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List of S.L. Benfica players

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football team based in São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon.[1][a] The club was formed in 1904 and played its first competitive match on 4 November 1906, when it entered the inaugural edition of the Campeonato de Lisboa.[4][5] They won their first title in 1910,[6] and their first nationwide club competition in 1930, the Campeonato de Portugal, a knockout competition which determined the Portuguese champion among the winners of the regional championships.[7][8] In 1934, an experimental league competition known as Primeira Liga was introduced in Portuguese football. Due to its success among the clubs, it became the official top-tier championship in 1938, in place of the Campeonato de Portugal.[7] Since its first edition, Benfica have won a record 38 titles.[9] Internationally, they won the European Cup twice, in 1961 and 1962.[9]

A smiling man wearing a red shirt
Eusébio is Benfica's all-time top goalscorer.

Since their first competitive match, more than 750 players have appeared in first-team matches for the club, and almost 150 have made at least 100 appearances. Six former players went on to be first-team managers: Fernando Caiado, José Augusto, Toni, Artur Jorge, Shéu, and Fernando Chalana.[10] Benfica's record appearance maker is Nené, who played 575 matches during his record 18-year career at the club; he is followed by António Veloso and Luisão, each with 538 appearances in 15 seasons.[11] Manuel Bento, who appeared 465 times for the club, is the oldest player to have played for Benfica. He was 41 years and 298 days when he played against Belenenses on 20 May 1990.[12]

Eusébio is the club's top goalscorer with 474 goals in 15 seasons, 317 of which were scored in league matches.[13][14] Ten players have made more than 400 appearances, including four members of the 1961 European Cup-winning team.[11][15] Other than Eusébio, only two players, Nené and José Águas, have scored more than 300 goals for the club.[11]

Key

  • The list is ordered by date of debut.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 27 April 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to the date of departure.
Positions key
Pre-1960s1960s–
GKGoalkeeper
FBFull backDFDefender
HBHalf backMFMidfielder
FWForward
UUtility player
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
League appearances and League goals
League appearances and goals comprise those in the Campeonato de Lisboa and the Primeira Liga. Starting in the 1934–35 season, appearances are only counted in the Primeira Liga.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal (including in the early denomination as Campeonato de Portugal), Taça da Liga, Supertaça, European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, and defunct competitions such as Campeonato de Lisboa, Latin Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and Intercontinental Cup
International team
Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each country is shown.
Caps
For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during their career with the club. All information relating to international teams, including number of caps won while with the club, is sourced to Tovar (2012), pp. 679–761, unless otherwise noted.

