Players who played for Beşiktaş and Galatasaray

17 players have played for both Beşiktaş and Galatasaray, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ryan Babel, Michy Batshuayi and Burak Yılmaz. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ryan Babel. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1952 (Suat Mamat), the most recent in 2022 (Milot Rashica).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Beşiktaş special (in French)Today's games with its 186 players. Galatasaray special (in French)Today's games with its 216 players.

The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBeşiktaşGalatasaray
Ryan BabelMidfielderNetherlands2016–20192019–2022
Michy BatshuayiForwardBelgium2021–20222024–2025
Burak YılmazMidfielderTurkey2006–20202012–2016
Mehmet TopalMidfielderTurkey2021–20222006–2010
Okan BurukMidfielderTurkey2004–20061991–2008
Milot RashicaForwardAlbania, Kosovosince 20232022–2023
Gökhan ZanDefenderTurkey2003–20092009–2015
Adrian IlieMidfielderRomania2003–20041996–1998
Caner ErkinMidfielderTurkey2016–20202009–2010
Dany NounkeuDefenderCameroon20142012–2015
Emre AşıkDefenderTurkey2003–20062000–2010
Ayhan AkmanMidfielderTurkey1998–20012001–2012
Sergen YalçınMidfielderTurkey1991–20062000–2002
Ahmet BermanForwardTurkey1955–19591959–1965
Serdar ÖzkanMidfielderTurkey2002–20102010–2011
Cenk GönenGoalkeeperTurkey2010–2015since 2015
Suat MamatForwardTurkey1964–19681952–1964

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

With Beşiktaş

Fenerbahçe23Benfica12Valencia11Gençlerbirliği11Marseille10Trabzonspor10Gaziantepspor10

With Galatasaray

Fenerbahçe25Inter12Gaziantepspor12Marseille11İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.11FCSB11Bursaspor11Antalyaspor10