Players who played for Real Madrid and São Paulo

12 players have played for both Real Madrid and São Paulo, according to Wikidata. The best known include Kaká, James Rodríguez and Casemiro. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Casemiro. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1959 (Didi), the most recent in 2017 (Éder Gabriel Militão).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Real Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 460 players. São Paulo special (in French)Today's games with its 289 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal MadridSão Paulo
KakáForwardBrazil2009–20132001–2014
James RodríguezForwardColombia2014–20202023–2024
CasemiroDefenderBrazil2013–20222010–2013
Éder Gabriel MilitãoDefenderBrazilsince 20192017–2018
DidiMidfielderBrazil1959–19601966
Juan Francisco Torres BelénDefenderSpain2004–20062019–2021
Júlio BaptistaForwardBrazil2005–20082000–2003
CicinhoDefenderBrazil2006–20072004–2010
Willian JoséForwardBrazil20142011–2012
Luis NenêMidfielderBrazil–since 2015
Ricardo Roberto Barreto da RochaDefenderBrazil1991–19931989–1991
Rodrigo FabriMidfielderBrazil1998–20032006

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 São Paulo

Santos66Flamengo50Corinthians49Palmeiras49Vasco da Gama44Botafogo44Grêmio39Atlético Mineiro37