Players who played for Chelsea and Real Madrid

19 players have played for both Chelsea and Real Madrid, according to Wikidata. The best known include Arjen Robben, Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto'o. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Arjen Robben. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1997 (Samuel Eto'o), the most recent in 2022 (Marc Cucurella).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Chelsea special (in French)Today's games with its 354 players. Real Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 460 players.

The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityChelseaReal Madrid
Arjen RobbenForwardNetherlands2004–20072007–2009
Eden HazardForwardBelgium2012–20192019–2023
Samuel Eto'oForwardCameroon2013–20141997–2000
Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeperBelgium2011–2018since 2018
Gonzalo HiguaínForwardArgentina20192007–2013
Álvaro MorataForwardSpain2017–20192010–2017
Nicolas AnelkaForwardFrance2008–20121999–2000
Antonio RüdigerDefenderGermany2017–2022since 2022
Ricardo CarvalhoDefenderPortugal2004–20102010–2013
Michael EssienMidfielderGhana2005–20142012–2013
Mateo KovačićMidfielderCroatia2018–20232015–2019
Kepa ArrizabalagaGoalkeeperSpain2018–20252023–2024
Claude MakeléléDefenderFrance2003–20082000–2003
Marc CucurellaDefenderSpain2022–2026since 2026
Christian PanucciDefenderItaly2000–20011997–1999
Marcos Alonso MendozaDefenderSpain2016–20222010
Lassana DiarraMidfielderFrance2005–20072009–2012
Geremi NjitapDefenderCameroon2003–20071999–2003
Álvaro FernándezDefenderSpain–2017–2020

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 Chelsea

AC Milan34Arsenal29Manchester City25Aston Villa25Fulham24SBV Vitesse24Crystal Palace23West Ham22

With Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32