List of FC Porto players

This article is about footballers with 100 or more appearances for FC Porto's first team. For a list of all FC Porto players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Porto players. For current first-team players, see FC Porto § Current squad.
Vítor Baía has the second-most all-time appearances for Porto (566).

Futebol Clube do Porto is a Portuguese sports club based in Porto, which is best known for the professional football team playing in the country's top-tier league. They played their first match a few days after the club's foundation in 1893,[1] but only began playing competitively in 1911, when they took part and won the first José Monteiro da Costa Cup.[2] Since then, the team has entered and often achieved success in several domestic and international competitions. This list includes all the players that have made at least 100 competitive appearances for the first team, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute.

João Pinto, former right-back and captain, holds Porto's record for most appearances, having played 587 matches during an uninterrupted senior career of 16 years at the club. He is one of only two players with over 500 first-team appearances; the other is former goalkeeper and also captain Vítor Baía, who appeared in 566 matches in 17 seasons. Four other players have made at least 400 appearances; among them is Aloísio, a former Brazilian centre-back who holds the team record for most appearances by a foreign player. Fernando Gomes is Porto's top goalscorer, with 347 goals in 455 appearances. The only other club player with more than 300 goals is Pinga, who scored 314 times in 15 consecutive seasons.

As of August 2016, only two players currently active in the first team have made at least 100 appearances: Mexican midfielder Héctor Herrera and Portuguese winger Silvestre Varela.

