Players who played for Chelsea and Porto

12 players have played for both Chelsea and Porto, according to Wikidata. The best known include Thiago Silva, Deco and Radamel Falcao. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Paulo Ferreira. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1979 (Petar Borota), the most recent in 2011 (Christian Atsu).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityChelseaPorto
Thiago SilvaDefenderBrazil2020–20242004–2026
DecoMidfielderPortugal2008–20101999–2004
Radamel FalcaoForwardColombia2015–20162009–2011
Ricardo QuaresmaMidfielderPortugal20092004–2015
Ricardo CarvalhoDefenderPortugal2004–20101996–2004
Raul MeirelesMidfielderPortugal2011–20122004–2010
Paulo FerreiraDefenderPortugal2004–20132002–2004
José BosingwaDefenderPortugal2008–20122003–2008
Christian AtsuMidfielderGhana20132011–2013
ManicheMidfielderPortugal20062002–2005
Henrique HilárioGoalkeeperPortugal2006–20141996–2004
Petar BorotaGoalkeeperYugoslavia1979–19821984–1985

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

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With Porto