best known for the men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, it also has departments for athletics, badminton, basketball, billiards, boccia, boxing, esports, futsal, karate, kickboxing, muay thai, swimming, taekwondo and volleyball.

Honours — 2 titles across 2 competitions

UEFA Europa League 1
Porto
Primeira Liga 1
Benfica
Squad size25active players
Avg age26.3years
Domestic7Portugal
Foreigners1872% of squad
EU passport20non-EU: 5
Nationalities15different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
3
18–22
13
23–26
5
27–30
4
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (12%)
DEF
7 (28%)
MID
8 (32%)
FWD
7 (28%)
76% foreign players
19 of 25
26.9y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
7 Defenders
8 Midfielders
7 Attackers
33 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
323 players ever
€9.50m biggest signing ever
€9.91m biggest sale ever
21 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Rodrigo Zalazar Midfield - Central Midfield 26 Uruguay Spain right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €18.00m
Simon Banza Attack - Centre-Forward 29 DR Congo France right 189.00m 2027-06-30 €14.00m
Ricardo Horta Attack - Right Winger 31 Portugal right 173.00m 2028-06-30 €12.00m
Gabriel Moscardo Midfield - Defensive Midfield 20 Brazil right 185.00m 2026-06-30 €8.00m
Sikou Niakaté Defender - Centre-Back 26 Mali France left 186.00m 2028-06-30 €8.00m
Bright Arrey-Mbi Defender - Centre-Back 23 Germany England left 187.00m 2029-06-30 €6.00m
Fran Navarro Attack - Centre-Forward 28 Spain right 179.00m 2029-06-30 €6.00m
Lukas Hornicek Goalkeeper 23 Czech Republic right 198.00m 2028-06-30 €6.00m
Víctor Gómez Defender - Right-Back 26 Spain right 169.00m 2028-06-30 €6.00m
Vítor Carvalho Midfield - Defensive Midfield 28 Brazil right 186.00m 2028-06-30 €6.00m
Gabri Martínez Attack - Left Winger 23 Spain right 185.00m 2029-06-30 €4.00m
Gorby Midfield - Central Midfield 23 France Haiti right 183.00m 2028-06-30 €4.00m
Leonardo Lelo Defender - Left-Back 26 Portugal left 175.00m 2029-06-30 €4.00m
Mario Dorgeles Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Cote d'Ivoire left 177.00m 2030-06-30 €4.00m
Pau Víctor Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Spain right 184.00m 2030-06-30 €4.00m
Amine El Ouazzani Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Morocco France left 188.00m 2029-06-30 €3.50m
Gustaf Lagerbielke Defender - Centre-Back 26 Sweden right 193.00m 2030-06-30 €3.00m
João Marques Attack - Left Winger 24 Portugal right 179.00m 2029-06-30 €3.00m
Robson Bambu Defender - Centre-Back 28 Brazil right 185.00m 2028-06-30 €3.00m
Diego Rodrigues Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Portugal Belgium right 185.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Florian Grillitsch Midfield - Defensive Midfield 30 Austria right 187.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Paulo Oliveira Defender - Centre-Back 34 Portugal right 187.00m 2026-06-30 €1.00m
João Moutinho Midfield - Central Midfield 39 Portugal right 170.00m 2026-06-30 €600k
Tiago Sá Goalkeeper 31 Portugal right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €500k
Alaa Bellaarouch Goalkeeper 24 Morocco right 189.00m 2030-06-30 €400k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
14/15 2014-07-01 Stanislav Kritsyuk Goalkeeper Braga B Transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 Stanislav Kritsyuk Goalkeeper Krasnodar Return from loan
24/25 2025-01-01 Diego Rodrigues Midfield - Central Midfield Braga B Transfer
07/08 2007-08-01 César Peixoto Attack - Left Winger FC Porto Transfer
15/16 2015-07-30 Rui Fonte Attack - Centre-Forward Benfica B Loan
16/17 2016-08-31 Rui Fonte Attack - Centre-Forward Benfica Transfer €3.40m
19/20 2019-08-21 Rui Fonte Attack - Centre-Forward Fulham Transfer
24/25 2024-07-01 Gabri Martínez Attack - Left Winger Girona Transfer