Players with 100 or more appearances

José Águas is Benfica's second-highest all-time goalscorer.
José Torres (left) played for Benfica for 12 years, winning nine league titles.
Mário Coluna represented Benfica in 525 games, the third highest number in club history.
António Simões made 447 appearances for Benfica.
Shéu made 487 appearances for Benfica.
António Veloso has, alongside Luisão, the second-highest number of appearances for Benfica, with 538.
Óscar Cardozo scored 172 goals for Benfica, more than any other foreigner.
Luisão made 538 appearances for Benfica, the second-highest number alongside Veloso.
Florentino Luís is the most recent player to have made his 100th appearance.
Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international team
PlayerPosClub careerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInternational teamCapsNotesRefs
LeagueTotal
Jesus CrespoFW1917–19291013910139  Portugal1[16]
Jorge TavaresFW1924–1932923311643  Portugal3[17]
Vítor SilvaFW1927–19367962132108  Portugal19[b][18][19]
Gustavo TeixeiraFB1932–19397101572  Portugal9[20]
Francisco AlbinoHB1932–19451721234321  Portugal10[21]
Rogério SousaFW1932–19406846168100——[22]
Gaspar PintoFB1934–194615343186  Portugal5[23]
Alfredo ValadasFW1934–194413686264158  Portugal4[24]
Joaquim AlcobiaHB1936–1937
1938–1945		5401081——[21]
Guilherme Espírito SantoFW1936–195011779211152  Portugal8[25]
César FerreiraHB1938–19465001111——[26]
Francisco FerreiraHB1938–19522652339834  Portugal25[27]
António MartinsGK1938–194714102650  Portugal1[28]
Joaquim TeixeiraFW1938–19468766173121  Portugal1[29]
JulinhoFW1942–1953144154200205  Portugal1[30]
Rogério PipiFW1942–1954212125320212  Portugal15[22]
Arsénio DuarteFW1943–1955223154299220  Portugal2[31]
Jacinto MarquesFB1943–1953
1954–1957		20202510——[32]
Félix AntunesFB1944–195414821883  Portugal15[33]
Francisco MoreiraHB1944–195420242664  Portugal7[34]
Joaquim FernandesFB1945–195419112271——[33]
Eduardo CoronaFW1946–19531023712757——[35]
José BastosGK1949–195914201970——[36]
José ÁguasFW1950–1963281290383379  Portugal25[c][11][17]
Artur SantosFB1950–196122902840  Portugal2[31]
Fernando CaiadoFB1952–19591181714122  Portugal16[d][10][37]
Ângelo MartinsFB1952–196523132854  Portugal20[38]
Francisco PalmeiroHB1953–19611063611436  Portugal3[39]
Alfredo AbrantesHB1954–196010911401  Portugal1[40]
Domiciano CavémU1954–197027977416106  Portugal18[41]
Mário ColunaHB1954–197036489525127  Portugal57[e][11][35]
Alberto Costa PereiraGK1954–196725303590  Portugal22[35]
Joaquim SantanaFW1956–19671045116179  Portugal5[42]
Manuel SerraFB1956–19637001090  Portugal1[43]
José NetoFB1958–196610451556——[44]
José AugustoFW1959–1970246104369175  Portugal43[d][10][17]
Fernando CruzFB1959–197022703441  Portugal11[16]
José TorresFW1959–1971173151259226  Portugal31[45]
EusébioFW1960–1975301317440473  Portugal64[f][11][46]
Humberto FernandesDF1960–19695701060——[47]
Germano de FigueiredoDF1960–19667541316  Portugal17[48]
António SimõesFW1961–19753104644772  Portugal46[49]
Raúl MachadoDF1962–196912321937  Portugal11[50]
Jacinto SantosDF1962–1971114516610  Portugal5[32]
Amândio Malta da SilvaDF1964–1965
1966–1976		13811921  Portugal5[51]
Adolfo CalistoDF1966–197514132055  Portugal15[52]
Diamantino CostaFW1966–1968
1969–1977		84812222——[53]
José HenriqueGK1966–197921702990  Portugal15[54]
Jaime GraçaMF1966–19751591922929  Portugal24[32]
Humberto CoelhoDF1968–1975
1977–1984		3555649881  Portugal64[47]
NenéFW1968–1986423264575360  Portugal66[g][55][11][56]
ToniMF1968–19812971639223  Portugal33[d][10][45]
Artur JorgeFW1969–19759574130105  Portugal13[d][10][31]
Vítor MartinsMF1969–19781492219128  Portugal3[19]
MessiasDF1969–19778911232  Portugal6[57]
António BarrosDF1970–1971
1973–1977		8001063  Portugal8[36]
Vítor BaptistaFW1971–1977974215163  Portugal8[19]
Artur CorreiaDF1971–197712431593  Portugal26[31]
Rui JordãoFW1971–1976906312781  Portugal12[58]
Manuel BentoGK1972–199032804650  Portugal63[h][12][59]
ShéuMF1972–19893493348745  Portugal24[d][10][49]
Bastos LopesDF1972–198727743914  Portugal10[38]
Fernando ChalanaFW1975–1984
1987–1990		2243631047  Portugal27[d][10][60]
Eurico GomesDF1975–19798911141  Portugal4[46]
Alberto FonsecaDF1976–19809211231  Portugal7[52]
José LuísMF1976–1978
1979–1987		1601822421  Portugal4[54]
Minervino PietraDF1976–19862271931324  Portugal23[61]
João AlvesMF1978–1983972814132  Portugal17[62]
Reinaldo GomesFW1978–1982854811759  Portugal3[50]
Diamantino MirandaMF1978–1980
1982–1990		2706230283  Portugal19[53]
Carlos ManuelDF1979–19882154031858  Portugal42[63]
