Players who played for Real Zaragoza and Valencia

21 players have played for both Real Zaragoza and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include David Villa, Roberto Ayala and Hélder Postiga. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including David Villa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1942 (Simón Lecue), the most recent in 2013 (Rubén Rochina).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Real Zaragoza special (in French)Today's games with its 223 players. Valencia special (in French)Today's games with its 301 players.

The full list (21 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal ZaragozaValencia
David VillaForwardSpain2003–20052005–2010
Roberto AyalaDefenderArgentina2007–20102000–2007
Hélder PostigaForwardPortugal2011–20132013–2014
Pablo AimarMidfielderArgentina2006–20082001–2006
Fernando MorientesForwardSpain1995–19972006–2009
José Enrique SánchezDefenderSpain2016–20172005–2006
Borja IglesiasForwardSpain2017–20182007–2010
Quique Sánchez FloresDefenderSpain1996–19971984–1994
Kily GonzálezMidfielderArgentina1996–19991999–2003
Ricardo OliveiraForwardBrazil2007–20092003–2004
César SánchezGoalkeeperSpain2005–20082009–2011
Javier ArizmendiForwardSpain2008–20102007–2008
Juan Francisco GarcíaDefenderSpain2006–20081997–1999
Fernando CáceresDefenderArgentina1993–19961996–1998
Rubén RochinaMidfielderSpain2013–
Simón LecueMidfielderSpain1948–19491942–1946
Javier HernándezMidfielderMexico1994–19951989–1991
Natxo InsaMidfielderMalaysia20152007–2009
Jorge López MontañaMidfielderSpain2008–20112003–2007
Manuel BadenesForwardSpain1949–19501950–1956
José Ignacio SáenzMidfielderSpain1997–20021995–1997

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 Zaragoza

Real Madrid37Barcelona32Atlético Madrid26Espanyol22Deportivo La Coruña18Mallorca16Real Valladolid15Alavés13

With Valencia

Barcelona36Villarreal30Celta Vigo29Real Madrid26Levante UD26Real Valladolid25Atlético Madrid24Sevilla22