Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Villarreal and AC Milan

Our snapshot records 16 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Villarreal AC Milan
1 Pepe ReinaSpain
2002–2024 2018–2022
2 Diego LópezSpain
2007–2012 2014–2022
3 Jon Dahl TomassonDenmark
2007–2008 2002–2005
4 Fabricio ColocciniArgentina
2003–2004 2000–2005
5 José MariSpain
2003 2000–2007
6 Roberto AyalaArgentina
2007 1998–2000
7 Carlos BaccaColombia
2017–2021 2015–2018
8 Alexandre PatoBrazil
2016–2017 2007–2013
9 Samu CastillejoSpain
2015–2018 2018–2022
10 Mateo MusacchioArgentina
2009–2017 2017–2021
11 Matías FernándezChile
2007–2009 2016–2017
12 Pervis EstupiñánEcuador
2020–2022 2025
13 Samuel ChukwuezeNigeria
2018–2023 2023–2025
14 Matteo GabbiaItaly
2023–2024 2017–2023
15 Cristian ZapataColombia
2011–2019 2012–2013
16 Daniele BoneraItaly
2015–2019 2006–2015

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 Villarreal–AC Milan connection

Pepe Reina, Diego López, Jon Dahl Tomasson 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 2025, for Pervis Estupiñán. 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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