Players who played for Espanyol and Málaga

15 players have played for both Espanyol and Málaga, according to Wikidata. The best known include Martin Demichelis, Carlos Kameni and Felipe Caicedo. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Martin Demichelis. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1979 (Urbano Ortega), the most recent in 2021 (Roberto Fernández Jaén).

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityEspanyolMálaga
Martin DemichelisDefenderArgentina2016–20172011–2017
Carlos KameniGoalkeeperCameroon2004–2011since 2012
Felipe CaicedoForwardEcuador2014–20172010
Roberto RosalesDefenderVenezuela2018–20192014–2019
Sergi DarderMidfielderSpain2017–20232013–2015
Darío SilvaForwardUruguay1998–19991999–2003
Keidi BareMidfielderAlbania2020–20242018–2020
Sergio Sánchez OrtegaDefenderSpain2005–20092011–2015
Francisco RufeteMidfielderSpain2006–20091999–2001
John LauridsenMidfielderDenmark1982–19881988–1990
Javi GuerraForwardSpain–2015
Fernando Calero VillaDefenderSpain2019–2026since 2026
Valmiro Lopes Rocha ValdoMidfielderBrazil2007–20092009–2010
Urbano OrtegaMidfielderSpain1979–19931996–1997
Roberto Fernández Jaén–Spain20252021–2024

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

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