Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Chelsea

15 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Chelsea, according to Wikidata. The best known include Fernando Torres, Thibaut Courtois and Diego Costa. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Thibaut Courtois. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1995 (Fernando Torres), the most recent in 2019 (Conor Gallagher).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Atlético Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 373 players. Chelsea special (in French)Today's games with its 354 players.

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridChelsea
Fernando TorresForwardSpain1995–20182011–2015
Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeperBelgium2011–20142011–2018
Diego CostaForwardSpain, Brazil2007–20202014–2017
Álvaro MorataForwardSpain2019–20242017–2019
Radamel FalcaoForwardColombia2011–20132015–2016
César AzpilicuetaDefenderSpain2023–20252012–2023
João FélixForwardPortugal2019–20242024–2025
Filipe Luís KasmirskiDefenderBrazil2010–20192014–2015
Saúl ÑíguezMidfielderSpain2012–20252021–2022
Mateja KežmanForwardSerbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2005–20062004–2005
TiagoMidfielderPortugal2010–20172004–2005
Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkForwardNetherlands1999–20002000–2004
Conor GallagherMidfielderEngland2024–20262019–2024
ManicheMidfielderPortugal2006–20092006
Jesper GrønkjærMidfielderDenmark–2000–2004

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 Atlético Madrid

Barcelona38Real Madrid36Espanyol29Mallorca28Deportivo La Coruña27Real Zaragoza26Real Valladolid26Rayo Vallecano25

With Chelsea

AC Milan34Arsenal29Manchester City25Aston Villa25Fulham24SBV Vitesse24Crystal Palace23West Ham22