The list
| # | Player | Born | Benfica | Lille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Gomes | 1993 | 2012–2015 | 2022–2023, 2024–2026 |
| 2 | Renato Sanches | 1997 | 2015–2016, 2024–2025 | 2019–2022 |
| 3 | Nico Gaitán | 1988 | 2002–2016 | 2020 |
| 4 | Ivan Cavaleiro | 1993 | 2013–2015 | 2023–2024 |
| 5 | Sébastien Corchia | 1990 | 2018–2019 | 2014–2017 |
| 6 | Soualiho Meïté | 1994 | 2021–2025 | 2013–2016, 2013–2017 |
| 7 | Rui Fonte | 1990 | 2013–2016 | 2018–2019 |
| 8 | Émerson | 1986 | 2011–2012 | 2007–2011 |
Which way they moved
- Benfica first, then Lille: 5
- Lille first, then Benfica: 3
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Benfica and Lille, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Benfica
- Benfica – Braga 58 players
- Benfica – Sporting CP 53 players
- Benfica – Porto 43 players
- Atlético Madrid – Benfica 26 players
- Benfica – Valencia 24 players
- Benfica – Paris Saint-Germain 18 players
- Benfica – Olympiakos 18 players
- Benfica – Real Madrid 15 players
Benfica: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Lille
- Lille – Marseille 61 players
- Lille – Saint-Étienne 46 players
- Le Havre – Lille 45 players
- Lille – Monaco 43 players
- Lille – Lyon 43 players
- Lille – Valenciennes 43 players
- Lille – Strasbourg 41 players
- Lille – Reims 41 players
Lille: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.