Originally by Ranker SoccerList RulesVote up the best Portuguese soccer players.
The top soccer players from Portugal have won their national team several championships in several different leagues. Most recently, they won the 2016 European Championship in an action-packed victory against France. On that particular team, the Portuguese players were led by veteran team captain Cristiano Ronaldo. But does that make him the best Portuguese footballer of all time? See what other people think in the ranking below.
In terms of goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest scoring Portuguese soccer player, followed by Pauleta in a distant second. In addition to scoring, Ronaldo was also the youngest player to reach 100 caps; accomplishing that feat at the age of 27. Those records alone makes him one of the most famous people from Portugal.
But do those feats alone make Ronaldo among the best soccer players from Portugal? He should be in the top ten at the very least. Other players in the discussion include Eusebio and Luis Figo. So vote up who you think are the best soccer players from Portugal and add any you feel are missing from the list.
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2,580438Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward, MidfielderBirthplace: Santo António, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team.... more2
1,464341Eusébio
ForwardBirthplace: Maputo, Mozambique
Nationality: Portugal
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira GCIH GCM (European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsiɫvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. Eusébio is considered by... more- 31,350226
Luís Figo
MidfielderBirthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʃ ˈfiɣu]; born 4 November 1972) is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sporting CP,... more - 4803271
Rui Costa
MidfielderBirthplace: Amadora, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Rui Manuel César Costa OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football and... more - 5765234
Deco
MidfielderBirthplace: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Nationality: Portugal
Anderson Luís de Souza (born 27 August 1977), known as Deco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdɛku]), is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or central midfielder. Deco... more - 6691260
Paulo Futre
Forward, MidfielderBirthplace: Montijo, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈfutɾɨ]; born 28 February 1966) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mostly as a left winger. After starting playing for... more - 7546224
Ricardo Carvalho
DefenderBirthplace: Amarante, Portugal, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978) is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is... more - 8896401
Ricardo Quaresma
Forward, MidfielderBirthplace: Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipality, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (European Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kwɐˈɾɛʒmɐ]; born 26 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. and... more - 9317118
Fernando Chalana
MidfielderBirthplace: Barreiro, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃ðu ʃɐˈlɐnɐ]; born 10 February 1959) is a retired Portuguese football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest... more - 10410182
Pauleta
ForwardBirthplace: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
This article is about the footballer. For the futsal player, see Pauleta (futsal player). Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, ComM, OIH (born 28 April 1973), known as Pauleta (Portuguese pronunciation:... more - 11364140
Mário Coluna
Wing half, Inside forwardBirthplace: Inhaca, Mozambique
Nationality: Portugal
Mário Esteves Coluna (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu kuˈlunɐ]; 6 August 1935 – 25 February 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder. He spent most of his career... more - 12408178
João Moutinho
MidfielderBirthplace: Portimão, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (European Portuguese: [ˈʒwɐ̃w fɨˈlip iˈɾi.ɐ ˈsɐ̃tuʒ mo(w)ˈtĩɲu]; born 8 September 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton... more - 13526231
Nani
Forward, MidfielderBirthplace: Praia, Cape Verde
Nationality: Portugal
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha ComM (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (Portuguese pronunciation: [naˈni]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Orlando City... more - 14391189
Vítor Baía
GoalkeeperBirthplace: São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvitɔɾ bɐˈiɐ]; born 15 October 1969) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. One of the most successful and decorated... more - 1517453
Fernando Couto
DefenderBirthplace: Espinho, Portugal, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH (Portuguese: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du ˈko(w)tu]; born 2 August 1969) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender. During a 21-year professional career he... more - 16314144
Paulo Sousa
MidfielderBirthplace: Viseu, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is... more - 1726792
Fernando Peyroteo
ForwardBirthplace: Humpata, Angola
Nationality: Portugal
Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He played his entire professional career with Sporting,... more - 18260101
João Vieira Pinto
ForwardBirthplace: Porto, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
João Manuel Vieira Pinto CvIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ ˈpĩtu]; born 19 August 1971) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mostly as a forward. Blessed with playmaking... more - 19339166
Nuno Gomes
ForwardBirthplace: Amarante, Portugal, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro OIH (born 5 July 1976), known as Nuno Gomes, is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker. He was given the nickname Gomes during... more - 20320162
Pepe Soares
ForwardBirthplace: Rua do Embaixador, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
José Manoel Soares (30 January 1908 – 24 October 1931), known as Pepe, was a Portuguese footballer. During his brief career, he played as an inside forward for CF Belenenses and the Portugal national... more - 2116969
Simão Sabrosa
Forward, MidfielderBirthplace: Vila Real, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa OIH (born 31 October 1979), known mononymously as Simão (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmɐ̃w̃]), is a former Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with... more - 2217789
Manuel Bento
GoalkeeperBirthplace: Golegã Municipality, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Manuel Galrinho Bento (25 June 1948 – 1 March 2007) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Bento was best known for his 20-year spell at Benfica, having retired well... more - 23214107
Matateu
StrikerBirthplace: Maputo, Mozambique
Nationality: Portugal
Sebastião Lucas da Fonseca (26 July 1927 – 27 January 2000), known as Matateu (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐtɐˈtew]), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. His professional career,... more - 2414878
Rui Jordão
ForwardBirthplace: Benguela, Angola
Nationality: Portugal
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj ʒuɾˈðɐ̃w̃]; born 9 August 1952) is a Portuguese retired footballer. His career was spent mostly with two of the biggest clubs in the... more - 2512584
Rui Barros
MidfielderBirthplace: Paredes, Portugal
Nationality: Portugal
Rui Gil Soares de Barros (born 24 November 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is the manager of FC Porto B. He played with success in... more
