Players who played for Real Madrid and Sporting de Gijón

17 players have played for both Real Madrid and Sporting de Gijón, according to Wikidata. The best known include Luis Enrique, Laurie Cunningham and Rubén Yáñez. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Luis Enrique. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1961 (Vicente Miera), the most recent in 2016 (Jorge Franco).

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. Sporting de Gijón special (in French)Today's games with its 131 players.

The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal MadridSporting de Gijón
Luis EnriqueForwardSpain1991–19961989–1991
Laurie CunninghamMidfielderEngland1979–19831983–1984
Rubén YáñezGoalkeeperSpain2015–2017since 2023
Omar MascarellMidfielderSpain, Equatorial Guinea2012–2013since 2015
David BarralForwardSpain–2006–2012
Antonio MacedaDefenderSpain1985–19881976–1985
Luis Hernández RodríguezDefenderSpain–since 2012
Vicente MieraDefenderSpain1961–19691969–1971
Francisco VillarroyaDefenderSpain1990–19941996–1998
Jorge FrancoMidfielderSpain–2016–2017
Rafael MarañónForwardSpain1968–19741969–1970
Francisco Javier Álvarez UríaDefenderSpain1974–19771977–1983
Miguel Ángel GuerreroForwardSpain–2012–2016
Javier DoradoDefenderSpain1999–20002001–2006
Francisco Javier Aguilar GarcíaForwardSpain1971–19791979–1981
Edwin CongoForwardSpain, Colombia1999–20022006–2007
Alberto Rivera PizarroMidfielderSpain1996–20022009–2012

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 Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32

With Sporting de Gijón

Barcelona15Levante UD13Getafe12Real Zaragoza11Real Valladolid11Osasuna11Racing de Santander11Valencia10