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6. Simao Sabrosa
Signed as a 13-year old, Simao Sabrosa rose through the ranks for 5 years before making his debut in 1997. Deployed mainly as a winger, Simao spent two seasons with the Portuguese club before a dream move to Barcelona in 1999. During his two-year stint, he made 58 appearances and scored 12 times.
After failing to impress following the move to the Catalan giants, Simao was back in his homeland joining Benfica, returning two years. In 2007, he left Lisbon again, moving to La Liga side Atletico Madrid.
A largely successful four-year spell with the Rojiblancos was followed by stints with Besiktas and Espanyol before finally hanging his boots in 2015 after making an appearance for Indian Super League side NorthEast United.
5. Joao Moutinho
There aren't a whole lot of Portuguese midfielders that come to mind who are more complete than Joao Moutinho. The Portuguese midfielder signed for Sporting FC as a 13-year old and worked his way to the main team and made his debut four years later.
After spending nearly a decade with Sporting and making more than 250 appearances for them, Moutinho made the controversial decision by moving to cross-town rivals FC Porto.
Three seasons with the Dragons was followed by a big-money move to AS Monaco in 2013 that saw the Portuguese midfielder making his first move away from his homeland. After five seasons including an incredible 2016-17 season that saw Monaco ousting PSG for the title, the playmaker moving to England to join Nuno Espirito Santo's Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Joao Moutinho was an integral part of the Portuguese side that won the 2016 European Championship. He is also just the third player in the history of Portuguese football to earn 100 or more international caps.
