The list
| # | Player | Born | Benfica | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 1969 | 2000–2001 | 1997–1999 |
| 2 | Nélson Oliveira | 1991 | 2009–2016 | 2015–2016 |
| 3 | Nuno Tavares | 2000 | 2019–2021 | 2023–2024 |
| 4 | Odysseas Vlachodimos | 1994 | 2018–2023 | 2023–2024 |
| 5 | Dean Saunders | 1964 | 1998–1999 | 1996–1997 |
| 6 | Diogo Gonçalves | 1997 | 2017–2023 | 2018–2019 |
| 7 | Hugo Porfírio | 1973 | 1998–2000, 2001–2002 | 1999 |
| 8 | Gary Charles | 1970 | 1999 | 1987–1993 |
| 9 | Morato | 2001 | 2019–2024 | 2024–2026 |
Which way they moved
- Benfica first, then Nottingham Forest: 6
- Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest, 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 Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest – Sheffield United 53 players
- Coventry City – Nottingham Forest 47 players
- Leicester City – Nottingham Forest 46 players
- Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 43 players
- Nottingham Forest – Sunderland 42 players
- Leeds United – Nottingham Forest 39 players
- Nottingham Forest – West Brom 39 players
- Manchester City – Nottingham Forest 37 players
Nottingham Forest: 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.