Players who played for Málaga and Villarreal

11 players have played for both Málaga and Villarreal, according to Wikidata. The best known include Santiago Cazorla, Pau Torres and Adrián López. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Santiago Cazorla. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1998 (Gerardo García), the most recent in 2017 (Pau Torres).

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMálagaVillarreal
Santiago CazorlaMidfielderSpain2011–20122003–2020
Pau TorresDefenderSpain2018–20192017–2023
Adrián LópezForwardSpain2008–20222015–2017
Sergio AsenjoGoalkeeperSpain20112013–2014
Pablo FornalsMidfielderSpainsince 2015–
Ikechukwu UcheForwardNigeriasince 20162011–2015
JosemiDefenderSpain2001–20042006–2008
Javier Calleja RevillaMidfielderSpain2006–20091999–2006
Gerardo GarcíaDefenderSpain2001–20061998–1999
Samuel García SánchezMidfielderSpain20132015
Francisco José OlivasDefenderSpain20072009–2012

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 Villarreal