Players who played for Barcelona and Valencia

36 players have played for both Barcelona and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include David Villa, Jordi Alba and Romário. 17 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including David Villa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1936 (Juan Marrero Pérez), the most recent in 2022 (Ilaix Moriba).

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

The full list (36 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarcelonaValencia
David VillaForwardSpain2010–20132005–2010
Jordi AlbaDefenderSpain2012–20232009–2012
RomárioForwardBrazil1993–19951996–1997
Ferran TorresForwardSpain2022–20262017–2020
Patrick KluivertForwardNetherlands1998–20042005–2006
João CanceloDefenderPortugal2023–20262014–2018
Jasper CillessenGoalkeeperNetherlands2016–20192019–2022
Norberto Murara NetoGoalkeeperBrazil2019–20222017–2019
Seydou KeitaMidfielderMali2008–20122014
Paco AlcácerForwardSpain2016–20182010–2016
André GomesMidfielderPortugal2016–20192014–2016
Gaizka MendietaMidfielderSpain2002–20031993–2001
Andoni ZubizarretaGoalkeeperSpain1986–19941994–1998
Munir El HaddadiMidfielderSpain, Morocco2014–20182016–2017
Oriol RomeuMidfielderSpain2010–20252013–2014
Martín MontoyaDefenderSpain2011–20152016–2018
Jérémy MathieuDefenderFrance2014–20172009–2014
Nico GonzálezMidfielderSpain2013–20232022–2023
Sandro RamírezForwardSpain2014–2016since 2014
Mauricio PellegrinoDefenderArgentina1998–19991999–2005
Juan Antonio PizziForwardSpain1996–19981993–1994
Ilaix MoribaMidfielderGuineauntil 20212022
Rafa MirForwardSpain–2015–2018
Luis MillaMidfielderSpain1984–19901997–2001
Gerard López SegúMidfielderSpain2000–20051997–2000
Oscar García JunyentForwardSpain1984–19991999–2000
Roberto Fernández BonilloMidfielderSpain1986–19901981–1995
Sergi CanósMidfielderSpain2010–2013since 2023
Rubén RochinaMidfielderSpain––
Juan Marrero PérezMidfielderSpain1939–19401936–1939
Francisco RufeteMidfielderSpain1996–19972001–2006
Ferran JutglàForwardSpain2021–20222018
David LombánDefenderSpain–2007–2010
Juan CarlosDefenderSpain1991–19941994–1995
Manuel BadenesForwardSpain1947–19501950–1956
José PesudoGoalkeeperSpain1961–19661958–1971

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 Madrid38Sevilla36Mallorca33Real Madrid32Real Zaragoza32Ajax31Villarreal28

With Valencia

Villarreal30Celta Vigo29Real Madrid26Levante UD26Real Valladolid25Atlético Madrid24Sevilla22Real Zaragoza21