Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid

36 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, according to Wikidata. The best known include Thibaut Courtois, Álvaro Morata and José Antonio Reyes. 14 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Thibaut Courtois. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1928 (Jaime Lazcano), the most recent in 2015 (Marcos Llorente).

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The full list (36 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridReal Madrid
Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeperBelgium2011–2014since 2018
Álvaro MorataForwardSpain2019–20242010–2017
José Antonio ReyesMidfielderSpain2007–20122006–2007
Marcos LlorenteMidfielderSpainsince 20192015–2019
Juan Francisco Torres BelénDefenderSpain2011–20192004–2006
Hugo SánchezForwardMexico1981–19851985–1992
Bernd SchusterMidfielderGermany1990–19971988–1990
Antonio AdánGoalkeeperSpain2018–20202004–2013
Juan Eduardo EsnáiderForwardArgentina1996–19971991–1996
Santiago SolariMidfielderArgentina1999–20002000–2005
Mario HermosoDefenderSpainsince 20192005–2014
Álvaro Domínguez SotoDefenderSpain2008–2012–
Pablo GarcíaMidfielderUruguay1997–20002005–2008
José Manuel JuradoMidfielderSpain2006–20102005–2006
José Luis CamineroMidfielderSpain1993–1998–
Juan Gómez GonzálezForwardSpain1972–19741977–1987
Ramón GrossoMidfielderSpain19641964–1976
Marcos Alonso PeñaMidfielderSpain1979–1989–
RikiMidfielderSpain––
Miquel SolerDefenderSpain1991–19921995–1996
Thiago Pitarch–Spain2013–2018since 2023
Rafael LesmesDefenderSpain19501952–1960
Sebastián LosadaForwardSpain1991–19921984–1991
Jorge PulidoDefenderSpain2011–2013–
Jaime LazcanoMidfielderSpain1935–19361928–1935
Rodrigo FabriMidfielderBrazil2003–20041998–2003
Luis Marín SabaterForwardSpain1928–19361939–1941
José María MovillaMidfielderSpain2001–2004–
PrudenForwardSpain1940–19411943–1948
Juan Antonio IpiñaMidfielderSpain1935–19361936–1949
José García CalvoDefenderSpain2001–20061996–1997
Manuel AnatolDefenderFrance1932–19331928–1929
Paco LlorenteMidfielderSpain1985–19871987–1994
Yanko DaucikForwardSpain, Czechoslovakia1964–19651962–1964
Pedro JaroGoalkeeperSpain1997–19991990–1994
Gaspar RubioForwardSpain––

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

Barcelona38Espanyol29Mallorca28Deportivo La Coruña27Real Zaragoza26Real Valladolid26Rayo Vallecano25Sevilla25

With Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32Deportivo La Coruña31