Players who played for Benfica and Cruzeiro

16 players have played for both Benfica and Cruzeiro, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ramires, Edílson and Valdo Filho. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ramires. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1988 (Valdo Filho), the most recent in 2017 (Gabriel Barbosa).

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBenficaCruzeiro
RamiresMidfielderBrazil2009–20102007–2009
EdílsonForwardBrazil1994–19952002
Valdo FilhoMidfielderBrazil1988–19971998–1999
LuisãoDefenderBrazil2003–20182000–2003
Argélico FucksDefenderBrazil2001–20042005
Osmar DonizeteMidfielderBrazil1996–19971997
Gabriel BarbosaForwardBrazil2017–2018since 2025
José Roberto de OliveiraMidfielderBrazil20012000
Keirrison–Brazil2009–20102011–2012
Marcel Augusto OrtolanForwardBrazil2006–20112008
GeovanniMidfielderBrazil2003–20061997–2007
Artur MoraesGoalkeeperBrazil2011–20152003–2007
Diego de Souza AndradeMidfielderBrazil2005–20072013
WeldonForwardBrazil2009–20112005–2009
Roger Galera FloresMidfielderBrazil2000–20052010–2012
Anderson Cléber BeraldoDefenderBrazil2005–20072009

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 Benfica

With Cruzeiro