Players who played for River Plate and Valencia

14 players have played for both River Plate and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include Mario Kempes, Nicolás Otamendi and Roberto Ayala. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Mario Kempes. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1976 (Mario Kempes), the most recent in 2018 (Lucas Beltrán).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players. Valencia special (in French)Today's games with its 301 players.

The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityRiver PlateValencia
Mario KempesForwardArgentina1981–19821976–1984
Nicolás OtamendiDefenderArgentinasince 20262014–2015
Roberto AyalaDefenderArgentina1994–19952000–2007
Pablo AimarMidfielderArgentina1993–20152001–2006
Ariel OrtegaForwardArgentina1991–20121997–1998
Enzo PérezGoalkeeperArgentina2017–20252015–2017
Augusto FernándezMidfielderArgentina2005–2010–
Juan Antonio PizziForwardSpain1998–19991993–1994
Alejandro DomínguezMidfielderArgentina2001–20122010–2012
Bruno ZuculiniMidfielderArgentinasince 20182014–2015
Lucas BeltránForwardArgentina2018–20232025–2026
Fernando CáceresDefenderArgentina1991–19931996–1998
Mariano BarbosaGoalkeeperArgentina20092007–2008
Lucas OrbánDefenderArgentina2009–20122014–2016

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 River Plate

Boca Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20

With Valencia

Barcelona36Villarreal30Celta Vigo29Real Madrid26Levante UD26Real Valladolid25Atlético Madrid24Sevilla22