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9. William Carvalho
Signed as a 13-year old in 2005, the midfielder spent five years in the academy before making his debut as an 18-year old in 2011.
A versatile defensive midfielder, William Carvalho has at times been deployed as a central midfielder and central defender during his career. he spent six seasons as a Sporting CP player making 190 appearances and scoring 11 goals before ending a 13-year long relationship with Sporting to join Real Betis in 2018.
Now in his prime, William Carvalho is one of the first names in Real Betis and Portugal's team list.
8. Rui Patricio
Arguably Portugal's greatest ever goalkeeper, Rui Patricio was 12 years old when he joined the Sporting CP academy. Patricio was just 18 when he made his debut for the Verde e Brancos in 2006. The shot-stopper went on to spend 12 years with the Portuguese side before moving to England in 2018 to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
During his stay at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, Patricio made 467 appearances - second in the Sporting CP's all-time appearance makers list - and won domestic honours aplenty bar only the league title.
Rui Patricio is now one of the leading goalkeepers in the Premier League and has been Portugal's No.1 for over 10 years.
7. Ricardo Quaresma
A name synonymous with the trivela, Ricardo Quaresma was once hailed to be a bigger talent than Cristiano Ronaldo. Signed as an 11-year old, Quaresma spent 6 years in the academy before making debut for the reserves in 2000.
He made his first-team debut as a 17-year old in 2001 and spent two years in the Portuguese capital before securing a dream move to Barcelona at the end of the 2002-03 season. Quaresma made 74 appearances and scored 10 times for his club during his tenure.
A highly temperamental character, Quaresma has seen his temper get the better of him on many occasions. Failed moves to Barcelona and Inter Milan had resulted in the mercurial forward almost falling off the limelight before an inspired performance with Besiktas and later the Portuguese national team brought him back into the spotlight.
Ricardo Quaresma is now in the Turkish Super Lig with Kasimpasa SK.
