Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano

25 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Costa, Radamel Falcao and Hugo Sánchez. 12 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Diego Costa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1954 (Feliciano Rivilla), the most recent in 2019 (Sergio Camello).

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. Rayo Vallecano special (in French)Today's games with its 191 players.

The full list (25 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridRayo Vallecano
Diego CostaForwardSpain, Brazil2007–20202012
Radamel FalcaoForwardColombia2011–20132021–2024
Hugo SánchezForwardMexico1981–19851993–1994
Saúl ÑíguezMidfielderSpain2012–20252013–2014
Joel RoblesGoalkeeperSpain2010–20132012
Emiliano InsúaDefenderArgentina2013–20152014–2015
Mario Suárez MataMidfielderSpain2005–20152019–2023
Daniel PachecoForwardSpain2011–20122011–2012
Francisco Mérida PérezMidfielderSpain2010–20122017–2018
Léo BaptistãoForwardBrazil2013–20142012–2015
Feliciano RivillaDefenderSpain1954–19681956–1958
Sergio CamelloForwardSpain2019–20232022–2023
Zé CastroDefenderPortugal2006–2008since 2013
Abel ResinoGoalkeeperSpain1986–19951995–1996
Emiliano VelázquezDefenderUruguay2014–
Juan Carlos LorenzoMidfielderArgentina1954–19571957–1958
Toni JiménezGoalkeeperSpain1999–20021992–1993
Jorge PulidoDefenderSpain2011–20132012
Rubén CanoForwardSpain1976–19821984–1987
Iván AmayaDefenderSpain2000–20021998–2000
José María MovillaMidfielderSpain2001–20042009–2012
Antonio Guzmán NúñezMidfielderSpain1978–19801975–1978
Roberto FresnedosoMidfielderSpain1995–20022004
Patxi FerreiraDefenderSpain1989–19952000–2001
Yanko DaucikForwardSpain, Czechoslovakia1964–19651959–1969

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 Valladolid26Sevilla25

With Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid39Espanyol26Real Betis20Real Valladolid19Barcelona18Celta Vigo16Deportivo La Coruña16Málaga16