title: List of Portuguese football transfers winter 2012–13
text: # List of Portuguese football transfers winter 2012–13
  
  This is a list of Portuguese winter football transfers for the 2012–13 season. The winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2013 and closed on 31 January 2013. Players could be bought before the transfer window opened, but were not permitted to join their new clubs until 1 January. Additionally, players without a club could join at any time and clubs were able to sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan if they had no registered goalkeeper available. Only moves involving Primeira Liga clubs are listed; included are clubs that completed transfers after the end of the summer 2012 transfer window and before the end of the 2012–13 winter window.
  
  ## Transfers
  
  | Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 September 2012 | Luís Alberto | Braga | Cluj | Loan |
  | 3 September 2012 | Hulk | Porto | Zenit | €40,000,000 |
  | 3 September 2012 | Axel Witsel | Benfica | Zenit | €40,000,000 |
  | 3 September 2012 | Bruno Teles | Vitória de Guimarães | Krylia Sovetov Samara | €300,000 |
  | 5 September 2012 | Florent Sinama Pongolle | Sporting CP | Rostov | Free |
  | 14 September 2012 | Žarko Tomašević | Nacional | Partizan | Free |
  | 16 October 2012 | Mauro Caballero | Libertad | FC Porto | €4,000,000 |
  | 11 November 2012 | Nuno Silva | Olhanense | Libolo | Free |
  | 13 November 2012 | Andrés Madrid | Nacional | Libolo | Free |
  | 16 November 2012 | Édson Rivera | Braga | Atlas | Free |
  | 11 December 2012 | Frédéric Mendy | Home United | Estoril | Free |
  | 11 December 2012 | João Vilela | Tractor Sazi | Gil Vicente | Free |
  | 11 December 2012 | Valdinho | Desportivo das Aves | Gil Vicente | Free |
  | 21 December 2012 | Gelson Fernandes | Sporting CP | Sion | Loan |
  | 22 December 2012 | Marcelo Toscano | Vitória de Guimarães | Figueirense | Free |
  | 24 December 2012 | Luis Figueroa | Olhanense | O'Higgins | Free |
  | 24 December 2012 | Renato Neto | Sporting CP | Gent | Loan |
  | 26 December 2012 | Bébé | Manchester United | Rio Ave | Loan |
  | 27 December 2012 | José Luis Fernández | Benfica | Godoy Cruz | Loan |
  | 28 December 2012 | Sassá | Vitória de Setúbal | Volta Redonda | Free |
  | 28 December 2012 | Ali Ghazal | Wadi Degla | Nacional | Undisclosed |
  | 31 December 2012 | Daniel Carriço | Sporting CP | Reading | €750,000 |
  | 1 January 2013 | Djalmir | Unattached | Olhanense | Free |
  | 1 January 2013 | Artur | Chornomorets Odesa | Marítimo | Loan |
  | 3 January 2013 | Vítor Vinha | Olhanense | Gil Vicente | Free |
  | 3 January 2013 | João Tomás | Rio Ave | Libolo | Undisclosed |
  | 4 January 2013 | Tomé | Nacional | Tondela | Free |
  | 6 January 2013 | Miguel Lopes | FC Porto | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
  | 7 January 2013 | Tonel | Dinamo Zagreb | Beira-Mar | Free |
  | 7 January 2013 | Souza | FC Porto | Grêmio | €3,000,000 |
  | 7 January 2013 | Marat Izmailov | Sporting CP | FC Porto | Undisclosed |
  | 7 January 2013 | Emídio Rafael | FC Porto | Braga | Free |
  | 8 January 2013 | Hugo Ventura | FC Porto | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
  | 8 January 2013 | Paulo César | Braga | Santa Cruz | Free |
  | 9 January 2013 | João Pedro | Naval | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 9 January 2013 | Luís Martins | Benfica | Gil Vicente | Undisclosed |
  | 9 January 2013 | Rodrigo Defendi | Vitória de Guimarães | Botafogo | Free |
  | 10 January 2013 | Sérgio Duarte | Nacional | Académico de Viseu | Loan |
  | 10 January 2013 | Elias | Sporting CP | Flamengo | Loan |
  | 10 January 2013 | Rui Sampaio | Cagliari | Olhanense | Loan |
  | 12 January 2013 | Jona | Granada | Vitória de Guimarães | Loan |
  | 13 January 2013 | Tiago Pinto | Rio Ave | Racing de Santander | Loan |
  | 14 January 2013 | Albert Meyong | Vitória Setúbal | Kabuscorp | Undisclosed |
  | 15 January 2013 | Florent Hanin | Braga | Moreirense | Loan |
  | 15 January 2013 | Ezequiel | Criciúma | Braga | Loan |
  | 16 January 2013 | Gonçalo Reyes | Vitória Setúbal | Casa Pia | Loan |
  | 16 January 2013 | Judikael Magique | Académica Coimbra | Trofense | Loan |
  | 17 January 2013 | Ariza Makukula | Karşıyaka | Vitória Setúbal | Free |
  | 17 January 2013 | Luís Alberto | Braga | Vitória | Loan |
  | 13 January 2013 | Bruno Pinheiro | Gil Vicente | Maccabi Netanya | Free |
  | 25 January 2013 | Seejou King | Nordsjælland | Sporting CP | Loan |
  | 18 January 2013 | Isael | Nacional | Kuban Krasnodar | Loan |
  | 18 January 2013 | Paulo Jorge | Ittihad | Gil Vicente | Free |
  | 18 January 2013 | Tiago Terroso | Chornomorets Odesa | Olhanense | Free |
  | 18 January 2013 | Jorge Chula | Sporting CP | Moreirense | Loan |
  | 18 January 2013 | Gabriel Rodríguez | Ñublense | Gil Vicente | Free |
