Players who played for Sporting CP and Valencia

10 players have played for both Sporting CP and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include Nani, Hélder Postiga and Jérémy Mathieu. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Hugo Viana. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1973 (Salif Keita), the most recent in 2010 (João Pereira).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalitySporting CPValencia
NaniMidfielderPortugal2005–20192016–2018
Hélder PostigaForwardPortugal2008–20112013–2014
Jérémy MathieuDefenderFrance2017–20202009–2014
Hugo VianaMidfielderPortugal2001–20052005–2010
João PereiraDefenderPortugal2010–20212012–2015
Timo HildebrandGoalkeeperGermany2010–20112007–2008
Miguel Ángel AnguloForwardSpain20091996–2009
Salif KeitaForwardMali1976–19791973–1976
Marco CaneiraDefenderPortugal1997–20112004–2008
Leandro MachadoForwardBrazil1997–19981996–1997

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 Sporting CP

With Valencia