Players who played for Barcelona and Málaga

14 players have played for both Barcelona and Málaga, according to Wikidata. The best known include Javier Saviola, Luis Alberto and Albert Luque. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Francesc Arnau. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1960 (Jesús Garay), the most recent in 2016 (Jony Rodríguez).

The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarcelonaMálaga
Javier SaviolaForwardArgentina2001–20072012–2013
Luis AlbertoMidfielderSpain–2014–2015
Albert LuqueMidfielderSpain1991–19961999–2011
Iván RubénGoalkeeperSpain1997–20082010–2013
Francesc ArnauGoalkeeperSpain1994–20012001–2011
Jesús GarayDefenderSpain1960–19651965–1966
Francisco RufeteMidfielderSpain1996–19971999–2001
Jony RodríguezMidfielderSpain–2016–2018
Esteban VigoMidfielderSpain1977–19871972–1974
Xavi TorresMidfielderSpain20092009–2012
José Manuel CasadoDefenderSpain–2013–2015
Armando LozanoDefenderSpain–2006–2007
Ibán CuadradoDefenderSpain19982008–2010
Urbano OrtegaMidfielderSpain1982–19911996–1997

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 Barcelona

With Málaga