Players who played for Real Betis and Villarreal

16 players have played for both Real Betis and Villarreal, according to Wikidata. The best known include Giovani Lo Celso, Joel Campbell and Ayoze Pérez. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Giovani Lo Celso. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 2001 (Martín Palermo), the most recent in 2023 (Ayoze Pérez).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Real Betis special (in French)Today's games with its 260 players. Villarreal special (in French)Today's games with its 214 players.

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal BetisVillarreal
Giovani Lo CelsoMidfielderItaly, Argentina2018–20202022–2023
Joel CampbellMidfielderCosta Rica2012–20182015
Ayoze PérezForwardSpain2023–2024since 2024
Borja IglesiasForwardSpain2019–20252011–2013
Martín PalermoForwardArgentina2003–20042001–2003
Cédric BakambuForwardDemocratic Republic of the Congo2024–20262015–2018
Aïssa MandiDefenderAlgeria2016–2021since 2021
Jefferson MonteroMidfielderEcuador2011–20122010–2012
Léo BaptistãoForwardBrazil2014since 2015
Iván MarcanoDefenderSpainsince 20162009–2012
Ángel Domingo López RuanoDefenderSpain2012–20132007–2012
José MariForwardSpain2007–20082003–2007
Jonathan Pereira RodríguezForwardSpain2010–20122006–2015
Matías NahuelMidfielderArgentina–2012–2013
Leandro SomozaMidfielderArgentina2007–20082006–2008
José Antonio DoradoDefenderSpain2010–20132013–2015

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

With Real Betis

Real Madrid35Barcelona28Atlético Madrid22Rayo Vallecano20Espanyol19Málaga17Real Valladolid17Valencia16

With Villarreal

Valencia30Barcelona28Mallorca21Atlético Madrid19Real Valladolid18Espanyol17Getafe16Osasuna15