António VelosoDF1980–199541995389  Portugal40[i][11][64]
Álvaro MagalhãesDF1981–199017762618  Portugal20[40]
António OliveiraDF1982–19879831465  Portugal3[65]
Michael MannicheFW1983–1987894713275  Denmark2[51]
Samuel QuinaDF1983–1991
1992–1993		11711592——[42]
Adelino NunesMF1984–1988741011020  Portugal6[44]
WandoFW1984–1988911213923——[66]
Rui ÁguasFW1985–1988
1990–1994		17377237104  Portugal22[67]
WilliamDF1985–1988
1990–1994		971113414——[66]
César BritoFW1985–19951002114436  Portugal10[26]
NenoGK1985–1987
1990–1995		10001330  Portugal5[56]
José CarlosDF1986–1987
1989–1993		9931353  Portugal1[17]
Silvino LouroGK1986–199418402630  Portugal19[49]
Mats MagnussonFW1987–19921226516484  Sweden20[51]
Carlos MozerDF1987–1989
1992–1995		1201116114  Brazil3[68]
António PachecoFW1987–19931623021848  Portugal6[39]
ValdoMF1988–1991
1995–1997		1382018328  Brazil31[24]
Ricardo GomesDF1988–1991
1995–1996		1002314026  Brazil22[69]
Vítor PaneiraMF1988–19952072828844  Portugal44[39]
Paulo MadeiraDF1989–1995
1997–2002		16942257  Portugal22[70]
Paulo SousaMF1989–19938711122  Portugal9[70]
Jonas ThernMF1989–199271810110  Sweden26[29]
IsaíasFW1990–19951255217871——[47]
Rui CostaMF1991–1994
2006–2008		1211817829  Portugal8[71]
Stefan SchwarzDF1991–199477711210  Sweden25[42]
HélderDF1992–1996
2002–2004		1661122916  Portugal26[72]
João PintoFW1992–20002206430290  Portugal55[73]
Michel Preud'hommeGK1994–199914701990  Belgium3[74][75]
José CaladoMF1995–200113841888  Portugal2[37]
Ronaldo GuiaroDF1996–200111141405——[67]
Karel PoborskýMF1996–2001611111217  Czech Republic35[74]
Nuno GomesFW1997–2000
2002–2011		293125398166  Portugal60[65]
MiguelDF2000–20051311216113  Portugal23[57]
MantorrasFW2001–20101012912931  Angola29[76][77]
José MoreiraGK2001–201111201480  Portugal1[34]
SimãoFW2001–20071727623094  Portugal48[49]
Zlatko ZahovičMF2001–2005801410220  Slovenia23[78]
PetitMF2002–20081481221214  Portugal44[79]
Ricardo RochaDF2002–200711531623  Portugal6[69]
GeovanniFW2003–2006911613123——[48]
LuisãoDF2003–20183372653847  Brazil35[j][80][81][82][83]
QuimGK2004–201014401840  Portugal11[74]
LéoDF2005–20098211272——[84]
NélsonDF2005–20087201072——[56]
Kostas KatsouranisMF2006–2009801012215  Greece31[85]
Rúben AmorimMF2007–2011
2013–2015		9551546  Portugal14[86][87]
Ángel Di MaríaFW2007–2010
2023–		1001516731  Argentina4[88][89]
Óscar CardozoFW2007–2014175112293172  Paraguay43[90][91]
David LuizDF2007–20118241316  Brazil4[89]
Maxi PereiraDF2007–20152121333321  Uruguay91[92][93]
Pablo AimarMF2008–20131071217917  Argentina1[94]
Carlos MartinsMF2008–2011
2012–2014		79613311  Portugal10[95][96]
Javi GarcíaMF2009–201274613214  Spain1[62][97]
Javier SaviolaFW2009–2012692412239——[43]
Nicolás GaitánMF2010–20161522525341  Argentina8[98][99]
Eduardo SalvioMF2010–2011
2012–2019		1663826662  Argentina10[100][101]
Ezequiel GarayDF2011–201478913612  Argentina24[102][103]
JardelDF2011–20211651128316——[104]
RodrigoFW2011–2014682712045——[105]
ArturGK2011–20158501440——[106]
Enzo PérezMF2011
2012–2014		70911710  Argentina10[107][108]
LimaFW2012–2015895314470——[109]
André AlmeidaDF2012–2023193930811  Portugal8[110][111]
Ljubomir FejsaMF2013–202011411692  Serbia12[112][113]
PizziMF2014–20222346336093  Portugal15[k][116][117]
Andreas SamarisMF2014–202113241965  Greece32[118][119]
JonasFW2014–2019132110183137  Brazil4[120][121]
EliseuDF2014–20187541094  Portugal25[122][123]
Raúl JiménezFW2015–2018801812031  Mexico30[124][125]
Franco CerviMF2016–20211141117221  Argentina4[126][127]
Álex GrimaldoDF2016–20231971930327——[128]
Rafa SilvaMF2016–2046232492  Portugal16[129][130]
Rúben DiasDF2017–202091913712  Portugal19[131][132]
Haris SeferovicFW2017–20221205718874   Switzerland38[133][134]
Odisseas VlachodimosGK2018–202315202250  Greece31[135][136]
Gabriel PiresMF2018–20215931005——[137]
Florentino LuísMF2019–2020;2021;2022–8111281——[138]
Chiquinho MF2019–2021;2022–20247851269——[139]
Adel TaarabtMF2019–20227921292  Morocco5[l][140][141]
Julian WeiglMF2020–20227731155——[142]
Nicolás OtamendiDF2020–11441767  Argentina32[143]
Gilberto DF2020–20236641068——[144]
Gonçalo RamosFW2020–2023643010641  Portugal7[145]
João Mário MF2021–892314436  Portugal11[146]

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

See also

Footnotes

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica's Almanac] (in Portuguese). Alfragide: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  • Pereira, Luís Miguel (2014). Bíblia do Benfica [Benfica's Bible] (in Portuguese). Carcavelos: PrimeBooks. ISBN 978-989-655-215-2.

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