Players who played for Independiente and Newell's Old Boys

15 players have played for both Independiente and Newell's Old Boys, according to Wikidata. The best known include Óscar Ustari, Hector Yazalde and Ricardo Giusti. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Luis Islas. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1930 (Francisco Rúa), the most recent in 2016 (Milton Valenzuela).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Independiente special (in French)Today's games with its 152 players. Newell's Old Boys special (in French)Today's games with its 102 players.

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityIndependienteNewell's Old Boys
Óscar UstariGoalkeeperArgentina2005–20072014–2015
Hector YazaldeForwardArgentina1967–19711977–1981
Ricardo GiustiMidfielderArgentina1980–19911975–1978
Luis IslasGoalkeeperArgentina1986–20031995
Diego GavilánMidfielderParaguay20092005–2007
Pablo PazDefenderArgentina20031992–1995
Vicente de la MataForwardArgentina1937–19501951–1952
Carlos Morales SantosForwardParaguay1988–19911993–1994
Francisco RúaForwardArgentina1930–19311934–1939
Norberto ScoponiGoalkeeperArgentina1998–20001982–1994
Pablo PérezDefenderBoliviasince 20192006–2014
Pablo GuiñazúMidfielderArgentina2001–20031996–2003
Bruno MarioniForwardArgentina1999–20031995–1997
Hernán PelleranoDefenderArgentinasince 20152011–2012
Milton ValenzuelaDefenderArgentinasince 20252016–2018

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 Independiente

Boca Juniors25River Plate23Huracán18Estudiantes14Racing Club14San Lorenzo de Almagro13Peñarol12Argentinos Juniors12

With Newell's Old Boys

River Plate20Boca Juniors18Estudiantes11