5 Players who played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid

The biggest rivalry in club football
The biggest rivalry in club football

#3 Ronaldo Luis de Lima

Ronaldo of Real Madrid runs with the ball
Ronaldo of Real Madrid runs with the ball

Position: Centre Forward

Barcelona career: Joined/Left - July 1996/ July 1997

Appearances - 49

Goals/Assists - 47/7

Real Madrid career: Joined/Left - August 2002/ Jan 2007

Appearances - 177

Goals conceded/Clean sheets - 104/34

Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, commonly known as 'The Phenomenon' was a Brazilian International superstar who spent the majority of his time at Real Madrid. He was considered as one of the best when he was at his peak but his injury problems kept him away from really reaching his full potential.

He scored 291 goals and assisted 58 times in 438 matches which are an incredible tally to look upon but his lack of matches in professional football stopped him from making a mark on the history of football as he could've gone on to score many more goals and would've broken many more records.

His time at Barcelona was dreamy and great but was struck by heavy injuries due to which he decided to change the club. He scored 47 goals and assisted 7 times in just 49 matches.

He had played for other elite clubs at that time like Inter Milan and AC Milan scoring 59 in 98 appearances and 9 in 20 appearances respectively.

He rose into fame because of his consistent nature on the field and incomparable skill set that was confusing enough to beat several defenders at a time.

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