Players who played for Liverpool and Real Madrid

14 players have played for both Liverpool and Real Madrid, according to Wikidata. The best known include Xabi Alonso, Michael Owen and Álvaro Arbeloa. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Xabi Alonso. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1990 (Steve McManaman), the most recent in 2025 (Víctor Muñoz).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLiverpoolReal Madrid
Xabi AlonsoMidfielderSpain2004–20092009–2014
Michael OwenForwardEngland1995–20042004–2005
Álvaro ArbeloaDefenderSpain2007–20092004–2016
Nicolas AnelkaForwardFrance20021999–2000
Trent Alexander-ArnoldDefenderEngland2016–2025since 2025
Nuri ŞahinMidfielderTurkey2012–20132011–2014
Ibrahima KonatéDefenderFrance2021–2026since 2026
Fábio Henrique TavaresDefenderBrazil2018–20232013
Jerzy DudekGoalkeeperPoland2001–20072007–2011
Fernando MorientesForwardSpain2005–20061997–2005
Steve McManamanForwardEngland1990–19991999–2003
Mohamed SissokoMidfielderMali2005–20082015
Víctor MuñozForwardSpainsince 20262025
Antonio NúñezMidfielderSpain2004–20052003–2004

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 Liverpool

Aston Villa27Manchester City24Southampton22West Ham22Newcastle United21Bolton Wanderers21Fulham21Blackburn Rovers20

With Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32