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#3 Roberto Soldado
Not many fans will remember Roberto Soldado's time with Real Madrid. The Spaniard was part of Real’s youth team and made his first appearance for the club in a 1-2 win against Tenerife in the 2004-05 Copa Del Rey.
Soldado made 27 appearances for Los Blancos over the course of three years, which also included a loan spell with Osasuna. The Spaniard was part of Real’s 2007-08 La Liga title-winning team but made just five appearances that season.
After a dismal spell with Real, Soldado joined Getafe in 2008 and moved to Valencia at the start of the 2010-11 season. The Spaniard scored 82 goals in 141 appearances for Valencia, a display that was in stark contrast to his time in the Spanish capital. The 36-year-old currently plays for Levante after spells with Tottenham Hotspur, Villareal, Fenerbahce, and Granada.
#2 Jose Antonio Reyes
Jose Antonio Reyes will always be fondly remembered by football fans for the legacy he left behind following his untimely death in 2019. Reyes had a phenomenal run with Arsenal in the Premier League and with Spanish sides Sevilla and Atletico Madrid. However, the Spaniard also had a stint with Real Madrid that is often forgotten.
After two successful seasons with Arsenal that included a Premier League title and FA Cup victory, Reyes spent the 2006-07 season on loan with Real. He made a total of 38 appearances for Los Blancos across all competitions. He managed to score seven goals during his time at the Bernabeu.
Reyes’s performances for Real were sporadic, and he was relatively anonymous for most of the games he played in. He won the La Liga title with Real during his loan spell. He then played for Atletico Madrid the following season and won two Europa League titles with the Colchoneros.
#1 Juanfran
While most people associate Juanfran with Atletico Madrid, there was a time when he played for rivals Real Madrid. The Spaniard began his career in Real’s youth team and made his first appearance for the senior team in 2004.
Juanfran’s first game for Real was in the Copa del Rey round of 16 against Eibar. The Spaniard put in a commendable performance on the wing, providing an assist in the game which eventually ended 1-1. However, Juanfran would find no further success in Real’s first team and ended up making just 10 more appearances.
The versatile right-back was then loaned out to Espanyol in 2005 and was signed by Osasuna at the start of the 2006-07 season. Juanfran’s most successful career spell was with Atletico Madrid, for whom he signed in the 2011 summer transfer window. The Spaniard won the La Liga, Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup, and two Europa League trophies with Atelti.
