Players who played for Benfica and Flamengo

13 players have played for both Benfica and Flamengo, according to Wikidata. The best known include David Luiz, Júlio César and Edílson. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Júlio César. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1980 (José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer), the most recent in 2020 (Richard Ríos).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBenficaFlamengo
David LuizDefenderBrazil2007–20112021–2024
Júlio CésarGoalkeeperBrazil2014–20171998–2018
EdílsonForwardBrazil1994–19952000–2003
RodrigoMidfielderSpain2010–2015–
AldairDefenderBrazil1989–19901985–1989
José Carlos Nepomuceno MozerDefenderBrazil1987–19951980–1987
Gabriel BarbosaForwardBrazil2017–20182019–2024
Carlos GamarraDefenderParaguay1997–19982000–2001
Richard RíosMidfielderColombiasince 20252020–2022
José Roberto de OliveiraMidfielderBrazil20012009
Diego de Souza AndradeMidfielderBrazil2005–20072005–2006
Arílson de Paula NunesForwardBrazil1997–19981991–1994
Roger Galera FloresMidfielderBrazil2000–20052007

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 Benfica

With Flamengo