Players who played for Alavés and Real Madrid

20 players have played for both Alavés and Real Madrid, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jorge Valdano, Théo Hernandez and Marcos Llorente. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Théo Hernandez. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1925 (Jacinto Quincoces), the most recent in 2018 (Mariano).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Alavés special (in French)Today's games with its 152 players. Real Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 460 players.

The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAlavésReal Madrid
Jorge ValdanoForwardArgentina1975–19791984–1987
Théo HernandezDefenderFrance2016–20172017–2019
Marcos LlorenteMidfielderSpain2016–20172015–2019
Aleix VidalDefenderSpain2019–20202004–2006
José Luis MatoForwardSpain2019–20222011–2024
MarianoForwardDominican Republicsince 20252018–2023
Iván CampoDefenderSpain1993–19951998–2003
Aitor KarankaDefenderSpainuntil 19911997–2002
Fernando Pacheco FloresGoalkeeperSpain2015–20222011–2015
Luis NenêMidfielderBrazil2004–2006–
Jacinto QuincocesDefenderSpain1925–19391931–1942
Juan Antonio SeñorMidfielderSpain1978–1981–
Rubén SobrinoForwardSpain2016–2019–
Enzo ZidaneMidfielderFrance20172014–2017
David AganzoForwardSpain2007–20082000–2004
Simón LecueMidfielderSpain1930–19321935–1942
Ciriaco ErrastiDefenderSpain1925–19361931–1936
Manuel Olivares LapeñaForwardSpain1928–19311931–1934
Javi Muñoz JiménezMidfielderSpain2018–2021since 2014
Víctor LaguardiaForwardSpainsince 20142012–2013

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Alavés

Barcelona25Real Sociedad22Espanyol22Athletic Club21Deportivo La Coruña14Real Zaragoza13Atlético Madrid13Mallorca12

With Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32