Which players played for both Benfica and Sporting CP?

53 players have played for both Benfica and Sporting CP, including Fábio Coentrão, Paulo Futre, João Mário, Simão, Paulo Bento, Maniche, João Pereira, André Carrillo, João Palhinha and Paulo Sousa.

Players Who Played for Both Benfica and Sporting CP (53 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 53 players have played for both Benfica and Sporting CP. The best known: Fábio Coentrão, Paulo Futre and João Mário.

The list

#	Player	Born	Benfica	Sporting CP
1	Fábio Coentrão	1988	2007–2011	2017–2018
2	Paulo Futre	1966	1993	1983–1984
3	João Mário	1993	2021–2025	2011–2016, 2020–2021
4	Simão	1979	2001–2007	1997–1999
5	Paulo Bento	1969	1994–1996	2000–2004
6	Maniche	1977	1995–1996, 1999–2002	2010–2011
7	João Pereira	1984	2003–2006	2010–2012, 2015–2016, 2021
8	André Carrillo	1991	2016–2019	2011–2016
9	João Palhinha	1995	2026–	2016–2022
10	Paulo Sousa	1970	1989–1993	1993–1994
11	Lazar Marković	1994	2013–2014	2016–2017
12	João Vieira Pinto	1971	1992–2000	2000–2004
13	Bruma	1994	2025–2026	2013
14	Marco Caneira	1979	2001–2002	1996–2000, 2006–2007, 2008–2011
15	Rui Jordão	1952	1971–1976	1977–1987
16	Derlei	1975	2007	2007–2009
17	carlos martins	1982	2008–2014	2000–2007
18	Carlos Manuel	1958	1979–1987	1988–1990
19	Dimas Teixeira	1969	1994–1996	2000–2002
20	Yannick Djaló	1986	2012–2016	2005–2011
21	Jorge Cadete	1968	1999–2003	1987–1995
22	Bruno César	1988	2011–2013	2015
23	Daniel da Cruz Carvalho	1976	2000	1995–1996
24	Marcelo Meli	1992	—	2016
25	Eurico Gomes	1955	1975–1979	1979–1982
26	Nuno Santos	1995	2015	?–
27	Ivan Dudić	1977	2000–2005	2000–2002
28	Emílio Peixe	1973	2002–2004	1991–1997
29	Hugo Porfírio	1973	1998–2000, 2001–2002	1992–1997
30	Carlos Alhinho	1949	1976–1981	1972–1975
31	Mascarenhas	1937	1958–1959	1962–1965
32	Rui Bento	1972	1991–1992	2001–2004
33	Artur Correia	1950	1971–1977	1977–1980
34	António Pacheco	1966	1987–1993	1993–1995
35	Luís Filipe	1979	2007–2011	2001–2004
36	Alfredo Valadas	1912	1934–1944	1931–1933
37	Arthur John	1898	—	—
38	Nélson Fernandes	1946	1965–1968	1969–1976
39	José Rita	1930	1962–1964	—
40	Francisco Vital	1954	1980–1981	—
41	Fernando Mendes	1966	1989–1993	1985–1989
42	Artur Dyson	1911	1928–1930	1930–1936
43	Mário Teixeira da Costa	1970	1995–1997	1989–1995
44	José Ferreira Pinto	1939	1965–1968	1958–1962
45	Francisco dos Santos	1878	1904–1906	1908–1911
46	Mário Galvão	1916	1941–1943	1935–1940
47	José Pérides	1935	1964–1966	1955–1964
48	Romeu Silva	1954	1975–1977	1983–1986
49	António Martins	1913	1938–1947	1934–1938
50	João Laranjeira	1951	1979–1982	1970–1979
51	Jorge Amaral Rodrigues	1970	1994	1988
52	Pedras	1941	1962–1966	1968–1971
53	António Fidalgo	1952	1972–1979	1979–1983

Which way they moved

Benfica first, then Sporting CP: 22
Sporting CP first, then Benfica: 24

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More pairs with Benfica

Benfica – Braga 58 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 – Deportivo 15 players

Benfica: every club it shares players with

More pairs with Sporting CP

Braga – Sporting CP 54 players
Porto – Sporting CP 51 players
Atlético Madrid – Sporting CP 15 players
Real Betis – Sporting CP 15 players
Barcelona – Sporting CP 14 players
Sporting CP – Valencia 13 players
Olympiakos – Sporting CP 12 players
Bordeaux – Sporting CP 11 players

Sporting CP: 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.

Players who played for both Benfica and Sporting CP