Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Atlético Madrid and Villarreal

Our snapshot records 20 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Atlético Madrid Villarreal
1 Gabriel PaulistaBrazil
2024–2026 2013–2015
2 Alexander SørlothNorway
2024 2023–2024
3 Luciano ViettoArgentina
2015–2020 2014–2015
4 Diego ForlánUruguay
2007–2011 2004–2007
5 Fabricio ColocciniArgentina
2002 2003–2004
6 Óliver TorresSpain
2013–2019 2014
7 José MariSpain
1997–2003 2003
8 Thomas ParteyGhana
2015 2025–2026
9 Diego GodínUruguay
2010–2019 2007–2010
10 RodriSpain
2018–2019 2015–2018
11 Rafael BorréColombia
2015–2017 2016–2017
12 Adrián LópezSpain
2011–2014 2015–2017
13 Joan CapdevilaSpain
1999–2000 2007–2011
14 Léo BaptistãoBrazil
2013–2016 2015
15 Ariel IbagazaArgentina
2003–2006 2008–2010
16 Álex BaenaSpain
2025 2019–2025
17 Santiago MouriñoUruguay
2023–2024 2025
18 Sergio AsenjoSpain
2009–2022 2013–2014
19 CaniSpain
2015 2006–2015
20 José Francisco MolinaSpain
1995–2000 1993–1994

Years show the first and last recorded season at that club. For players with two separate stints the range spans both.

Source: CrossOver Football’s Transfermarkt-based career snapshot. A verified snapshot update date is unavailable; this is not live data. Loan and youth records may be merged into a parent club. Recorded years are not proof of uninterrupted senior appearances or a direct transfer. See our data scope and corrections policy.

Reading the Atlético Madrid–Villarreal connection

Gabriel Paulista, Alexander Sørloth, Luciano Vietto are among the names recorded at both clubs. These are career links: the players need not have moved directly between the two clubs.

The latest year among these records is 2026, for Gabriel Paulista. This is a snapshot date within a career record, not confirmation of the player’s current club.

Use the years to distinguish an early career spell from a later return. A merged year range can span separate spells; consult the underlying record before treating it as continuous first-team service.

Use the pairing as a football quiz

Try to name one connection before looking at the table, then compare your answer. In a shared-player duel, the challenge is to recall a valid name before your opponent. This web archive is a reference snapshot, not a guarantee about today’s live game pool.

For a different combination, use the two-club player finder or browse the full shared-player archive.

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