Players who played for Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano

26 players have played for both Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego López, Ildefons Lima and Francisco Mérida Pérez. 11 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Diego López. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1959 (Yanko Daucik), the most recent in 2017 (Raúl de Tomás).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Espanyol special (in French)Today's games with its 321 players. Rayo Vallecano special (in French)Today's games with its 191 players.

The full list (26 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityEspanyolRayo Vallecano
Diego LópezGoalkeeperSpain2016–20222022–2023
Ildefons LimaDefenderAndorra–2004–2005
Francisco Mérida PérezMidfielderSpainsince 20202017–2018
Jordi AmatDefenderIndonesia2010–20132012–2013
Jordi GómezMidfielderSpain2008–20092017
Raúl de TomásForwardSpain2020–20222017–2019
Raúl TamudoForwardSpain1997–20102011–2013
Ismael UrzáizForwardSpain1995–19961993–1994
Léo BaptistãoForwardBrazil–2012–2015
Javi FuegoMidfielderSpain2016–20182010–2013
Cristian Darío ÁlvarezGoalkeeperSpain, Argentina2008–20132014–2015
Samuele LongoForwardItaly2012–20132014
David AganzoForwardSpain2001–20022008–2011
Albert CrusatMidfielderSpain2002–20032003–2004
Pedro de FelipeDefenderSpain1972–1978–
Raúl BaenaMidfielderSpain2009–2013since 2013
Toni JiménezGoalkeeperSpain1993–20041992–1993
Javi GuerraForwardSpain–since 2015
Iván AmayaDefenderSpain2002–20031998–2000
Anaitz ArbillaDefenderSpain2014–20162013–2014
Miguel Hernández SánchezDefenderSpain1994–19961990–1994
Roberto FresnedosoMidfielderSpain1993–19982004
Ernesto GalánDefenderSpain2010–20132016–2018
Yanko DaucikForwardSpain, Czechoslovakia1970–19711959–1969
Ángel Martínez CerveraMidfielderSpain2007–20102009–2010
Sergio CorinoDefenderSpain19992001–2004

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 Espanyol

Barcelona60Real Madrid45Atlético Madrid29Sevilla24Mallorca23Alavés22Real Zaragoza22Deportivo La Coruña20

With Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid39Atlético Madrid25Real Betis20Real Valladolid19Barcelona18Celta Vigo16Deportivo La Coruña16Málaga16