Players

Key
Domingos (top) was the league top scorer in 1995–96, while Mário Jardel (bottom) won this accolade in the following four seasons.
Deco (pictured playing for Barcelona) was a successful midfielder, winning the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League for Porto.
Ricardo Carvalho (pictured playing for Real Madrid) played in both UEFA competition finals won by Porto in 2003 and 2004.
Dmitri Alenichev (pictured playing for Spartak Moscow) is the only Russian player to have won the UEFA Champions League.[3]
Raul Meireles (pictured playing for Portugal) won four consecutive league titles for Porto in almost 200 appearances.
Hulk (top) and João Moutinho (bottom) won a record four titles in a record 53 appearances in the 2010–11 season.[4]
Lucho González had two separate spells at the club and appeared in more than 200 official games, winning eleven major titles.
FC Porto players with at least 100 first-team appearances
Name Position Club career Appearances Goals Nationality Caps Refs
Carneiro, LopesLopes Carneiro FW 1922–1923, 1927–1941 185 66  Portugal 0 [5]
Mota, ValdemarValdemar Mota FW 1926–1938 163 177  Portugal 21 [6]
Pereira, AlvaroÁlvaro Pereira MF 1926–1936 137 7  Portugal 7 [7]
Mesquita, AcacioAcácio Mesquita FW 1926–1935, 1936–1937 101 111  Portugal 2 [8]
Faria, GeronimoJerónimo Faria DF 1927–1940 106 1  Portugal 0 [9]
Martins, AvelinoAvelino Martins DF 1927–1937, 1938–1939 133 0  Portugal 8 [10]
Pinga, Pinga FW 1931–1946 331 314  Portugal 20 [11]
Nunes, CarlosCarlos Nunes FW 1932–1942 178 129  Portugal 3 [12]
Reis, Manuel Soares dosManuel Soares dos Reis GK 1933–1940, 1942–1944 144 0  Portugal 4 [13]
Santos, AntonioAntónio Santos FW 1934–1942 166 129  Portugal 0 [14]
Pereira, CarlosCarlos Pereira MF 1934–1941 198 12  Portugal 13 [12]
Pocas, Pocas MF 1935–1947 291 4  Portugal 1 [11]
Guilhar, VitorVítor Guilhar DF 1936–1948 265 11  Portugal 2 [15]
Gomes da Costa, Gomes da Costa DF 1936–1938, 1939–1947 127 62  Portugal 1 [16]
Baptista, Baptista MF 1937–1943 115 5  Portugal 0 [17]
Correia Dias, Correia Dias FW 1939–1940, 1941–1949 167 200  Portugal 0 [18]
Pais, AlfredoAlfredo Pais DF 1942–1952 267 2  Portugal 0 [19]
Araujo, AntonioAntónio Araújo FW 1942–1949, 1950–1952 213 205  Portugal 9 [20]
Lourenço, Lourenço FW 1942–1948 117 64  Portugal 0 [5]
Barrigana, FredericoFrederico Barrigana GK 1943–1955 324 0  Portugal 12 [17]
Romao Romão MF 1944–1952 180 7  Portugal 0 [21]
Machado, JoaquimJoaquim Machado DF 1945–1953, 1954–1955 218 23  Portugal 2 [22]
Carvalho, AngeloÂngelo Carvalho DF 1946–1955 249 1  Portugal 15 [23]
Sanfins, Sanfins FW 1946–1951 107 41  Portugal 0 [14]
Mendes, VirgilioVirgílio Mendes DF 1947–1963 436 9  Portugal 39 [24]
Vieira, CarlosCarlos Vieira FW 1948–1955 130 55  Portugal 0 [24]
Jose Maria José Maria FW 1949–1957 183 78  Portugal 0 [25]
Monteiro da Costa, Monteiro da Costa FW 1949–1962 328 92  Portugal 4 [26]
Hernani Hernâni FW 1950–1952, 1953–1964 332 187  Portugal 28 [27]
Lopes, AmericaAmérico Lopes GK 1952–1954, 1958–1969 255 0  Portugal 15 [7]
Duarte, CarlosCarlos Duarte FW 1952–1964 228 94  Portugal 7 [12]
Perdigao, FernandoFernando Perdigão FW 1952–1963 128 35  Portugal 1 [28]
Teixeira, AntonioAntónio Teixeira FW 1952–1962 220 171  Portugal 7 [29]
Pedroto, Jose MariaJosé Maria Pedroto MF 1952–1960 178 35  Portugal 16 [28]
Arcanjo, MiguelMiguel Arcanjo DF 1953–1965 316 0  Portugal 9 [30]
Carrelo, AcursioAcúrsio Carrelo GK 1955–1961 109 1  Portugal 8 [8]
Barbosa, Barbosa DF 1956–1962 130 1  Portugal 2 [17]
Silva, JaimeJaime Silva FW 1959–1969 182 40  Portugal 0 [31]
Paula, AntonioAntónio Paula MF 1959–1966 164 2  Portugal 0 [32]
Teixeira, RuiRui Teixeira GK 1961–1978 181 0  Portugal 0 [33]
Pinto, CustodioCustódio Pinto MF 1961–1971 333 118  Portugal 13 [34]
Festa, AlbertoAlberto Festa DF 1961–1968 157 0  Portugal 19 [35]
Nobrega, FranciscoFrancisco Nóbrega FW 1962–1974 277 44  Portugal 4 [36]
