List of Portuguese football records in other countries

Pauleta is second among the Paris Saint-Germain all-time top scorers and three-time Ligue 1 "golden boot".

This is a list of Portuguese football records in other countries. In the past, only a handful of Portuguese footballers were playing in other countries, though in the last two decades, this story started to change, and now numerous Portuguese players have spread around the world's top leagues, leaving the Portuguese mark in foreign football. In the present, players such as Luís Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rui Costa, Deco, Paulo Futre and Ricardo Carvalho , Pauleta, Simão, Tiago, Nani, Pepe and Raul Meireles.

Both Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award. In 2008, Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, UEFA Club Best Forward of the Year and European Golden Shoe, becoming the only Portuguese footballer to win the last three trophies in a foreign club. In 2011, he won again the European Golden Shoe, this time in La Liga, being the first player ever to win the trophy in two different championships. Pauleta also called attention with his goalscoring ability, becoming a three-time Ligue 1 top scorer (2001, 2006 and 2007). He also scored 109 goals for Paris Saint-Germain, emerging as the club's all-time top scorer. Cristiano Ronaldo is the only Portuguese to win five Champions League titles in foreign clubs. Paulo Ferreira has won the most titles with a foreign club, with 12: three Premier League titles, four FA Cup and two League Cup titles, as well as a Champions League title and two FA Community Shields.

Goalscorers

Domestic league

As of 10 July 2018

All competitions

As of 10 July 2018
Name Years League Club Goals
1Cristiano Ronaldo2009–2018Spain La LigaReal Madrid450
2Cristiano Ronaldo2003–2009England Premier LeagueManchester United117
3Pauleta2003–2008France Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain109
4Pauleta2000–2003France Ligue 1Bordeaux91
5Danny2009–2017Russia Russian Premier LeagueZenit68
6Hugo Almeida2006–2010Germany BundesligaWerder Bremen63
7Luís Figo2000–2005Spain La LigaReal Madrid57
8Paulo Futre1987–1993Spain La LigaAtlético Madrid51
9Rui Costa1994–2001Italy Serie AFiorentina50
10Luís Figo1995–2000Spain La LigaBarcelona47

Appearances

As of 10 July 2018
Players who have spent all seasons in the top division of the respective country.

Domestic league

All competitions

As of 10 July 2018
  • Most appearances for a single club in all competitions (top ten list):
Name Years Club League Apps
1Ronaldo2009–2018Spain Real MadridLa Liga438
2Duda2001–2006, 2008–2017Spain MálagaLa Liga348
3Pepe2007–2017Spain Real MadridLa Liga334
4Ronaldo2003–2009England Manchester UnitedPremier League289
5José Fonte2009–2017England SouthamptonPremier League288
6Rui Costa1994–2001Italy FiorentinaSerie A276
7Luís Figo1995–2000Spain BarcelonaLa Liga249
8Danny2008–2017Russia ZenitRussian Premier League246
9Luís Figo2000–2005Spain Real MadridLa Liga239
10Nani2007–2015England Manchester UnitedPremier League230

Honours

Team honours

Luís Figo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2001.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or in 2007–08.

Individual honours

FIFA World Player of the Year

The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award while playing in foreign teams:

Ballon d'Or

The following players have won the Ballon d'Or award while playing in foreign teams:

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award while playing in foreign teams:

European Golden Shoe

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe award while playing in foreign teams:

Domestic league best player

The following players have won the best player award while playing in foreign division teams:

Domestic league top scorer

The following players have won a domestic league top scorer award while playing in foreign division teams:

Highest transfer fees

# Name From To Fee (€ million) Date Source(s)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid Italy Juventus 112 10 July2018 [1]
2 Cristiano Ronaldo England Manchester United Spain Real Madrid 94 26 June 2009 [2]
3 Luís Figo Spain Barcelona Spain Real Madrid 62 24 July 2000 [3][4]
4 Bernardo Silva France Monaco England Manchester City 50[a] 26 May 2017 [5][6]
5 Rui Costa Italy Fiorentina Italy Milan 44 3 July 2001 [7]
6 João Cancelo Spain Valencia Italy Juventus 40.4 27 June 2018 [8]
7 João Mário Portugal Sporting CP Italy Internazionale 40[b] 27 August 2016 [9][10]
8 André Silva Portugal Porto Italy Milan 38[c] 12 June 2017 [11]
9 Renato Sanches Portugal Benfica Germany Bayern Munich 35[d] 10 May 2016 [12]
9 André Gomes Spain Valencia Spain Barcelona 35[e] 21 July 2016 [13]
11 Nélson Semedo Portugal Benfica Spain Barcelona 30.5[f] 14 July 2017 [14]

Notes

a. ^ Silva's €50 million transfer also includes a potential €20 million plus in performance-related add-ons.
b. ^ João Mário's transfer had an added value clause that, depending on objectives, can go up to €5 million.
c. ^ Silva's 38 million transfer also includes a €2 million fee in add-ons.
d. ^ Sanches' transfer had an additional €45 million fee depending on objectives.
e. ^ Gomes' transfer had a plus €20 million fee in add-ons.
f. ^ Semedo's transfer includes a €5 million bonus for every 50 matches for Barcelona.

References

  1. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Juventus!". juventus.com (Press release). 10 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Man Utd accept £80m Ronaldo bid". BBC Sport. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Nash, Elizabeth (25 July 2000). "Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £37.2m". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Figo's the Real deal". BBC Sport. 24 July 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Bernardo Silva agrees to join Manchester City". Manchester City. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bernardo Silva transféré de Monaco à Manchester City". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Milan snap up £30m Rui Costa". BBC Sport. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "João Cancelo signs for Juventus!". juventus.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official: Inter sign Joao Mario". Football Italia. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "André Silva transferido para o AC Milan" [André Silva transferred to AC Milan]. FC Porto. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Barcelona to sign Andre Gomes from Valencia after 'agreeing €55million deal' for Portugal midfielder". Daily Mirror. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM.pt (in Portuguese). Portugal: SL Benfica. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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