Players who played for Atlético Madrid and Villarreal

19 players have played for both Atlético Madrid and Villarreal, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Forlán, Diego Godín and Rodri. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Diego Forlán. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1993 (José Francisco Molina), the most recent in 2023 (Alexander Sørloth).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Atlético Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 373 players. Villarreal special (in French)Today's games with its 214 players.

The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAtlético MadridVillarreal
Diego ForlánForwardUruguay2007–20112004–2007
Diego GodínDefenderUruguay2010–20192007–2010
RodriDefenderSpain2018–20192015–2018
Joan CapdevilaDefenderSpain1999–20002007–2011
Alexander SørlothForwardNorwaysince 20242023–2024
Thomas ParteyMidfielderGhana2013–20202025–2026
Fabricio ColocciniDefenderArgentina2002–20032003–2004
Álex Baena–Spainsince 20252011–2025
Adrián LópezForwardSpain2011–20142015–2017
Luciano ViettoForwardArgentinasince 20152014–2015
Gabriel Armando de AbreuDefenderBrazil20242013–2015
Sergio AsenjoGoalkeeperSpain2009–20142013–2014
Óliver TorresMidfielderSpain2012–20142014
Léo BaptistãoForwardBrazil2013–2014since 2015
José Francisco MolinaGoalkeeperSpain1995–20001993–1994
Ariel IbagazaMidfielderArgentina, Spain2003–20062008–2010
Rafael Santos BorréForwardColombia2015–20172016–2017
CaniMidfielderSpain20152006–2015
José MariForwardSpain1997–20032003–2007

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 Atlético Madrid

Barcelona38Real Madrid36Espanyol29Mallorca28Deportivo La Coruña27Real Zaragoza26Real Valladolid26Rayo Vallecano25

With Villarreal

Valencia30Barcelona28Mallorca21Real Valladolid18Espanyol17Getafe16Real Betis16Osasuna15