  | 21 January 2013 | Joãozinho | Beira-Mar | Sporting CP | Loan |
  | 21 January 2013 | Bruno César | Benfica | Al-Ahli | €5,500,000 |
  | 21 January 2013 | Vinicio Angulo | Paços de Ferreira | Emelec | Free |
  | 22 January 2013 | Cuco | Doxa | Olhanense | Free |
  | 22 January 2013 | Esmaël Gonçalves | Rio Ave | St Mirren | Loan |
  | 22 January 2013 | Yazalde | Braga | Beira-Mar | Loan |
  | 22 January 2013 | Danijel Pranjić | Sporting CP | Celta de Vigo | Loan |
  | 22 January 2013 | Suk Hyun-Jun | Groningen | Marítimo | Free |
  | 22 January 2013 | Hugo Vieira | Benfica | Gil Vicente | Loan |
  | 22 January 2013 | Vincent Sasso | Beira-Mar | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 22 January 2013 | Pio | Gil Vicente | Monte Azul | Free |
  | 22 January 2013 | Tijani Belaid | Union Berlin | Moreirense | Free |
  | 23 January 2013 | Júlio César | Moreirense | Feirense | Free |
  | 23 January 2013 | Uillian Correia | Paços de Ferreira | Feirense | Loan |
  | 24 January 2013 | Liédson | Flamengo | FC Porto | Loan |
  | 25 January 2013 | Diogo | São Paulo | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 25 January 2013 | Emiliano Insúa | Sporting CP | Atlético Madrid | €3,500,000 |
  | 26 January 2013 | Valeri Bojinov | Sporting CP | Vicenza | Loan |
  | 26 January 2013 | Christian Kinkela | Sedan | Moreirense | Free |
  | 28 January 2013 | Rui Fonte | Espanyol | Benfica | Free |
  | 13 January 2013 | Miguel Fidalgo | Vitória de Setúbal | União da Madeira | Free |
  | 29 January 2013 | Nolito | Benfica | Granada | Loan |
  | 29 January 2013 | Stanislav Kritsyuk | Akademiya Tolyatti | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 29 January 2013 | Tozé Marreco | Naval | Beira-Mar | Free |
  | 29 January 2013 | Daniel Abalo | Celta de Vigo | Beira-Mar | Loan |
  | 29 January 2013 | Beto | Braga | Sevilla | Loan |
  | 29 January 2013 | Bruno Nascimento | Estoril | Köln | Loan |
  | 29 January 2013 | Yohan Tavares | Standard Liège | Estoril | Free |
  | 30 January 2013 | Daniel Martins | Benfica | Belenenses | Free |
  | 30 January 2013 | Djiman Koukou | Beira-Mar | Chamois Niortais | Free |
  | 30 January 2013 | Shōki Yamazaki | Kawasaki Frontale | Olhanense | Free |
  | 30 January 2013 | Bruno Pereirinha | Sporting CP | Lazio | Free |
  | 30 January 2013 | Rabiola | Desportivo das Aves | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 30 January 2013 | Pedro Pereira | Gil Vicente | Desportivo das Aves | Free |
  | 30 January 2013 | Bassalia Ouattara | Académica de Coimbra | Tocha | Loan |
  | 30 January 2013 | João Patrão | Leixões | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 30 January 2013 | Perdigão | Tourizense | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 30 January 2013 | Maksim Zhestkov | Mordovia | Braga | Undisclosed |
  | 30 January 2013 | Ricardo Batista | Unattached | Nacional | Free |
  | 31 January 2013 | Vítor Gomes | Rio Ave | Videoton | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Thalles | Palmeiras | Olhanense | Free |
  | 31 January 2013 | Lucas | Paraná | Olhanense | Free |
  | 31 January 2013 | Darwin Machís | Granada | Vitória de Guimarães | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Duarte Duarte | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira | Free |
  | 31 January 2013 | Diogo Rosado | Blackburn Rovers | Benfica | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Tiago Cintra | Beira-Mar | Desportivo das Aves | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Rolando | Porto | Napoli | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Pedro Henrique | Estoril | Sporting da Covilhã | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Zé Roberto | Santos | Benfica | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Pepe | Canoas | Olhanense | Free |
  | 31 January 2013 | Aníbal Capela | Braga | Moreirense | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Bryan Garcia | América | Benfica | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Vitorino Antunes | Paços de Ferreira | Málaga | Loan |
  | 31 January 2013 | Luís Sousa | Fátima | Paços de Ferreira | Undisclosed |
  | 1 February 2013 | Nazmi Faiz | Beira-Mar | PKNS | Loan |
  | 5 February 2013 | Arturo Alvarez | Paços de Ferreira | Videoton | Loan |
  | 7 February 2013 | Kléber | Porto | Palmeiras | Loan |
  | 8 February 2013 | Rene Mihelič | Nacional | Levski Sofia | Loan |
  | 12 February 2013 | Derlis González | Benfica | Guaraní | Loan |
  | 12 February 2013 | Luan | Gil Vicente | Audax São Paulo | Loan |
  | 12 February 2013 | Sunil Chhetri | Sporting CP | Churchill Brothers | Loan |
  | 13 February 2013 | Ismaily | Braga | Shakhtar Donetsk | €4,500,000 |
  
  * ^1 Some players may have been bought after the end of the 2012 summer transfer window in Portugal but before the end of that country's transfer window closed.
  