Players who played for Málaga and Rayo Vallecano

16 players have played for both Málaga and Rayo Vallecano, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Llorente, Sebastián Fernández and Rubén Castro. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Diego Llorente. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1954 (Gabriel Alonso), the most recent in 2015 (Javi Guerra).

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMálagaRayo Vallecano
Diego LlorenteDefenderSpain2016–20172015–2016
Sebastián FernándezForwardUruguay2010–20132013–2014
Rubén CastroForwardSpain2022–20232009–2010
Iván RubénGoalkeeperSpain2010–20132012–2014
Manuel Velázquez VillaverdeMidfielderSpain1963–19651962–1963
Pedro ContrerasGoalkeeperSpain1999–20031996–1997
Manuel IturraMidfielderItaly, Chile2012–20132016
Miguel Ángel Sánchez MuñozMidfielderSpain20051993–2012
Gabriel AlonsoDefenderSpain1954–19561956–1957
Javi GuerraForwardSpain2015since 2015
José Manuel CasadoDefenderSpain2013–20152010–2013
José María MovillaMidfielderSpain1998–20012009–2012
Sergio Contreras PardoForwardSpain2002–20042011–2012
Ibán CuadradoDefenderSpain2008–20102010
Javier DoradoDefenderSpain1998–19992002–2003
José Manuel González LópezForwardSpain19961994–1996

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 Málaga

With Rayo Vallecano