Darwin Núñez

Núñez with Liverpool in 2022

Personal information

Full name

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro

Date of birth

24 June 1999 (age 25)

Place of birth

Artigas, Uruguay

Height

1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]

Position(s)

Striker^[2]

Team information

Current team

Liverpool

Number

9

Youth career

2012–2013

La Luz

2013–2014

San Miguel

2014–2017

Peñarol

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2017–2019

Peñarol

14

(4)

2019–2020

Almería

30

(16)

2020–2022

Benfica

57

(32)

2022–

Liverpool

91

(25)

International career^‡

2018–2019

Uruguay U20

14

(4)

2019

Uruguay U22

4

(1)

2019–

Uruguay

35

(13)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Uruguay
Copa América
	2024 United States

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdaɾwin ˈnuɲeθ];^[3] born 24 June 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the Uruguay national team.

Núñez came through Peñarol's youth academy, being promoted to the first team in 2017. In August 2019, he joined Spanish Segunda División club Almería for a club record fee. Benfica signed him in 2020 for a club-record transfer worth €24 million, the most expensive signing in Portuguese football history. In his second season, he won the Bola de Prata for top scorer in the Primeira Liga with 26 goals in 28 games, being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year and Primeira Liga Player of the Year. Liverpool then signed him in 2022 for a transfer worth €75 million (£64 million).

After representing Uruguay at various youth levels, Núñez was called up to the senior national team for his first time in 2019. He scored on his international debut against Peru. After missing the 2021 Copa América due to an injury, Núñez represented Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.

Early life

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Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro^[4] was born on 24 June 1999^[5] in Artigas, Artigas Department.^[6] He was born into an impoverished family, in which his father Bibiano Núñez was a builder and his mother Silvia Ribeiro was a hawker of milk bottles. Núñez played for local clubs La Luz and San Miguel before being scouted at the age of 14 by former Uruguay international José Perdomo, and then moving by himself to the capital city Montevideo to join the ranks of Peñarol.^[7]^[8]

Struggling with homesickness, Núñez returned to his hometown to spend time with his family and went back to Peñarol a year later. At the age of 17, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out for over a year and required two operations.^[9] While he was injured, his older brother Junior quit the club and gave up football in order to provide for the family, telling him "you're better suited than me".^[7]^[8]

Club career

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Early career

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He made his first-team debut in the Primera División on 22 November 2017, when he came on for Peñarol as a second-half substitute for Maxi Rodríguez in a 2–1 away loss against River Plate Montevideo.^[10] The following month, he had knee surgery for a second time.^[9] Núñez scored his first professional goal on 13 October 2018, with the opener in a 2–0 home win over Fénix.^[11] On 14 July 2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory against Boston River.^[12]

On 29 August 2019, Spanish Segunda División club Almería announced the signing of Núñez on a five-year contract,^[13] for a rumoured club record fee of US$4.5 million plus $1.5 million in variables.^[14] He made his debut on 3 October as a half-time substitute in 4–2 league defeat against Sporting Gijón.^[15] On 27 October 2019, starting for the first time, Núñez scored first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Extremadura with a penalty.^[16] He finished his only season at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos as the league's joint fourth top scorer with 16 goals, led by compatriot Cristhian Stuani.^[17] Núñez scored these 16 goals in twice as many appearances.^[18]

Benfica

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On 4 September 2020, Núñez signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica, who paid a club record fee of €24 million for the player. This was also Almeria's and the Segunda División's biggest transfer, with the club also receiving 20% of a future transfer.^[19]

2020–2021: Adaptation to Portugal

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Eleven days later, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against PAOK for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round replacing Pedrinho in the 65th minute of the game.^[20] With his assist in a 3–0 win over Rio Ave on 18 October, he reached five assists in his first four league games, best in the league.^[21] On 22 October, he scored his first goals for the club with a hat-trick against Lech Poznań in a 4–2 away victory in a 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage match.^[22] Four days later, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 2–0 home victory over B SAD.^[23] On 3 December, after three weeks off through a COVID-19 infection,^[24] he returned to action against Lech Poznań in the Europa League group stage, scoring Benfica's second goal in a 4–0 home victory.^[25] He struggled over the course of the season with the effects of COVID-19 and various injuries, and did not score for four months.^[26] He scored six league goals and provided ten assists – second-best in the league – helping Benfica to a third-place finish and qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round.^[27]

