Players who played for Barcelona and Benfica

15 players have played for both Barcelona and Benfica, according to Wikidata. The best known include Deco, João Cancelo and Javier Saviola. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Robert Enke. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1997 (Deco), the most recent in 2019 (Jean-Clair Todibo).

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The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarcelonaBenfica
DecoMidfielderPortugal2004–20081997–1998
João CanceloDefenderPortugal2023–20262014–2015
Javier SaviolaForwardArgentina2001–20072009–2012
Robert EnkeGoalkeeperGermany2002–20041999–2002
Nélson SemedoDefenderPortugal2017–20202015–2017
André GomesMidfielderPortugal2016–20192012–2015
Clément LengletDefenderFrance2018–2025since 2026
SimãoMidfielderPortugal1999–20012001–2007
NolitoForwardSpain2010–20112011–2013
Jean-Clair TodiboDefenderFrance2019–20212020–2021
DouglasDefenderBrazil2014–20192017–2018
Javier BalboaMidfielderEquatorial Guinea2006–20072008–2011
Keirrison–Brazil2009–20142009–2010
GeovanniMidfielderBrazil2001–20032003–2006
Samuel OkunowoDefenderNigeria1998–20011999–2000

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 Barcelona

Espanyol60Atlético Madrid38Sevilla36Valencia36Mallorca33Real Madrid32Real Zaragoza32Ajax31

With Benfica

Porto26Sporting CP26Braga26Atlético Madrid23Valencia20Os Belenenses20PSG16Cruzeiro16