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Top players Benfica have sold over the years
Benfica is one of the best-selling clubs and in this transfer window they have once again sold for a record amount as Enzo Fernandez has moved to Chelsea.
We’ve looked at some of the top players Benfica have sold and their stats at the Portuguese giants.
Goalkeepers:
- Ederson (58 games and 38 clean sheets)
- Jan Oblak (26 games and 22 clean sheets)
Two of the world’s best goalkeepers have both played in Benfica, Ederson was sold to Manchester City and Oblak to Atletico Madrid.
Defenders:
- Joao Cancelo (51 games, 2 goals and 18 assists)
- Ruben Dias (137 games, 12 goals and 6 assists)
- David Luiz (130 games, 6 goals and 9 assists)
- Victor Lindelöf (96 games, 3 goals and 4 assists)
Manchester City likes to buy players from Benfica as they both brought Cancelo and Dias to the north of England. Dias even became the most expensive defender Benfica has sold.
Midfielders:
- Axel Witsel (52 games, 5 goals and 6 assists)
- Enzo Fernandez (29 games, 4 goals and 7 assists)
- Angel Di Maria (121 games, 15 goals and 28 assists)
- Joao Felix (43 games, 20 goals and 11 assists)
- Bernardo Silva (Only 3 games played)
Joao Felix is the biggest sale in Benfica's history when he moved to Atletico Madrid and right after Enzo Fernandez who in this window became the most expensive Premier League purchase when he moved to Chelsea.
Bernardo Silva is a top player who is mostly remembered for his time in Monaco, but he actually had his football upbringing in Benfica.
Forwards:
- Darwin Nunez (85 games, 48 goals and 16 assists)
- Raul Jimenez (120 games, 31 goals and 14 assists)
- Rodrigo (120 games, 45 goals and 18 assists)
Darwin Nunez moved for €80.00m to Liverpool and you just have to be impressed by the sales Benfica have made.