Players who played for Independiente and Peñarol

12 players have played for both Independiente and Peñarol, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Forlán, Cristian Rodríguez and Raimundo Orsi. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jorge Fossati. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1920 (Raimundo Orsi), the most recent in 2014 (Alejandro Silva González).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityIndependientePeñarol
Diego ForlánForwardUruguay1997–20022015–2016
Cristian RodríguezMidfielderUruguay2015–20162002–2021
Raimundo OrsiMidfielderItaly, Argentina1920–19351938–1942
Ernesto MascheroniDefenderItaly, Uruguay19341930–1940
Antonio AlzamendiForwardUruguay1979–19821985
Jorge FossatiGoalkeeperUruguay1980–19811973–1980
BrittoMidfielderBrazil19391939
Guillermo RodríguezDefenderUruguay2006–20092009–2011
Luis GaristoDefenderUruguay1969–19731974–1976
Diego Vicente AguirreForwardUruguay19921986–1996
Venancio RamosForwardUruguay1987–19881977–1983
Alejandro Silva GonzálezDefenderUruguaysince 20182014–2015

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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With Peñarol