Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Benfica and Sporting CP

Our snapshot records 16 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Benfica Sporting CP
1 ManichePortugal
1995–2002 2010–2011
2 BrumaPortugal
2025 2013–2014
3 Lazar MarkovicSerbia
2013–2014 2016–2017
4 SimãoPortugal
2001–2007 1997–1999
5 João MárioPortugal
2021–2025 2014–2020
6 João PereiraPortugal
2003–2007 2010–2021
7 Fábio CoentrãoPortugal
2007–2011 2017–2018
8 Marco CaneiraPortugal
2001 1996–2011
9 João PintoPortugal
1992–2000 2000–2004
10 DerleiBrazil
2007 2007
11 André CarrilloPeru
2016–2019 2011–2016
12 Bruno CésarBrazil
2011–2013 2015–2019
13 Yannick DjalóPortugal
2012–2016 2005–2011
14 Carlos MartinsPortugal
2008–2014 2003
15 Luís FilipePortugal
2007–2011 2001–2005
16 Nuno AssisPortugal
2005–2008 1996–2005

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 Benfica–Sporting CP connection

Maniche, Bruma, Lazar Markovic 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 Bruma. 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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