Players who played for Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano

18 players have played for both Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, according to Wikidata. The best known include Julen Lopetegui, Javier Aquino and Daniel Pacheco. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Julen Lopetegui. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1974 (Manolo Clares), the most recent in 2017 (Antonio Dovale).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Barcelona special (in French)Today's games with its 564 players. Rayo Vallecano special (in French)Today's games with its 191 players.

The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarcelonaRayo Vallecano
Julen LopeteguiGoalkeeperSpain1994–19971997–2002
Javier AquinoMidfielderMexico–2014–2015
Daniel PachecoForwardSpain–2011–2012
Francisco Mérida PérezMidfielderSpain1998–20052017–2018
Roberto TrashorrasMidfielderSpain20012011–2018
Iago FalqueMidfielderSpain2001–20082013–2014
Jordi GómezMidfielderSpain20062017
Iván RubénGoalkeeperSpain1997–20082012–2014
Alexandre Moreno LoperaMidfielderSpain2011–20122014–2019
Rubén RochinaMidfielderSpain–2014
Sergio Rodríguez GarcíaDefenderSpain2004–20062012–2014
Raúl BaenaMidfielderSpain–since 2013
Toni JiménezGoalkeeperSpain1991–19921992–1993
José Manuel CasadoDefenderSpain–2010–2013
Jordi FerrónDefenderSpain–1999–2002
Ibán CuadradoDefenderSpain19982010
Antonio DovaleDefenderSpain–2017
Manolo ClaresForwardSpain1974–19781978–1980

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

Espanyol60Atlético Madrid38Sevilla36Valencia36Mallorca33Real Madrid32Real Zaragoza32Ajax31

With Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid39Espanyol26Atlético Madrid25Real Betis20Real Valladolid19Celta Vigo16Deportivo La Coruña16Málaga16