2021–2022: Breakthrough and Bola de Prata

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In May 2021, Núñez underwent surgery due to an injury on his right knee, forcing him to miss Benfica's first months of the new season.^[28] He made his return from injury on 21 August, replacing Everton in the 72nd minute, in a 2–0 away victory over Gil Vicente, being booked in the process.^[29] Following back-to-back braces against Santa Clara and Boavista in the Primeira Liga, he was named the league's Player of the Month and Forward of the Month for September.^[30] On 29 September, he scored his first two Champions League goals in a 3–0 home victory over Barcelona, and was named man of the match.^[31] On 27 November, he scored his first hat-trick in the league as his team finished the first half at B-SAD 7–0 up, though the game was abandoned early in the second half due to insufficient players on the COVID-affected host team.^[32] He added another treble on 12 December against Famalicão in a 4–1 away win, becoming the seventh player in the league to score back-to-back hat-tricks.^[33] Three days later, he scored two goals in a 3–0 home win over Sporting da Covilhã to send his team into the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Taça da Liga,^[34] though, while he was away on international duty for Uruguay, Benfica were defeated 2–1 by crosstown rivals Sporting CP in the 2022 Taça da Liga final.^[35]

On 27 February, Núñez scored his 20th league goal for Benfica in as many matches, in a 3–0 home victory against Vitória de Guimarães.^[36] On 15 March, in the second leg of Champions League round of 16, he scored the only goal of an away win over Ajax, securing a 3–2 aggregate win in the process.^[37] On 9 April, he scored his third hat-trick of the season in a 3–1 victory against B-SAD, bringing his total goal count for the season to 31 goals.^[38] He scored two goals against Liverpool in the 2021–22 Champions League quarter-finals: one in the first leg and the other in the second leg, while his team were eliminated 6–4 on aggregate. These games caught the eye of Jürgen Klopp, with the Liverpool manager stating that he believed that Núñez had a "big career ahead of him".^[39] His sixth goal of the campaign made him Benfica's all-time top scorer in modern Champions League history, surpassing Nuno Gomes' record of five goals set in the 1998–99 season.^[40] On 17 April, he scored a goal and provided an assist to help defeat the hosts Sporting 2–0 in the Lisbon derby, being named man of the match.^[41] In his last match for the club, on 7 May, Núñez scored a goal that was ruled out by VAR in a 1–0 home loss of O Clássico against rivals Porto, as they sealed the league title.^[42] He finished the season with 26 goals in 28 league games, being awarded the Bola de Prata award as top scorer of the Primeira Liga, being named in the Team of the Year and Player of the Year.^[43]^[44]

Liverpool

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2022–2023: Adaptation to England

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On 13 June 2022, Benfica reached an agreement with Premier League club Liverpool for the transfer of Núñez for a €75 million fee plus €25 million in add-ons.^[45] The following day, the club confirmed the deal, for £64 million, with add-ons potentially taking the overall fee to £85 million at a later date, making him Liverpool's record transfer.^[46] On 30 July, Núñez made his debut for Liverpool in the club's 3–1 win over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield at the King Power Stadium. He won a penalty, which was converted by fellow forward Mohamed Salah, and scored his first goal for the club with a stooping header in the fourth minute of stoppage time.^[47] On 6 August, he scored his first league goal for Liverpool and provided an assist for Salah on his debut against Fulham, which ended in a 2–2 draw.^[48] During the following game, he was sent off for violent conduct in a 1–1 home draw against Crystal Palace, having headbutted opponent Joachim Andersen.^[49] On 12 October, Núñez scored his first Champions League goal for Liverpool in a 7–1 away win against Rangers.^[50] However, Núñez received criticism during the first half of the season for missing a number of big chances in matches.^[51]^[52]^[53]^[54] Núñez was named the Liverpool Player of the Month for November.^[55]

