Players who played for Club América and River Plate

12 players have played for both Club América and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include Sebastián Abreu, Oscar Ruggeri and Guido Rodríguez. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Alberto García Aspe. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1985 (Oscar Ruggeri), the most recent in 2022 (Miguel Borja).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Club América special (in French)Today's games with its 97 players. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityClub AméricaRiver Plate
Sebastián AbreuForwardUruguay20032008–2009
Oscar RuggeriDefenderArgentina1992–19931985–1988
Guido RodríguezMidfielderArgentina–2014–2016
Miguel BorjaForwardColombiasince 20262022–2026
Alberto García AspeMidfielderMexico1997–19991995
Nelson CuevasForwardParaguay2006–20071998–2005
Tabaré ViudezMidfielderUruguay2010–2012since 2015
Gonzalo MartínezMidfielderArgentina–2015–2019
Sergio BertiMidfielderArgentina1999–20001990–1999
Daniel MontenegroMidfielderArgentina2009–20122003–2006
Rubens SambuezaMidfielderArgentinasince 20122003–2009
Federico HiguaínForwardArgentina20082003–2007

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 Club América

Atlante14Real Madrid11Club de Fútbol Monterrey11Cruz Azul11

With River Plate

Boca Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20