Players who played for Valencia and Villarreal

30 players have played for both Valencia and Villarreal, according to Wikidata. The best known include Raúl Albiol, Denis Cheryshev and Roberto Ayala. 14 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Denis Cheryshev. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1978 (Roberto Fernández Bonillo), the most recent in 2021 (Arnaut Groeneveld).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Valencia special (in French)Today's games with its 301 players. Villarreal special (in French)Today's games with its 214 players.

The full list (30 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityValenciaVillarreal
Raúl AlbiolDefenderSpain2004–20092019–2025
Denis CheryshevMidfielderSpain, Russia2016–20222014–2019
Roberto AyalaDefenderArgentina2000–20072007
Carlos MarchenaDefenderSpain2001–20102010–2012
Paco AlcácerForwardSpain2010–20162020–2022
Roberto SoldadoForwardSpain2010–20132015–2017
Juan BernatDefenderSpain2011–20142024–2025
Dani ParejoMidfielderSpain2011–20202020–2026
Gonçalo GuedesForwardPortugal2017–20222024
José Enrique SánchezDefenderSpain2005–20062006–2007
Borja IglesiasForwardSpain2007–20102011–2013
David AlbeldaMidfielderSpain1996–20131996–1999
Andrés PalopGoalkeeperSpain1997–20051997–1999
Francis CoquelinDefenderFrancesince 2018–
Gabriel Armando de AbreuDefenderBrazil2017–20242013–2015
Juan Antonio PizziForwardSpain1993–19942002
Samu CastillejoMidfielderSpain2022–20242015–2018
Arnaut GroeneveldMidfielderNetherlandssince 20252021–2025
Miguel Ángel AnguloForwardSpain1996–20091996–1997
Miodrag BelodediciDefenderRomania1992–19941995–1996
José Francisco MolinaGoalkeeperSpain1993–19941993–1994
Víctor RuizDefenderSpain2011–20152014–2015
Roberto Fernández BonilloMidfielderSpain1981–19951978–1999
Jaume DoménechGoalkeeperSpainsince 20152009–2012
Jaume CostaDefenderSpain2008–20202012–2021
Francisco FarinósMidfielderSpain1997–20002003–2014
Natxo InsaMidfielderMalaysia2007–20092011
Mariano BarbosaGoalkeeperArgentina2007–20082005–2007
Gerardo GarcíaDefenderSpain1999–20011998–1999
Jorge López MontañaMidfielderSpain2003–20071999–2003

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 Valencia

Barcelona36Celta Vigo29Real Madrid26Levante UD26Real Valladolid25Atlético Madrid24Sevilla22Real Zaragoza21

With Villarreal

Barcelona28Mallorca21Atlético Madrid19Real Valladolid18Espanyol17Getafe16Real Betis16Osasuna15