Players who played for Barcelona and Chelsea

18 players have played for both Barcelona and Chelsea, according to Wikidata. The best known include Samuel Eto'o, Cesc Fàbregas and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 13 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Cesc Fàbregas. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1986 (Mark Hughes), the most recent in 2023 (Marc Guiu).

The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarcelonaChelsea
Samuel Eto'oForwardCameroon2004–20092013–2014
Cesc FàbregasMidfielderSpain1997–20142014–2019
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangForwardGabon20222022–2023
DecoMidfielderPortugal2004–20082008–2010
Ricardo QuaresmaMidfielderPortugal2003–20042009
PedroForwardSpain2008–20152015–2020
Marc CucurellaDefenderSpain2017–20202022–2026
Andreas ChristensenDefenderDenmarksince 20222014–2022
Eidur Smári GudjohnsenForwardIceland2006–20092000–2006
Emmanuel PetitDefenderFrance2000–20012001–2004
Mark HughesForwardWales1986–19881995–1998
Marcos Alonso MendozaDefenderSpain2022–20242016–2022
Juliano BellettiDefenderBrazil2004–20072007–2010
Oriol RomeuMidfielderSpain2010–20252011–2015
Boudewijn ZendenMidfielderNetherlands1998–20012001–2003
Albert FerrerDefenderSpain1990–19981998–2003
Marc GuiuForwardSpain2023–20242024–2026
Winston BogardeDefenderNetherlands1998–20002000–2004

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 Barcelona

With Chelsea