Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Porto and Sporting CP

Our snapshot records 26 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player	Porto	Sporting CP
1 Ricardo QuaresmaPortugal	2004–2015	2001–2003
2 ManichePortugal	2002–2005	2010–2011
3 Hélder PostigaPortugal	2001–2011	2008
4 Miguel LopesPortugal	2009–2013	2013–2017
5 BetoPortugal	2009–2013	2001–2017
6 João MoutinhoPortugal	2010–2013	2004–2010
7 Pedro MendesPortugal	2003–2004	2010–2011
8 JardelBrazil	1996–2000	2001–2003
9 VarelaPortugal	2009–2017 · 2021–2023	2004–2009
10 Rúben SemedoPortugal	2022	2015–2017
11 DerleiBrazil	2002–2005	2007
12 Nuno ValentePortugal	2002–2005	1994–1999
13 Leonardo RuizColombia	2015	2017–2020
14 André PintoPortugal	2008–2014	2017–2019
15 Marat IzmailovRussia	2013–2016	2007–2008
16 Hugo VenturaPortugal	2007–2014	2013
17 Emídio RafaelPortugal	2010–2013	2005–2009
18 EvaldoBrazil	2003–2004	2010–2013
19 LiedsonPortugal	2013	2003–2011
20 Luis AguiarUruguay	2007–2008	2011–2012
21 Nuno André CoelhoPortugal	2005–2010	2010–2011
22 João PauloPortugal	2006–2010	2003
23 TonelPortugal	1999–2005	2005–2010
24 AlhandraPortugal	2000–2008	1998–2000
25 Carlos ParedesParaguay	2000–2002	2006–2008
26 CostinhaPortugal	1998–1999	1993–1998

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 Porto–Sporting CP connection

Ricardo Quaresma, Maniche, Hélder Postiga 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 2023, for Varela. 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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