Players who played for Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano

16 players have played for both Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Costa, Miguel Pérez Cuesta and Mario Suárez Mata. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Miguel Pérez Cuesta. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1946 (Gabriel Alonso), the most recent in 2014 (Jozabed).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Celta Vigo special (in French)Today's games with its 217 players. Rayo Vallecano special (in French)Today's games with its 191 players.

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCelta VigoRayo Vallecano
Diego CostaForwardSpain, Brazil2007–20082012
Miguel Pérez CuestaForwardSpain2008–20112011–2012
Mario Suárez MataMidfielderSpain2007–20082019–2023
Roberto TrashorrasMidfielderSpain2008–20112011–2018
Ismael UrzáizForwardSpain19931993–1994
Joaquín LarriveyForwardItaly, Argentina2014–20152013–2014
Fran BeltránMidfielderSpain––
Adrián GonzálezMidfielderSpain2007–20082012–2014
Pedro BotelhoDefenderBrazil2009–20102011–2012
Yoel RodríguezGoalkeeperSpain2009–20152015–2016
Gabriel AlonsoDefenderSpain1946–19511956–1957
JozabedMidfielderSpain–since 2014
Iriney Santos da SilvaMidfielderBrazil2005–20072003–2005
Jordi Figueras MontelDefenderSpain2009–20102011–2013
Daniel Giménez HernándezGoalkeeperSpain–2009–2013
Antonio DovaleDefenderSpain2009–20142017

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 Celta Vigo

Valencia29Barcelona23Real Madrid21Espanyol20Atlético Madrid19Real Valladolid18Alavés12Real Zaragoza12

With Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid39Espanyol26Atlético Madrid25Real Betis20Real Valladolid19Barcelona18Deportivo La Coruña16Málaga16