Atraca, JoaoJoão Atraca DF 1962–1969 158 3  Portugal 0 [10]
Goncalves, RolandoRolando Gonçalves DF 1963–1975 305 6  Portugal 8 [37]
Almeida, JoaoJoão Almeida DF 1963–1969 100 0  Portugal 0 [19]
Pacheco, ValdemarValdemar Pacheco DF 1965–1974 230 5  Portugal 0 [6]
Pavao Pavão MF 1965–1973[lower-alpha 1] 229 25  Portugal 6 [39]
Gomes, EduardoEduardo Gomes MF 1965–1971 100 5  Portugal 0 [16]
Freitas, DjalmaDjalma Freitas FW 1966–1969 101 63  Brazil 0 [40]
Seninho, Seninho FW 1969–1972, 1974–1978 149 34  Portugal 4 [41]
Gualter, Gualter DF 1969–1974 106 1  Portugal 0 [15]
Oliveira, AntonioAntónio Oliveira FW 1970–1980 250 85  Portugal 13 [42]
Miglietti, AbelAbel Miglietti FW 1970–1975 148 76  Portugal 4 [8]
Reis, RodolfoRodolfo Reis MF 1971–1984 331 9  Portugal 6 [37]
Tibi, Tibi GK 1972–1977, 1980–1981 129 0  Portugal 2 [43]
Cubillas, TeofiloTeófilo Cubillas FW 1973–1977 108 65  Peru 11 [44]
Gomes, FernandoFernando Gomes§[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] FW 1974–1980, 1983–1989 455 347[lower-alpha 4]  Portugal 48 [15]
Simoes, CarlosCarlos Simões DF 1974–1983 260 3  Portugal 13 [13]
Mendes, GabrielGabriel Mendes DF 1974–1983 250 6  Portugal 20 [48]
Teixeira, AdelinoAdelino Teixeira DF 1974–1983 238 5  Portugal 12 [29]
Murca, AlfredoAlfredo Murça DF 1974–1980 203 6  Portugal 4 [49]
Machado, OctavioOctávio Machado MF 1975–1978, 1979–1980 115 12  Portugal 10 [42]
Freitas, FernandoFernando Freitas DF 1976–1983 185 0  Portugal 2 [50]
Duda, Duda FW 1976–1981 148 53  Brazil 0 [40]
Fonseca, JoaoJoão Fonseca GK 1977–1983 173 0  Portugal 0 [51]
Frasco, AntonioAntónio Frasco MF 1978–1989 306 25  Portugal 23 [50]
Lima Pereira, AntonioAntónio Lima Pereira§[lower-alpha 5] DF 1978–1989 264 12  Portugal 20 [53]
Costa, JoseJosé Costa FW 1978–1985 199 32  Portugal 23 [44]
Sousa, AntonioAntónio Sousa§[lower-alpha 5] MF 1979–1984, 1986–1989 309 78  Portugal 17 [54]
Pacheco, JaimeJaime Pacheco MF 1979–1984, 1986–1989 206 19  Portugal 11 [55]
Magalhaes, JaimeJaime Magalhães§[lower-alpha 5] MF 1980–1995 408 47  Portugal 20 [31]
Walsh, MickeyMickey Walsh FW 1980–1986 123 56  Ireland n/a [56]
Pinto, JoaoJoão Pinto§[lower-alpha 5] DF 1981–1997 587[lower-alpha 6] 20  Portugal 70 [22]
Inacio, AugustoAugusto Inácio§[lower-alpha 5] DF 1982–1989 199 5  Portugal 21 [31]
Ze Beto Zé Beto GK 1982–1989 180 0  Portugal 3 [59]
Eduardo Luis Eduardo Luís DF 1982–1989 154 3  Portugal 7 [60]
Vermelhinho, Vermelhinho FW 1982–1987, 1988–1989 123 28  Portugal 2 [61]
Gomes, EuricoEurico Gomes DF 1982–1986 133 9  Portugal 18 [62]
Semedo, JoseJosé Semedo MF 1983–1996 313 47  Portugal 21 [41]
Andre, AntonioAntónio André§[lower-alpha 5] MF 1984–1995 382 27  Portugal 20 [63]
Futre, PauloPaulo Futre FW 1984–1987 115 33  Portugal 12 [50]
Madjer, RabahRabah Madjer FW 1985–1991 148 73  Algeria n/a [64]
Bandeirinha, FernandoFernando Bandeirinha DF 1986–1996 170 9  Portugal 0 [17]
Domingos, Domingos FW 1987–1997, 1999–2001 378 144  Portugal 32 [40]
Barros, RuiRui Barros MF 1987–1988, 1994–2000 244 56  Portugal 6 [33]
Couto, FernandoFernando Couto DF 1987–1988, 1990–1994 158 12  Portugal 21 [35]
Geraldao Geraldão DF 1987–1991 128 23  Brazil 9 [16]
Baia, VitorVítor Baía§[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 5] GK 1988–1996, 1998–2007 566[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9] 0  Portugal 65 [56]
Pereira, PauloPaulo Pereira DF 1988–1992, 1993–1994 125 19  Brazil 0 [32]
Couto, JorgeJorge Couto MF 1989–1996 181 18  Portugal 5 [66]
Jose Carlos José Carlos DF 1989–1990, 1991–1996 102 26  Brazil 0 [66]
Aloisio Aloísio§ DF 1990–2001 474[lower-alpha 10] 18  Brazil 0 [19]
Kostadinov, EmilEmil Kostadinov FW 1990–1995 168 60  Bulgaria n/a [68]
Folha, AntonioAntónio Folha MF 1991–1992, 1993–2001 195 19  Portugal 26 [51]
Costa, JorgeJorge Costa§[lower-alpha 5] DF 1992–2005 383 25  Portugal 43 [66]
Santos, PaulinhoPaulinho Santos MF 1992–2003 316 8  Portugal 30 [32]
Rui Jorge, Rui Jorge DF 1992–1998 134 4  Portugal 2 [33]
