Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Liverpool and Real Madrid

Our snapshot records 12 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Liverpool Real Madrid
1 Nicolas AnelkaFrance
2001–2002 1999–2000
2 Nuri ŞahinTürkiye
2012–2013 2011–2018
3 Fernando MorientesSpain
2005–2006 1997–2005
4 Michael OwenEngland
1996–2004 2004–2005
5 Xabi AlonsoSpain
2004–2009 2009–2014
6 FabinhoBrazil
2018–2023 2012–2013
7 Álvaro ArbeloaSpain
2007–2009 2003–2016
8 Ibrahima KonatéFrance
2021–2026 2026
9 Jerzy DudekPoland
2001–2007 2007–2011
10 Víctor MuñozSpain
2026 2023–2025
11 Trent Alexander-ArnoldEngland
2016–2025 2025
12 Antonio NúñezSpain
2004–2005 2001–2004

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 Liverpool–Real Madrid connection

Nicolas Anelka, Nuri Şahin, Fernando Morientes 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 Ibrahima Konaté. 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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