Players who played for Porto and Rio Ave

17 players have played for both Porto and Rio Ave, according to Wikidata. The best known include Hélder Postiga, Mehdi Taremi and Christian Atsu. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Mehdi Taremi. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1976 (António André), the most recent in 2019 (Mehdi Taremi).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Porto special (in French)Today's games with its 277 players. Rio Ave special (in French)Today's games with its 47 players.

The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityPortoRio Ave
Hélder PostigaForwardPortugal2001–20082016
Mehdi TaremiForwardIran2020–20242019–2020
Christian AtsuMidfielderGhana2011–20132011–2012
Miguel LopesDefenderPortugal2009–20132007–2009
Rui JorgeDefenderPortugal1991–19981991–1992
KelvinMidfielderBrazil2011–20152011–2012
Joris KayembeMidfielderDemocratic Republic of the Congo2014since 2015
Bruno GamaMidfielderPortugal2005–20092009–2011
Paulo SantosGoalkeeperPortugal2001–20052010–2012
Carlos Eduardo VenturaMidfielderBrazil19991999
Jaime PachecoMidfielderPortugal1979–19891994–1995
Ivo PintoDefenderPortugal2009–20112011–2012
UkraForwardPortugal2007–20132012–2013
Daniel CandeiasMidfielderPortugal2007–20102009
Paulinho SantosMidfielderPortugal1992–20031989–1992
QuinzinhoForwardAngola1995–19991997–1998
António AndréMidfielderPortugal1984–19951976–1977

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 Porto

Sporting CP30Benfica26Braga24Vitória S.C.22Atlético Madrid20Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.19Marítimo16São Paulo15

With Rio Ave

Benfica12Braga12Sporting CP11