Players who played for Boca Juniors and Villarreal

11 players have played for both Boca Juniors and Villarreal, according to Wikidata. The best known include Juan Román Riquelme, Fabricio Coloccini and Martín Palermo. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Juan Román Riquelme. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1993 (Rodolfo Martín Arruabarrena), the most recent in 2016 (Cristian Espinoza).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Boca Juniors special (in French)Today's games with its 261 players. Villarreal special (in French)Today's games with its 214 players.

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBoca JuniorsVillarreal
Juan Román RiquelmeMidfielderArgentina1996–20142003–2007
Fabricio ColocciniDefenderArgentina1998–19992003–2004
Martín PalermoForwardArgentina1997–20112001–2003
Luciano Gabriel FigueroaForwardArgentina2008–20092004–2006
Rodolfo Martín ArruabarrenaDefenderArgentina1993–20002000–2007
Sebastián BattagliaMidfielderArgentina1998–20132004–2005
Marco RubenForwardArgentina–2008–2012
Cristian EspinozaForwardArgentina2017–2018since 2016
Leandro SomozaMidfielderArgentina2011–20132006–2008
Damián EscuderoMidfielderArgentina2010–20132008–2010
Bruno MarioniForwardArgentina20072000–2001

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 Boca Juniors

River Plate32Racing Club25Estudiantes25Independiente25Vélez Sarsfield21Rosario Central19Newell's Old Boys18Argentinos Juniors18

With Villarreal

Valencia30Barcelona28Mallorca21Atlético Madrid19Real Valladolid18Espanyol17Getafe16Real Betis16