Players who played for América and Cruzeiro

28 players have played for both América and Cruzeiro, according to Wikidata. The best known include Frederico Chaves Guedes, Fábio Júnior and Toninho Cerezo. 13 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Frederico Chaves Guedes. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1962 (Tostão), the most recent in 2013 (Willian Gomes de Siqueira).

The full list (28 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAméricaCruzeiro
Frederico Chaves GuedesForwardBrazil2003–20042004–2020
Fábio JúniorForwardBrazil2010–20131997–2002
Toninho CerezoMidfielderBrazil19961994
TostãoMidfielderBrazil1962–19631964–1971
Humberlito Borges TeixeiraForwardBrazilsince 20162012–2014
João Carlos dos SantosDefenderBrazil20051994–2002
Valdir BeneditoMidfielderBrazil20021998
GilbertoMidfielderBrazil2012–20131998–2011
Alex MineiroForwardBrazil19961997–2000
Leandro EuzébioDefenderBrazil20042005–2010
Éder AleixoForwardBrazil1975–19761993
Alessandro NunesForwardBrazil2000–20132009
GeovanniMidfielderBrazil1998–20131997–2007
Marquinhos ParanáMidfielderBrazil20122008–2011
Jean EliasDefenderBrazil–1996–1998
FrancismarMidfielderBrazil2005–20072005–2008
Carlos Rafael do AmaralDefenderBrazil20112012–2013
Eliézio Santos SantanaDefenderBrazil20102006–2010
Leonardo Henrique Santos de SouzaForwardBrazil2008–20112006–2007
Vanderlei Eustáquio de OliveiraForwardBrazil19851969–1984
EvanílsonDefenderBrazil1996–20101999
Alex AlvesForwardBrazil20031998–1999
PalhinhaMidfielderBrazil1988–20021996–1997
Leandro SalinoMidfielderBrazil2004–2005–
Willian Gomes de SiqueiraForwardBrazilsince 20242013–2014
Wagner Ferreira dos SantosMidfielderBrazil2002–20042004–2009
Anderson Cléber BeraldoDefenderBrazil2011–20122009
José Eduardo Bischofe de AlmeidaForwardBrazil20092006–2007

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With América

With Cruzeiro