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 had significant impact on their respective clubs. Other players include Paulo Sousa, 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 three 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

All competitions

Name Years League Club Goals
1Cristiano Ronaldo2009 –Spain La LigaReal Madrid323
2Cristiano Ronaldo2003 – 2009England Premier LeagueManchester United117
3Pauleta2003 – 2008France Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain109
4Pauleta2000 – 2003France Ligue 1Bordeaux91
5Hugo Almeida2006 – 2010Germany BundesligaWerder Bremen63
6Danny2009 –Russia Russian Premier LeagueZenit61
7Luís Figo2000 – 2005Spain La LigaReal Madrid57
8Paulo Futre1987-1993Spain La LigaAtlético Madrid51
9Rui Costa1994 – 2001Italy Serie AFiorentina50
10Luís Figo1995 – 2000Spain La LigaBarcelona47

Appearances

Domestic league

All competitions

Name Years League Club Apps
1Duda2001 – 2006, 2008 –Spain La LigaMálaga303
2Ronaldo2009 – Spain La LigaReal Madrid300
3Cristiano Ronaldo2003 – 2009England Premier LeagueManchester United289
4Rui Costa1994 – 2001Italy Serie AFiorentina276
5Luís Figo1995 – 2000Spain La LigaBarcelona249

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 top scorer

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

Highest transfer fees

Name From To Fee (€ million)[3] Date Source(s) Note(s)
1Cristiano RonaldoEngland Manchester UnitedSpain Real Madrid95 September 2009 [1][4]
2Luís FigoSpain BarcelonaSpain Real Madrid40 July 2000[2][3]
3Rui CostaItaly FiorentinaItaly Milan36.6 July 2001
4DannyRussia Dynamo MoscowRussia Zenit30 August 2008[4][5]
4PepePortugal PortoSpain Real Madrid30July 2007[6][7]
4Ricardo CarvalhoPortugal PortoEngland Chelsea30July 2004[8]
7NaniPortugal Sporting CPEngland Manchester United25.5July 2007[9]
8Ricardo QuaresmaPortugal PortoItaly Internazionale24.6August 2008[10][5]
9DecoPortugal PortoSpain Barcelona21July 2004[11][6]
10Paulo FerreiraPortugal PortoEngland Chelsea20July 2004[12]
10SimãoPortugal BenficaSpain Atlético Madrid20July 2007[13][14]

Notes

1. ^ Still active.
2. ^ Spent one season in Football League First Division.
3. ^ Approximate Values.
4. ^ Current world record signing.
5. ^ Porto sold Quaresma for a fee of €18.6 million cash, plus Pelé's playing rights, which were evaluated at the time at €6 million.[10]
6. ^ Porto sold Deco for a fee of €15 million cash, plus Quaresma's playing rights which were evaluated at the time at €6 million.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Friday's gossip column". BBC Sport. June 12, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ Nash, Elizabeth (July 25, 2000). "Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £37.2m". The Independent. London. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Figo's the Real deal". BBC Sport. July 24, 2000. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Danny no Zenit por 30 milhões". Record (in Portuguese). August 23, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Zenit splash out 30 million euros on Danny". ESPNsoccernet. August 26, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Danny no Zenit por 30 milhões". Record (in Portuguese). July 10, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Remoresful Pepe to accept punishment". FIFA. April 23, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Venda do passe do jogador Ricardo Carvalho" [Ricardo Carvalho's playing rights sale] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Luis Carlos "Nani"" [Luis Carlos "Nani"] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Venda de Quaresma" [Quaresma's sale] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Venda do passe do jogador Deco" [Deco's playing rights sale] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Porto. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Venda do passe do jogador Paulo Ferreira" [Paulo Ferreira's playing rights sale] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Simão no Atlético por 20 milhões". Record (in Portuguese). July 26, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Boom time for Portuguese exports". FIFA. August 8, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.