Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Espanyol

29 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Espanyol, according to Wikidata. The best known include Maxi Rodríguez, Martin Demichelis and José Antonio Reyes. 15 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Maxi Rodríguez. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1942 (José Juncosa), the most recent in 2017 (Mario Hermoso).

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. Espanyol special (in French)Today's games with its 321 players.

The full list (29 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridEspanyol
Maxi RodríguezMidfielderArgentina2005–20102002–2005
Martin DemichelisDefenderArgentina20132016–2017
José Antonio ReyesMidfielderSpain2007–20122016–2017
Joan CapdevilaDefenderSpain1999–20001998–2014
Juan Francisco Torres BelénDefenderSpain2011–20192005–2006
SimãoMidfielderPortugal2007–20102012–2014
Martin PetrovMidfielderBulgaria2005–20072013
Juan Eduardo EsnáiderForwardArgentina1996–19971997–1999
Mario HermosoDefenderSpainsince 20192017–2019
Francisco Mérida PérezMidfielderSpain2010–2012since 2020
PizziMidfielderPortugal2011–20132013–2014
José Manuel JuradoMidfielderSpain2006–20102016–2018
Roberto Jiménez GagoGoalkeeperSpain2005–2014–
Léo BaptistãoForwardBrazil2013–2014–
Miquel SolerDefenderSpain1991–19921983–1988
Juan VelascoDefenderSpain2004–20062006–2007
Toni JiménezGoalkeeperSpain1999–20021993–2004
Leandro CabreraDefenderUruguay2009–2013since 2020
Sebastián LosadaForwardSpain1991–19921987–1988
Jesús GlaríaMidfielderSpain1960–19681968–1975
Iván AmayaDefenderSpain2000–20022002–2003
Rosendo HernándezForwardSpain1943–19441944–1950
Marcel DomingoGoalkeeperFrance1949–19511948–1956
Jorge GriffaDefenderArgentina1959–19691969–1971
José JuncosaForwardSpain1944–19551942–1944
Miguel Ángel BenítezForwardParaguay1993–19951995–2001
Marcial PinaMidfielderSpain1977–19801966–1969
Roberto FresnedosoMidfielderSpain1995–20021993–1998
Yanko DaucikForwardSpain, Czechoslovakia1964–19651970–1971

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 Madrid36Mallorca28Deportivo La Coruña27Real Zaragoza26Real Valladolid26Rayo Vallecano25Sevilla25

With Espanyol

Barcelona60Real Madrid45Rayo Vallecano26Sevilla24Mallorca23Alavés22Real Zaragoza22Deportivo La Coruña20