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Players who played for both Atlético Madrid and River Plate
14 players in our database played for both Atlético Madrid and River Plate. 4 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Ubaldo Fillol (from 1973); the most recent to join the list is Thiago Almada (from 2025).
| Player | Atlético Madrid | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Ángel Correa | 2014–2025 | 2026–present |
| Augusto Fernández | 2016–2017 | 2006–2009 |
| Celso Ayala | 1999–2000 | 1995–1998, 2001–2005 |
| Germán Burgos | 2001–2004 | 1994–1999 |
| Javier Pinola | 2003–2007 | 2017–2022 |
| Jorge da Silva | 1985–1987 | 1987–1988 |
| Juan Esnáider | 1996–1997 | 2002 |
| Julian Alvarez | 2024–present | 2018–2022, 2022 (loan) |
| Martín Demichelis | 2013 | 2000–2003 |
| Matías Kranevitter | 2015–2016 | 2011–2015, 2023–2025 |
| Rafael Santos Borré | 2015 | 2017–2021, 2026–present |
| Santiago Solari | 1999–2000 | 1996–1998 |
| Thiago Almada | 2025–2026 | 2026–present |
| Ubaldo Fillol | 1985–1986 | 1973–1983 |
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Covers the 14 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).