Players who played for Real Madrid and Real Sociedad

23 players have played for both Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, according to Wikidata. The best known include Xabi Alonso, Martin Ødegaard and Takefusa Kubo. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Théo Hernandez. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1904 (José Ángel Berraondo), the most recent in 2019 (Takefusa Kubo).

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The full list (23 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal MadridReal Sociedad
Xabi AlonsoMidfielderSpain2009–20142000–2004
Martin ØdegaardMidfielderNorway2015–20212019–2020
Takefusa KuboMidfielderJapan2019–2022since 2022
Théo HernandezDefenderFrance2017–20192018–2019
Álvaro OdriozolaDefenderSpain2018–20232006–2018
Esteban GraneroMidfielderSpain2009–20122013–2017
Sergio CanalesMidfielderNigeria2010–20122014–2018
Asier IllarramendiMidfielderSpain2013–20152009–2023
Diego LlorenteDefenderSpain2013–20172017–2020
Sávio Bortolini PimentelMidfielderBrazil1997–20022007
Willian JoséForwardBrazil2014since 2016
Agne SimonssonForwardSweden1960–19631961–1962
Mutiu AdepojuMidfielderNigeria–1996–2000
José AraquistáinGoalkeeperSpain1961–19681956–1961
Mikel LasaDefenderSpain1991–19971989–1991
Manuel Olivares LapeñaForwardSpain1931–19341934–1935
Júlio César Santos CorreaDefenderBrazil1999–20022000–2001
Gerardo GarcíaDefenderSpain–2006–2009
Juan Manuel VillaForwardSpain1960–19621961–1962
Sabino Barinaga AlberdiForwardSpain1939–19501950–1954
Juan Antonio IpiñaMidfielderSpain1936–19491933–1935
José Ángel BerraondoDefenderSpain1904–19091909–1913
Juan ArtolaMidfielderSpain1915–19161913–1926

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 Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32

With Real Sociedad

Athletic Club26SD Eibar24Alavés22Barcelona21Osasuna15Real Betis14Valencia12Mallorca12