Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Benfica

23 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Benfica, according to Wikidata. The best known include Axel Witsel, João Félix and Jan Oblak. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including João Félix. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1987 (Paulo Futre), the most recent in 2024 (Clément Lenglet).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Atlético Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 373 players. Benfica special (in French)Today's games with its 320 players.

The full list (23 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridBenfica
Axel WitselDefenderBelgium2022–20252011–2012
João FélixForwardPortugal2019–20242018–2019
Jan OblakGoalkeeperSloveniasince 20142010–2014
José Antonio ReyesMidfielderSpain2007–20122008–2009
Joan CapdevilaDefenderSpain1999–20002011–2012
Paulo FutreMidfielderPortugal1987–19981993
Raúl JiménezForwardMexico2014–20152015–2019
Clément LengletDefenderFrance2024–2025since 2026
TiagoMidfielderPortugal2010–20172002–2004
SimãoMidfielderPortugal2007–20102001–2007
Alejandro GrimaldoDefenderSpainsince 20262016–2023
ManicheMidfielderPortugal2006–20091995–2002
Daniel WassMidfielderDenmark20222011–2012
Eduardo SalvioMidfielderArgentina2010–20122010–2019
Carlos GamarraDefenderParaguay1999–20001997–1998
Nicolás GaitánMidfielderArgentina2016–20182002–2016
João Vieira PintoForwardPortugal1990–19911992–2000
PizziMidfielderPortugal2011–2013since 2013
Roberto Jiménez GagoGoalkeeperSpain2005–20142010–2011
Guilherme SiqueiraDefenderBrazil2014–20162013–2014
Sílvio Manuel PereiraDefenderPortugal2011–2012since 2013
DaniForwardPortugal2000–20032000
Hugo LealMidfielderPortugal1999–20011996–1999

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 Atlético Madrid

Barcelona38Real Madrid36Espanyol29Mallorca28Deportivo La Coruña27Real Zaragoza26Real Valladolid26Rayo Vallecano25

With Benfica

Porto26Sporting CP26Braga26Valencia20Os Belenenses20PSG16Cruzeiro16Vitória F.C.16