The list
| # | Player | Born | Beşiktaş | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nihat Kahveci | 1979 | 1997–2002, 2009–2011 | 2006–2009 |
| 2 | Eric Bailly | 1994 | 2023 | 2015–2016, 2023–2025 |
| 3 | Gabriel Paulista | 1990 | 2024–2026 | 2013–2015 |
| 4 | Víctor Ruiz | 1989 | 2019–2020 | 2014–2015, 2015–2019 |
Which way they moved
- Beşiktaş first, then Villarreal: 1
- Villarreal first, then Beşiktaş: 3
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Beşiktaş and Villarreal, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Beşiktaş
- Beşiktaş – Fenerbahçe 46 players
- Beşiktaş – Gaziantepspor 35 players
- Beşiktaş – Gençlerbirliği 35 players
- Beşiktaş – Trabzonspor 33 players
- Antalyaspor – Beşiktaş 32 players
- Ankaragücü – Beşiktaş 32 players
- Beşiktaş – Galatasaray 31 players
- Beşiktaş – Bursaspor 30 players
Beşiktaş: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Villarreal
- Valencia – Villarreal 37 players
- Barcelona – Villarreal 29 players
- Mallorca – Villarreal 28 players
- Espanyol – Villarreal 28 players
- Levante – Villarreal 28 players
- Getafe – Villarreal 27 players
- Real Betis – Villarreal 25 players
- Alavés – Villarreal 24 players
Villarreal: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.