Drulovic, LjubinkoLjubinko Drulović§ FW 1993–2001 327[lower-alpha 9] 58  Serbia and Montenegro n/a [40]
Secretario, CarlosCarlos Secretário DF 1993–1996, 1997–2004 309 10  Portugal 31 [41]
Pinto, Joao ManuelJoão Manuel Pinto DF 1995–2000 109 12  Portugal 0 [9]
Jardel, MarioMário Jardel[lower-alpha 11] FW 1996–2000 175 168  Brazil 6 [9]
Zahovic, ZlatkoZlatko Zahovič MF 1996–1999 118 42  Slovenia n/a [59]
Capucho, Capucho MF 1997–2003 275 42  Portugal 29 [69]
Deco, Deco MF 1998–2004 229 48  Portugal 19 [70]
Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho DF 1998–1999, 2001–2004 117 4  Portugal 10 [71]
Chainho, CarlosCarlos Chaínho MF 1998–2001 109 6  Portugal 0 [72]
Clayton, Clayton FW 1999–2003 117 26  Brazil 0 [18]
Alenichev, DmitriDmitri Alenichev MF 2000–2004 129 23  Russia n/a [19]
Postiga, HelderHélder Postiga FW 2001–2003, 2004–2008 165 48  Portugal 15 [27]
Costa, RicardoRicardo Costa§[lower-alpha 5] DF 2001–2007 110 5  Portugal 6 [71]
Costinha, Costinha§[lower-alpha 5] MF 2001–2005 164 18  Portugal 27 [44]
McCarthy, BenniBenni McCarthy FW 2001–2002, 2003–2006 125 56  South Africa 29 [30]
Pedro Emanuel, Pedro Emanuel§[lower-alpha 5] DF 2002–2009 178 1  Angola 0 [39]
Maniche, Maniche§[lower-alpha 5] MF 2002–2005 124 22  Portugal 24 [73]
Bosingwa, JoseJosé Bosingwa MF 2003–2008 152 3  Portugal 7 [74]
Meireles, RaulRaul Meireles MF 2004–2010 193 20  Portugal 38 [75]
Quaresma, RicardoRicardo Quaresma FW 2004–2008, 2014–2015 225 50  Portugal 34 [76]
Helton, Helton GK 2005– 334 0  Brazil 3 [77]
Gonzalez, LuchoLucho González MF 2005–2009, 2011–2014 241 61  Argentina 23 [78]
Alves, BrunoBruno Alves DF 2005–2010 174 17  Portugal 35 [79]
Lopez, LisandroLisandro López FW 2005–2009 150 63  Argentina 6 [5]
Assuncao, PauloPaulo Assunção MF 2005–2008 103 0  Brazil 0 [32]
Fucile, JorgeJorge Fucile DF 2006–2014 160 1  Uruguay 30 [80]
Gonzalez, MarianoMariano González FW 2007–2011 121 11  Argentina 1 [81]
Fernando, Fernando MF 2008–2014 236 6  Brazil 0 [82]
Rolando, Rolando DF 2008–2015 175 17  Portugal 10 [83]
Hulk, Hulk§ FW 2008–2012 170[lower-alpha 9] 78  Brazil 14 [84]
Guarin, FredyFredy Guarín MF 2008–2012 117 21  Colombia 17 [85]
Sapunaru, CristianCristian Săpunaru DF 2008–2012 103 3  Romania 7 [86]
Rodriguez, CristianCristian Rodríguez FW 2008–2011 104 15  Uruguay 17 [44]
Varela, SilvestreSilvestre Varela FW 2009– 229 50  Portugal 27 [87]
Maicon, Maicon DF 2009–2016 190 13  Brazil 0 [88]
Pereira, AlvaroÁlvaro Pereira DF 2009–2012 119 3  Uruguay 16 [89]
Belluschi, FernandoFernando Belluschi MF 2009–2012 113 9  Argentina 1 [90]
Otamendi, NicolasNicolás Otamendi DF 2010–2014 125 10  Argentina 1 [91]
Moutinho, JoaoJoão Moutinho§ MF 2010–2013 140[lower-alpha 9] 10  Portugal 31 [92]
Rodriguez, JamesJames Rodríguez MF 2010–2013 108 32  Colombia 12 [93]
Defour, StevenSteven Defour MF 2011–2014 113 7  Belgium 11 [94]
Danilo, Danilo DF 2011–2015 141 13  Brazil 11 [95]
Alex Sandro, Alex Sandro FW 2011–2015 137 3  Brazil 6 [96]
Martinez, JacksonJackson Martínez FW 2012–2015 136 92  Colombia 19 [97]
Herrera, HectorHéctor Herrera MF 2013– 115 19  Mexico 31 [98]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Collapsed in the pitch during a league match, later dying at the hospital.[38]
  2. ↑ European Golden Shoe winner in 1982–83 and 1984–85.[45]
  3. ↑ Youngest club player to appear in a first-team league match.[46]
  4. ↑ Record all-time and league goalscorer.[47]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Record number of titles in international club competitions.[52]
  6. ↑ Record all-time and league appearances.[57][58]
  7. ↑ Record number of titles in all competitions.[65]
  8. ↑ Record appearances in international club competitions.[58]
  9. 1 2 3 4 Record appearances in a season.[4]
  10. ↑ Record appearances by a non-Portuguese player.[67]
  11. ↑ European Golden Shoe winner in 1998–99.[45]

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