Players who played for Real Madrid and River Plate

11 players have played for both Real Madrid and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include Gonzalo Higuaín, Esteban Cambiasso and Javier Saviola. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Gonzalo Higuaín. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1957 (Rogelio Domínguez), the most recent in 2024 (Franco Mastantuono).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Real Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 460 players. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players.

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal MadridRiver Plate
Gonzalo HiguaínForwardArgentina2007–20132005–2007
Esteban CambiassoMidfielderArgentina2002–20042001–2002
Javier SaviolaForwardArgentina2007–20091998–2016
Oscar RuggeriDefenderArgentina1989–19901985–1988
Juan Eduardo EsnáiderForwardArgentina1991–19962002
Santiago SolariMidfielderArgentina2000–20051996–1998
Franco MastantuonoForwardArgentinasince 20252024–2025
Carlos Andres DiogoDefenderUruguay2005–20072004–2005
Enrique WolffDefenderArgentina1977–19791973–1974
Rogelio DomínguezGoalkeeperArgentina1957–19621962–1963
Oscar MásForwardArgentina1973–19741964–1977

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 Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32

With River Plate

Boca Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20