On 21 February 2023, Núñez scored Liverpool's first goal in a 5–2 home loss to Real Madrid with a flick between his legs in the first leg of Champions League round of 16.^[56] Owing to strong performances throughout the month, Núñez was named the Liverpool Player of the Month again for February.^[57] Núñez's goal against Real Madrid was followed by a brace against Liverpool's rivals Manchester United in a 7–0 victory on 5 March.^[58] A minor toe injury disrupted some of Núñez's later game time, with Núñez missing out on three matches owing to this problem.^[59] Throughout the whole 2022–23 season, Núñez made 42 appearances and scored 15 goals in all competitions, nine of such goals coming in the Premier League, as Liverpool narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification.^[60]^[61] Goal called Núñez's season "mixed", noting that while he had "undoubtedly shown promise" he also had "plenty of flaws to iron out". However, it was in addition recognised by the publication that Núñez had "certainly done enough to earn the love and support of the Reds [Liverpool] fans".^[62] Many also argued that it was unfair to judge him on his first season, especially on a season in which many Liverpool players suffered from lapses of form,^[63]^[64]^[51] with former Liverpool player Steve McManaman calling him a "work in progress".^[65]

2023–2024: EFL Cup victory

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On 27 August 2023, Núñez replaced Alexis Mac Allister in the 77th minute in a match against Newcastle United where Liverpool were trailing by a goal and were reduced to 10 men. He scored in the 81st minute and again in the third minute of injury time, meaning that Liverpool won the game 2–1.^[66]^[67] On 10 January 2024, Núñez provided two assists for his teammates in an EFL Cup semi-final match against Fulham, causing him to rise to the position of Liverpool's top assist-maker in all competitions with 10.^[68]^[69]

On 21 January 2024, Núñez scored a brace against Bournemouth;^[70] his first goal was the 100th goal of his senior career for club and country,^[71] while his second made him the first Premier League player that season to register at least 10 goals and 10 assists in all competitions.^[71] On 28 January, Núñez scored against Norwich City in the fourth round proper of the FA Cup, becoming the first player in the 2023–24 season in Europe's top five leagues to reach double figures for both non-penalty goals and also assists in all competitions.^[72]^[73] On 17 February, Núñez scored his ninth Premier League goal of the season in a 4–1 victory against Brentford which equalled his Premier League goal tally from the previous season.^[74]^[75] However, he was withdrawn from this game injured at half-time and was later ruled out for the 2024 EFL Cup final, in which Liverpool defeated Chelsea.^[76]^[77] Núñez was praised as one of Liverpool's best performers throughout their EFL Cup campaign.^[78] On 2 March, he scored in the 99th minute of a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest, which was Liverpool's latest winning Premier League goal since records began in 2006–07.^[79]^[80]

2024–2025: Third season

[edit]

On 21 September 2024, Núñez scored his first goal of the season against Bournemouth and ended with a 3–0 win.^[81] On 23 October, he scored his first Champions League goal of the season in a 1–0 away win against RB Leipzig.^[82] On 18 January 2025, Núñez scored a brace in the stoppage time to win the game against Brentford.^[83]

International career

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Youth

[edit]

Núñez is a former Uruguay youth international, and was part of under-20 team squad which finished third in 2019 South American U-20 Championship.^[84]

Núñez also took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring in the opening match, a 3–1 over Norway. He scored the opening goal in a 2–0 over New Zealand in the final group match, to help Uruguay finish top of Group C. His country was eliminated from the tournament following a 3–1 loss to Ecuador in the round of 16.^[85]

Núñez was also in the under-22 team that finished in fourth place at 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, scoring in a 2–0 opening win over the hosts.^[86]

Senior

[edit]

Núñez was called up to the Uruguay senior team for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States in September 2019. He made his international debut on 16 October in a 1–1 draw away to Peru in a friendly match, replacing Brian Lozano in the 75th minute of the game and scoring five minutes later.^[87] In June 2021, Núñez was included in the final 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. Due to a right knee injury that would rule him out for two months, he missed the tournament.^[88]^[89]

Núñez was selected in Uruguay's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[90] Uruguay were eliminated in the group stages of the tournament, after finishing below South Korea on goals scored.^[91] Núñez was lauded for his form in the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring a stoppage-time equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Colombia on 13 October 2023,^[92] scoring and assisting in a 2–0 victory against Brazil on 18 October,^[93] scoring in a 2–0 victory against Argentina on 17 November^[94] and scoring a brace in a 3–0 victory against Bolivia on 22 November.^[95] For this latter performance, compatriot Luis Suárez stated: "I have one of the best No. 9s in the world ahead of me."^[95]

In June 2024, Núñez was called up to represent Uruguay at the 2024 Copa América in the United States.^[96] He scored his first international hat-trick in a 4–0 friendly win against Mexico shortly before the tournament.^[97]

