Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Valencia

24 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include David Villa, Éver Banega and Rodrigo de Paul. 12 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Éver Banega. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1952 (Enrique Collar), the most recent in 2022 (Samuel Lino).

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. Valencia special (in French)Today's games with its 301 players.

The full list (24 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridValencia
David VillaForwardSpain2013–20142005–2010
Éver BanegaMidfielderArgentina2008–20092008–2014
Rodrigo de PaulMidfielderArgentina2021–20262014–2016
Lee Kang-inForwardSouth Koreasince 20262019–2021
Rubén BarajaMidfielderSpain1999–20002000–2010
Kévin GameiroForwardFrance2016–20182018–2021
Daniel WassMidfielderDenmark20222018–2022
Gabriel Armando de AbreuDefenderBrazil20242017–2024
Augusto FernándezMidfielderArgentinasince 2016–
Ángel MoyáGoalkeeperSpain2014–20182009–2012
Mario Suárez MataMidfielderSpain2005–20152016–2017
Liouboslav PenevForwardBulgaria1995–19961989–1995
Javier ArizmendiForwardSpain2004–20062007–2008
Enrique CollarForwardSpain1952–19691969–1970
José Francisco MolinaGoalkeeperSpain1995–20001993–1994
MistaForwardSpain2006–20082001–2006
Diego AlonsoForwardItaly, Uruguay2001–20022000–2001
Samuel LinoMidfielderBrazil2022–20252022–2023
Guilherme SiqueiraDefenderBrazil2014–2016since 2016
Salva BallestaForwardSpain2000–20052001–2005
Jorge OteroDefenderSpain2001–20031994–1997
Gonzalo de los SantosMidfielderUruguay2003–20042001–2006
Juan CarlosDefenderSpain1987–19911994–1995
Patxi FerreiraDefenderSpain1989–19951995–1997

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 Valencia

Barcelona36Villarreal30Celta Vigo29Real Madrid26Levante UD26Real Valladolid25Sevilla22Real Zaragoza21