Players who played for AC Milan and Empoli

24 players have played for both AC Milan and Empoli, according to Wikidata. The best known include Alberto Gilardino, Mattia De Sciglio and Ignazio Abate. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Marco Borriello. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1939 (Bruno Chizzo), the most recent in 2022 (Koni De Winter).

The full list (24 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAC MilanEmpoli
Alberto GilardinoForwardItaly2005–20082016–2017
Mattia De SciglioDefenderItaly2011–20172024–2025
Ignazio AbateDefenderItaly2003–20192007–2008
Marco BorrielloForwardItaly2002–20102003
Mbaye NiangForwardSenegal2012–20182024
Diego LaxaltDefenderItaly, Uruguay2018–20212014–2015
Ismaël BennacerMidfielderFrance, Algeriasince 20192017–2019
Luca AntoniniDefenderItaly2001–20132007–2008
Rade KrunićMidfielderBosnia and Herzegovina2019–20242015–2019
Luca AntonelliDefenderItaly2006–2008–
Riccardo SaponaraMidfielderItaly2013–20152009–2013
José MauriMidfielderItalysince 2015–
Gabriel Vasconcelos FerreiraGoalkeeperBrazil2012–2014–
Koni De WinterDefenderBelgiumsince 20252022–2023
Matías SilvestreDefenderArgentina2013–2014–
Max TonettoDefenderItaly19991997–1999
Sebastiano RossiGoalkeeperItaly1990–20021984–1985
Simone VerdiMidfielderItaly2010–20112013–2015
Bruno ChizzoMidfielderItaly, Kingdom of Italy1939–19401949–1950
Massimo MaccaroneForwardItaly1998–20002000–2002
Pasquale FoggiaMidfielderItaly2005–20062003–2005
Nicola PozziForwardItaly2004–20052005–2009
Walter NovellinoMidfielderItaly1978–19821974–1975
Ricardo FerreiraDefenderCanada, Portugal2012–20132012–2013

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

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