Player profile

[edit]

Núñez is a right-footed player, possesses an athletic frame, excellent acceleration and sprinting speed is the defining facet of his athletic skillset, with his change of pace giving him the ability to create immediate separation.^[98]^[99]^[100]^[101]^[102]^[103]^[104] He also has good awareness, he scans space and makes decisions when moving relative to the ball, space, team-mates and opponents.^[103]^[104] Núñez is a disruptive striker with a dynamic range of mobility who can carry counter-attacks, make incisive movements around the box and strike the ball explosively.^[103]^[104] He is adept at attacking open spaces and is good at generating shots from varied situations.^[103]^[104] He is also a promising creator around the box and is also capable of playing as a left winger.^[103]^[104]^[105]^[106]^[107]^[108] Núñez usually opts to rely on intelligent positioning and timing of runs in between defenders, specially in attacking the space between a fullback and centre-back at the backpost, often initially curving his run away from the centre back before moving back infield. He often makes adjustments to his footwork to find space in the box and he also uses his body either to avoid a foul, but forcefully enough to arrive at a cross ahead of his marker.^[103]^[104]^[109] His playing style has led him to be compared to fellow Uruguyan forwards Diego Forlán, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez.^[110]^[111] For his somewhat unpredictable style of football, Núñez is often referred to as the "Agent of Chaos".^[112]^[113]

During his spell at Benfica, under Jorge Jesus and Nélson Veríssimo, Núñez played in a variety of positions and systems. He played as a striker and a left inside-forward in a 4–4–2 and 3–4–3 formations, with the responsibilities in these roles, shifting on Benfica's ball possession or counter-attacking approaches for games. His ability to drift into the box and create space was a major part of his game, while also being aided by the presence of another striker (either Haris Seferovic or Gonçalo Ramos), which enabled Núñez to vacate his wide position to take up more positions in the penalty area.^[109]^[103]^[104] Jamie Carragher has said of Núñez: "I think he's got [similarities to] Fernando Torres. He's got that power, physically, to knock defenders off. And that blistering pace."^[114]

Personal life

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Núñez and his partner Lorena Mañas announced the birth of their first child, a son, in January 2022.^[115] In addition to his native Spanish, Núñez also speaks Portuguese.^[116]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	2017^[18]	Uruguayan Primera División	1	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018^[18]	Uruguayan Primera División	10	1	—		—		2^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	13	1
	2019^[18]	Uruguayan Primera División	3	3	—		—		5^[e]	0	—		8	3
	Total		14	4	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	22	4
Almería	2019–20^[18]	Segunda División	30	16	0	0	—		—		2^[f]	0	32	16
Benfica	2020–21^[18]	Primeira Liga	29	6	4	3	2	0	8^[g]	5	1^[h]	0	44	14
	2021–22^[18]	Primeira Liga	28	26	2	0	1	2	10^[i]	6	—		41	34
	Total		57	32	6	3	3	2	18	11	1	0	85	48
Liverpool	2022–23^[60]	Premier League	29	9	2	1	2	0	8^[i]	4	1^[j]	1	42	15
	2023–24^[117]	Premier League	36	11	3	1	5	1	10^[k]	5	—		54	18
	2024–25^[118]	Premier League	26	5	2	0	6	1	9^[i]	1	—		43	7
	Total		91	25	7	2	13	2	27	10	1	1	139	40
Career total			191	75	13	5	16	4	52	21	5	1	277	108

^ Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División championship play-off
^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 25 March 2025^[119]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2019	1	1
	2020	3	1
	2021	2	0
	2022	10	1
	2023	6	5
	2024	11	5
	2025	2	0
Total		35	13

As of match played 25 March 2025

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Núñez goal.^[119]

List of international goals scored by Darwin Núñez
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 October 2019	National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru	1	Peru	1–1	1–1	Friendly	^[120]
2	13 November 2020	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	3	Colombia	3–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[121]
3	27 September 2022	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	13	Canada	2–0	2–0	Friendly	^[122]
4	12 October 2023	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	19	Colombia	2–2	2–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[123]
5	17 October 2023	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	20	Brazil	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[124]
6	16 November 2023	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina	21	Argentina	2–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[125]
7	21 November 2023	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	22	Bolivia	1–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[126]
8	21 November 2023	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	22	Bolivia	3–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[126]
9	5 June 2024	Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States	23	Mexico	1–0	4–0	Friendly	^[127]
10					3–0
11					4–0
12	23 June 2024	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States	24	Panama	2–0	3–1	2024 Copa América
13	27 June 2024	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	25	Bolivia	2–0	5–0	2024 Copa América