21/22 2021-07-01 Roger Fernandes Attack - Right Winger Braga U19 Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Roger Fernandes Attack - Right Winger Braga B Transfer
24/25 2025-01-15 Chissumba Defender - Left-Back Braga B Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Chissumba Defender - Left-Back Alverca Return from loan
13/14 2014-01-01 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Racing Club Transfer €80k
15/16 2015-12-31 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Moreirense Return from loan
15/16 2016-06-30 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Rosario Central Return from loan
16/17 2017-01-01 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Chaves Return from loan
24/25 2024-07-01 João Marques Attack - Left Winger Estoril Transfer €3.50m
24/25 2025-06-30 João Marques Attack - Left Winger Gil Vicente Return from loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Feirense Transfer €125k
11/12 2012-06-30 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Feirense Return from loan
14/15 2014-09-01 FC Porto Loan
16/17 2017-01-10 Chaves Transfer €350k
99/00 1999-07-01 Tiago Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Braga U19 Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Sílvio Defender - Right-Back Rio Ave Transfer €300k
12/13 2012-07-27 Atlético Madrid Loan
13/14 2013-07-01 Atlético Madrid Transfer €3.00m
24/25 2024-08-31 Ismaël Gharbi Attack - Left Winger Paris SG Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Ismaël Gharbi Attack - Left Winger FC Augsburg Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back Diogo Cão Transfer
08/09 2009-06-30 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back GD Ribeirão Return from loan
09/10 2010-06-30 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back CF Estrela Return from loan
11/12 2011-12-31 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back Vizela Return from loan
13/14 2013-07-01 Aleksandar Miljkovic Defender - Centre-Back Partizan Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Baiano Defender - Right-Back Paços Ferreira Transfer
13/14 2013-07-01 Felipe Pardo Attack - Right Winger Indep. Medellín Transfer €600k
15/16 2016-06-30 Felipe Pardo Attack - Right Winger Olympiacos Return from loan
09/10 2009-08-03 Osvaldo Attack - Right Winger Al-Ahli (UAE) Loan
92/93 1992-07-01 Internacional Transfer
20/21 2020-08-11 Nico Gaitán Midfield - Attacking Midfield LOSC Lille Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Gil Vicente Transfer €200k
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
15/16 2016-01-25 Stanislav Kritsyuk Goalkeeper Krasnodar Loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Stanislav Kritsyuk Goalkeeper Krasnodar Transfer €4.00m
09/10 2009-07-01 César Peixoto Attack - Left Winger Benfica Transfer €400k
15/16 2016-06-30 Rui Fonte Attack - Centre-Forward Benfica B Return from loan
17/18 2017-08-17 Rui Fonte Attack - Centre-Forward Fulham Transfer €9.13m
21/22 2021-08-31 Rui Fonte Attack - Centre-Forward Estoril Transfer
22/23 2022-07-01 Roger Fernandes Attack - Right Winger Braga B Transfer
25/26 2025-09-05 Roger Fernandes Attack - Right Winger Al-Ittihad Transfer €32.00m
25/26 2025-08-13 Chissumba Defender - Left-Back Alverca Loan
14/15 2014-08-18 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Moreirense Loan
15/16 2016-01-01 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Rosario Central Loan
16/17 2016-07-31 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Chaves Loan
17/18 2017-07-01 Rodrigo Battaglia Midfield - Defensive Midfield Sporting CP Transfer €4.50m
24/25 2025-01-04 João Marques Attack - Left Winger Gil Vicente Loan
11/12 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Feirense Loan
12/13 2012-07-01 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Coimbra Transfer
14/15 2015-01-30 FC Porto Return from loan
17/18 2017-07-01 Chaves Transfer
01/02 2002-01-15 Tiago Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Benfica Transfer €2.50m
