Players who played for Benfica and Valencia

20 players have played for both Benfica and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include Nicolás Otamendi, João Cancelo and Ezequiel Garay. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including João Cancelo. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1991 (Stefan Schwarz), the most recent in 2021 (Roman Iaremtchouk).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Benfica special (in French)Today's games with its 320 players. Valencia special (in French)Today's games with its 301 players.

The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBenficaValencia
Nicolás OtamendiDefenderArgentina2020–20262014–2015
João CanceloDefenderPortugal2014–20152014–2018
Ezequiel GarayDefenderArgentina2011–20142016–2020
Carlos MarchenaDefenderSpain2000–20012001–2010
Pablo AimarMidfielderArgentina2008–20132001–2006
André GomesMidfielderPortugal2012–20152014–2016
RodrigoMidfielderSpain2010–20152014–2020
Juan BernatDefenderSpain2023–20242011–2014
Enzo PérezGoalkeeperArgentina2011–20152015–2017
Gonçalo GuedesForwardPortugal2014–20242017–2022
Manuel FernandesMidfielderPortugal2004–20072007–2011
Daniel WassMidfielderDenmark2011–20122018–2022
Roman IaremtchoukForwardUkraine2021–20222023–2024
João PereiraDefenderPortugal2003–20062012–2015
Zlatko ZahovičMidfielderSlovenia2001–20052000–2001
Miguel MonteiroDefenderPortugal2000–20052005–2012
JonasMidfielderBrazil2014–20192011–2014
Stefan SchwarzDefenderSweden1991–19941998–1999
Marco CaneiraDefenderPortugal2001–20022004–2008
Guilherme SiqueiraDefenderBrazil2013–2014since 2016

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

Porto26Sporting CP26Braga26Atlético Madrid23Os Belenenses20PSG16Cruzeiro16Vitória F.C.16

With Valencia

Barcelona36Villarreal30Celta Vigo29Real Madrid26Levante UD26Real Valladolid25Atlético Madrid24Sevilla22