Honours

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Peñarol

Uruguayan Primera División: 2017, 2018^[128]

Benfica

Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2020–21^[129]
Taça da Liga runner-up: 2021–22^[130]

Liverpool

Uruguay

Copa América third place: 2024^[133]

Individual

Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 2021^[134]
Primeira Liga Player of the Month: September 2021^[135]
Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2021–22^[44]
LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2021–22^[136]
SJPF Player of the Month: April 2022^[137]
Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 2021–22^[43]
CNID Footballer of the Year: 2022^[138]

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External links

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Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
Darwin Núñez – UEFA competition record (archive)

v t e Liverpool F.C. – current squad
1 Alisson 2 Gomez 3 Endō 4 Van Dijk (c) 5 Konaté 7 Díaz 8 Szoboszlai 9 Núñez 10 Mac Allister 11 Salah 14 Chiesa 17 Jones 18 Gakpo 19 Elliott 20 Jota 21 Tsimikas 26 Robertson 38 Gravenberch 56 Jaroš 62 Kelleher 66 Alexander-Arnold 78 Quansah 80 Morton 84 Bradley 95 Davies Manager: Slot

Uruguay squads

v t e Uruguay squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
1 Muslera 2 Giménez 3 Godín (c) 4 Araújo 5 Vecino 6 Bentancur 7 De la Cruz 8 Pellistri 9 Suárez 10 De Arrascaeta 11 Núñez 12 Sosa 13 Varela 14 Torreira 15 Valverde 16 Olivera 17 Viña 18 Gómez 19 Coates 20 Torres 21 Cavani 22 Cáceres 23 Rochet 24 Canobbio 25 Ugarte 26 Rodríguez Coach: Alonso

v t e Uruguay squad – 2024 Copa América third place
1 Rochet 2 Giménez (vc) 3 Cáceres 4 R. Araújo 5 Ugarte 6 Bentancur 7 De la Cruz 8 Nández 9 Suárez (c) 10 De Arrascaeta 11 Pellistri 12 Israel 13 Varela 14 Canobbio 15 Valverde 16 M. Olivera 17 Viña 18 Rodríguez 19 Núñez 20 M. Araújo 21 Martínez 22 Marichal 23 Mele 24 Olaza 25 C. Olivera 26 Ocampo Coach: Bielsa

Awards

Primeira Liga top scorers

LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year

CNID Footballer of the Year (1970–2005)

Winners

1970: Eusébio
1971: Nené
1972: Toni
1973: Eusébio
1974: Coelho
1975: João Alves
1976: Chalana
1977: Bento
1978: Oliveira
1979: José Costa
1980: Jordão
1981: Oliveira
1982: Oliveira
1983: Gomes
1984: Chalana
1985: Manuel
1986: Futre
1987: Futre
1988: Barros
1989: Baía
1990: Domingos
1991: Baía
1992: J. Pinto
1993: J. Pinto
1994: J. Pinto
1995: Figo
1996: Figo
1997: Figo
1998: Figo
1999: Figo
2000: Figo
2001: Petit
2002: Jardel
2003: Carvalho
2004: Deco
2005: Quaresma

Primeira Liga Footballer of the Year (2006–)
Winners	2006: Quaresma 2007: Simão 2008: L. López 2009: Bruno Alves 2010: David Luiz 2011: Hulk 2012: Hulk 2013: Matić 2014: Pérez 2015: Jonas 2016: Jonas 2017: Pizzi 2018: Fernandes 2019: Fernandes 2020: Corona 2021: Coates 2022: Núñez 2023: Otávio 2024: Gyökeres

v t e S.L. Benfica Player of the Year (Cosme Damião Award)
2006: Simão 2007: Rui Costa 2008: Katsouranis 2009: Luisão 2010: Coentrão 2011: Aimar 2012: Pereira 2014: Gaitán 2015: Jonas 2016: Jonas 2017: Jonas 2018: Jonas 2019: Pizzi 2020: Weigl 2021: Núñez 2022: Rafa 2023: Rafa 2024: Silva