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
20242026 20132015
2 Alexander SørlothNorway
2024 20232024
3 Luciano ViettoArgentina
20152020 20142015
4 Diego ForlánUruguay
20072011 20042007
5 Fabricio ColocciniArgentina
2002 20032004
6 Óliver TorresSpain
20132019 2014
7 José MariSpain
19972003 2003
8 Thomas ParteyGhana
2015 20252026
9 Diego GodínUruguay
20102019 20072010
10 RodriSpain
20182019 20152018
11 Rafael BorréColombia
20152017 20162017
12 Adrián LópezSpain
20112014 20152017
13 Joan CapdevilaSpain
19992000 20072011
14 Léo BaptistãoBrazil
20132016 2015
15 Ariel IbagazaArgentina
20032006 20082010
16 Álex BaenaSpain
2025 20192025
17 Santiago MouriñoUruguay
20232024 2025
18 Sergio AsenjoSpain
20092022 20132014
19 CaniSpain
2015 20062015
20 José Francisco MolinaSpain
19952000 19931994

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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