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1073:Eusébio
1062:Eusébio
1018:Ribeiro
996:Arsénio
963:Matateu
952:Martins
941:Matateu
919:Vasques
908:Julinho
831:Julinho
794:Kodrnja
563:Deltras
544:1989–90
526:1990–91
522:1988–89
512:Benfica
502:Honours
392:1988–89
352:Benfica
345:striker
263:Persija
174:Benfica
81:Striker
1727:Taremi
1604:&
1536:Meyong
1501:&
1488:Jardel
1466:Jardel
1455:Jardel
1444:Jardel
1433:Jardel
1400:Yekini
1389:Cadete
1288:&
1242:Jordão
1198:Jordão
1086:&
1051:Torres
886:Araújo
796:&
761:Soeiro
739:Soeiro
485:capped
454:Futsal
314:Angola
156:Varzim
140:Águeda
69:Height
1716:Núñez
1672:Jonas
1650:Jonas
1558:López
1503:Simão
1411:Nader
1378:Ricky
1301:Gomes
1286:Gomes
1275:Gomes
1231:Gomes
1220:Gomes
1209:Gomes
750:Pinga
611:RSSSF
430:Malta
386:club
378:with
364:Damba
289:Total
92:Years
62:Damba
1734:2024
1723:2023
1712:2022
1701:2021
1690:2020
1679:2019
1668:2018
1661:Dost
1657:2017
1646:2016
1635:2015
1624:2014
1613:2013
1606:Lima
1598:2012
1591:Hulk
1587:2011
1576:2010
1569:Nenê
1565:2009
1554:2008
1543:2007
1532:2006
1521:2005
1510:2004
1499:Faye
1495:2003
1484:2002
1477:Pena
1473:2001
1462:2000
1451:1999
1440:1998
1429:1997
1418:1996
1407:1995
1396:1994
1385:1993
1374:1992
1363:1991
1352:1990
1345:Vata
1341:1989
1330:1988
1319:1987
1308:1986
1297:1985
1290:Nené
1282:1984
1271:1983
1260:1982
1253:Nené
1249:1981
1238:1980
1227:1979
1216:1978
1205:1977
1194:1976
1183:1975
1172:1974
1161:1973
1150:1972
1139:1971
1128:1970
1117:1969
1106:1968
1095:1967
1080:1966
1069:1965
1058:1964
1047:1963
1036:1962
1025:1961
1014:1960
1003:1959
992:1958
981:1957
970:1956
959:1955
948:1954
937:1953
926:1952
915:1951
904:1950
893:1949
882:1948
871:1947
860:1946
849:1945
838:1944
827:1943
820:Dias
816:1942
805:1941
790:1940
779:1939
768:1938
757:1937
746:1936
735:1935
673:Vata
657:FIFA
653:Vata
640:2015
618:2008
535:1986
507:Club
469:Bali
440:and
436:and
424:and
337:Vata
321:(20)
297:(90)
252:(14)
181:(42)
163:(26)
102:Apps
96:Team
22:Vata
432:'s
401:'s
397:In
235:(5)
217:(0)
199:(3)
110:Gls
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