Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Atlético Madrid and Benfica

Our snapshot records 19 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Atlético Madrid Benfica
1 João FélixPortugal
2019–2024 2018–2019
2 ManichePortugal
2006–2009 1995–2002
3 Tiago MendesPortugal
2010–2017 2002–2004
4 José Antonio Reyes
2007–2012 2008–2009
5 SimãoPortugal
2007–2011 2001–2007
6 Cristian RodríguezUruguay
2012–2015 2007–2008
7 Hugo LealPortugal
1999–2001 1996–1999
8 Axel WitselBelgium
2022–2025 2011–2012
9 RobertoSpain
2005–2016 2010–2013
10 Raúl JiménezMexico
2014–2015 2015–2023
11 Daniel WassDenmark
2022 2011–2015
12 PizziPortugal
2011–2013 2013–2022
13 Guilherme SiqueiraBrazil
2014–2017 2013–2014
14 Nico GaitánArgentina
2016–2018 2010–2016
15 SílvioPortugal
2011–2016 2013–2016
16 Joan CapdevilaSpain
1999–2000 2011–2012
17 João PintoPortugal
1990–1991 1992–2000
18 Eduardo SalvioArgentina
2010–2012 2010–2019
19 Jan OblakSlovenia
2014 2010–2014

Years show the first and last recorded season at that club. For players with two separate stints the range spans both.

Source: CrossOver Football’s Transfermarkt-based career snapshot. A verified snapshot update date is unavailable; this is not live data. Loan and youth records may be merged into a parent club. Recorded years are not proof of uninterrupted senior appearances or a direct transfer. See our data scope and corrections policy.

Reading the Atlético Madrid–Benfica connection

João Félix, Maniche, Tiago Mendes are among the names recorded at both clubs. These are career links: the players need not have moved directly between the two clubs.

The latest year among these records is 2025, for Axel Witsel. This is a snapshot date within a career record, not confirmation of the player’s current club.

Use the years to distinguish an early career spell from a later return. A merged year range can span separate spells; consult the underlying record before treating it as continuous first-team service.

Use the pairing as a football quiz

Try to name one connection before looking at the table, then compare your answer. In a shared-player duel, the challenge is to recall a valid name before your opponent. This web archive is a reference snapshot, not a guarantee about today’s live game pool.

For a different combination, use the two-club player finder or browse the full shared-player archive.

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