Players who played for Botafogo and Fluminense

45 players have played for both Botafogo and Fluminense, according to Wikidata. The best known include Carlos Alberto Torres, Didi and Emerson Sheik. 25 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Carlos Alberto Torres. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1919 (Nilo Murtinho Braga), the most recent in 2024 (Jefferson Savarino).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Botafogo special (in French)Today's games with its 221 players. Fluminense special (in French)Today's games with its 224 players.

The full list (45 players)

Player	Position	Nationality	Botafogo	Fluminense
Carlos Alberto Torres	Defender	Brazil	1971	1963–1977
Didi	Midfielder	Brazil	1957–1965	1949–1956
Emerson Sheik	Midfielder	Brazil	2014	2010–2011
Dodô	Forward	Brazil	2001–2007	1994–2008
Ramon Menezes Hubner	Midfielder	Brazil	2005	2001–2004
Beto	Midfielder	Brazil	1994–1996	2002
Carlos Alberto Dias	Forward	Brazil	1990–1992	–
Gérson	Midfielder	Brazil	1963–1969	1972–1974
Sérgio Manoel	Midfielder	Brazil	1994–2006	1993
Dirceu	Midfielder	Brazil	1973–1976	1976
Carlos Kaiser	Forward	Brazil	–	–
Paulo Lima César Caju	Forward	Brazil	1967–1978	1975–1977
Renato Gaúcho	Forward	Brazil	1991–1992	1995–1997
Luiz Henrique	Forward	Brazil	2024–2025	2020–2022
Aymoré Moreira	Goalkeeper	Brazil	1936–1946	1941
Abel Braga	Defender	Brazil	1982–1984	1971–1976
Antônio Carlos Santos	Midfielder	Brazil	1985–1987	1980–1985
Túlio Maravilha	Forward	Brazil	1994–2012	1998
Waldemar de Brito	Forward	Brazil	1934	1943
Marco Antônio	Defender	Brazil	1983–1984	1969–1976
Marinho Chagas	Defender	Brazil	1972–1976	1977–1978
Carlos Alberto Gomes	Midfielder	Brazil	2008–2014	2002–2007
Diego de Souza Andrade	Midfielder	Brazil	since 2019	2003–2016
Marquinho	Midfielder	Brazil	2007	2009–2012
Tim	Midfielder	Brazil	1936–1949	1936–1943
Gilberto Alves	Forward	Brazil	1977–1980	1974–1977
Carvalho Leite	Forward	Brazil	1929–1942	–
José Rodrigues Neto	Defender	Brazil	1977–1978	1976
Patesko	Forward	Brazil	1936–1943	–
Francisco Rodrigues	Forward	Brazil	1955–1956	1945–1950
Nilo Murtinho Braga	Forward	Brazil	1919–1938	1924–1926
Heleno de Freitas	Forward	Brazil	1939–1948	1936–1939
Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Lima	Goalkeeper	Brazil	1980–1984	1972–1975
Juca	Midfielder	Brazil	2005–2007	2004
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes	Forward	Brazil	1927–1932	1933
Jefferson Savarino	Forward	Venezuela	2024–2026	since 2026
André Luiz Barretto Silva Lima	Forward	Brazil	2007–2010	2010
Thiago Carleto	Defender	Brazil	2015	2012
Júlio César Jacobi	Goalkeeper	Brazil	2006–2007	since 2014
Pamplona	Midfielder	Brazil	1924–1935	1923
Nariz	Defender	Brazil	1934–1941	1933–1934
Silvio Hoffman Mazzi	Defender	Brazil	1934–1935	1927–1928
Léo Moura	Defender	Brazil	1997–2001	2004
Wellington Paulista	Forward	Brazil	2007–2009	2015–2016
Marcelo Machado	Forward	Brazil	–	–

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 Botafogo

Flamengo52 São Paulo44 Vasco da Gama43 Cruzeiro38 Grêmio37 Corinthians34 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos33 Palmeiras33

With Fluminense

Flamengo51 Vasco da Gama44 Palmeiras42 Cruzeiro36 São Paulo35 Corinthians34 Santos34 Grêmio31