Players who played for Flamengo and Santos

53 players have played for both Flamengo and Santos, according to Wikidata. The best known include Sócrates, Danilo Luiz da Silva and Carlos Alberto Torres. 17 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Sócrates. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1930 (Araken), the most recent in 2016 (Willian Arão).

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The full list (53 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityFlamengoSantos
SócratesForwardBrazil1986–19871988–1989
Danilo Luiz da SilvaDefenderBrazilsince 20252010–2012
Carlos Alberto TorresDefenderBrazil19771966–1974
LuizãoForwardBrazil2006–20072005–2006
Alex SandroDefenderBrazilsince 20242010–2011
EdmundoForwardBrazil19952000
Marcelinho CariocaMidfielderBrazil1988–19942001–2002
Ronaldo Rodrigues de JesusDefenderBrazil1995–19961997
Edú MarangónMidfielderBrazil19901990–1992
Mazinho OliveiraForwardBrazil19951985–1988
DiegoMidfielderBrazilsince 20161997–2004
ElanoMidfielderBrazil20142001–2015
Zé RobertoMidfielderBrazil19982006–2007
RôniForwardBrazil20072009
Gabriel BarbosaForwardBrazil2019–20242013–2018
Leandro DamiãoForwardBrazil–2014–2015
Arthur FriedenreichForwardBrazil1935–
Márcio SantosDefenderBrazil–2000
Cléber Santana LoureiroMidfielderBrazil2012–20132006–2007
Reinaldo da Cruz OliveiraForwardBrazil1999–20012006
FabãoDefenderBrazil1997–19992008–2009
FabinhoMidfielderBrazil20032004–2005
Wellington Nogueira LopesForwardBrazil20032004
Ricardo Roberto Barreto da RochaDefenderBrazil1998–19991993
Dejan PetkovićMidfielderSerbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2000–20112007
GugaForwardBrazil19901992–1995
CaícoMidfielderBrazil19961997–2001
Kayke RodriguesForwardBrazil2006–2015since 2017
Jair da Rosa PintoMidfielderBrazil1947–19491956–1960
MarcelinhoMidfielderBrazil2008–20091994–1995
Marcos AssunçãoMidfielderBrazil1997–19981995–2013
ArakenForwardBrazil19301934–1937
Claudio Luiz Assuncao de FreitasDefenderBrazil19951999–2000
ClaitonDefenderBrazil20072004
Willian ArãoMidfielderBrazil2016–2022since 2025
ChiquinhoDefenderBrazilsince 20162015
DeividForwardBrazil2010–20121999–2005
Fabiano EllerDefenderBrazil2003–20042008–2009
Silva BatutaForwardBrazil1965–19691967
Diogo Correa de OliveiraForwardBrazil20041998–2001
Alan Patrick LourençoMidfielderBrazilsince 20152009–2011
Rodrigo FabriMidfielderBrazil1998–
IbsonMidfielderBrazil2003–20132011–2012
César MalucoForwardBrazil1965–19681976
Diogo Luis SantoForwardBrazil2010–20112011–2012
Claudio MaldonadoMidfielderBrazil2009–20122006–2007
Gustavo Henrique VernesDefenderBrazil2020–20222011–2019
Walter de Souza GoulartGoalkeeperBrazil1938–19411936
Fernando DinizMidfielderBrazil20032005
David BrazDefenderBrazil2009–20122012–2013
Leandro MachadoForwardBrazil1999–20022004
Athirson Mazzoli e OliveiraDefenderBrazil1996–20041998
Edmar Bernardes dos SantosForwardBrazil1983–19841992

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 Flamengo

Vasco da Gama59Corinthians56Palmeiras53Botafogo52Fluminense51São Paulo50Internacional46Cruzeiro44

With Santos

São Paulo66Corinthians56Palmeiras51Cruzeiro45Atlético Mineiro40Internacional38Grêmio35Fluminense34