11/12 2011-07-01 Sílvio Defender - Right-Back Atlético Madrid Transfer €8.00m
12/13 2013-06-30 Atlético Madrid Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-01 SJZ Ever Bright Transfer €2.60m
25/26 2025-09-01 Ismaël Gharbi Attack - Left Winger FC Augsburg Loan
08/09 2009-01-01 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back GD Ribeirão Loan
09/10 2009-08-01 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back CF Estrela Loan
10/11 2010-08-01 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back Vizela Loan
12/13 2012-07-01 Palmeira Defender - Centre-Back Braga B Transfer
14/15 2015-03-02 Aleksandar Miljkovic Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
17/18 2017-09-01 Baiano Defender - Right-Back Rayo Vallecano Transfer
15/16 2015-07-18 Felipe Pardo Attack - Right Winger Olympiacos Loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Felipe Pardo Attack - Right Winger Olympiacos Transfer €1.50m
09/10 2010-06-30 Osvaldo Attack - Right Winger Al-Ahli (UAE) Return from loan
92/93 1993-01-01 Real Madrid B Transfer
21/22 2021-07-01 Nico Gaitán Midfield - Attacking Midfield Without Club Transfer
11/12 2012-01-01 Gil Vicente Loan
12/13 2012-08-04 Coimbra Loan
13/14 2013-07-19 Panetolikos Loan
14/15 2014-08-08 Paços Ferreira Transfer
08/09 2009-01-22 Dani Mallo Goalkeeper Falkirk Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Emmanuel Imorou Defender - Left-Back Clermont Foot Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Portugal 6 24%
Spain 4 16%
Brazil 3 12%
Uruguay Spain 1 4%
DR Congo France 1 4%
Mali France 1 4%
Germany England 1 4%
Czech Republic 1 4%
France Haiti 1 4%
Cote d'Ivoire 1 4%
Morocco France 1 4%
Sweden 1 4%
Portugal Belgium 1 4%
Austria 1 4%
Morocco 1 4%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Primeira Liga
99/00Taça de Portugal
98/99Cup Winners' Cup
98/99Primeira Divisão
98/99Supertaça
97/98Primeira Divisão
97/98Taça de Portugal
97/98UEFA Cup
96/97Primeira Divisão
96/97Taça de Portugal
95/96Primeira Divisão
94/95Primeira Divisão
90/91Liga Portugal
90/91Taça de Portugal
25/26Europa League Qualifying
25/26Liga Portugal
24/25Allianz Cup
24/25Europa League
24/25Europa League Qualifying
24/25Liga Portugal
24/25Taça de Portugal
23/24Allianz Cup
23/24Champions League
23/24Champions League Qu.
23/24Europa League
23/24Liga Portugal
23/24Taça de Portugal
22/23Allianz Cup
22/23Conference L.
22/23Europa League
22/23Liga Portugal
22/23Taça de Portugal
21/22Allianz Cup
21/22Europa League
21/22Liga Portugal
21/22Supertaça
21/22Taça de Portugal
20/21Allianz Cup
20/21Europa League
20/21Liga NOS
20/21Taça de Portugal
19/20Allianz Cup
19/20Europa League
19/20Europa League Qualifying
19/20Liga NOS
19/20Taça de Portugal
18/19Allianz Cup
18/19Europa League Qualifying
18/19Liga NOS
18/19Taça de Portugal
7 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Quim Goalkeeper Portugal 35 3,150 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tiago Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Portugal 19 784 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.11 0.00 0.11
Luís Filipe Defender - Right-Back Portugal 20 322 5 1 6 0 6 0 1.40 0.28 1.68
Tailson Attack - Centre-Forward Brazil 17 248 5 1 6 0 0 0 1.81 0.36 2.18
Mozer Midfield - Defensive Midfield Portugal 15 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jean Paulista Attack - Second Striker Brazil Portugal 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jordão Midfield - Central Midfield Portugal Angola 23 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about SC Braga

What is SC Braga?

SC Braga is a professional football club based in Portugal, competing in Liga Portugal.

How many players are in SC Braga's squad?

SC Braga currently has 25 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has SC Braga won?

SC Braga has won 2 recorded league/cup titles across 2 competitions in our database — including 1 UEFA Europa League title.

What league does SC Braga play in?

SC Braga plays in Liga Portugal.