Players who played for Bordeaux and FC Nantes

13 players have played for both Bordeaux and FC Nantes, according to Wikidata. The best known include Didier Deschamps, Jérémy Toulalan and Emiliano Sala. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including William Ayache. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1963 (Didier Couécou), the most recent in 2014 (Nicolas Pallois).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBordeauxFC Nantes
Didier DeschampsMidfielderFrance1990–19911983–1989
Jérémy ToulalanMidfielderFrance2016–20182001–2006
Emiliano SalaForwardItaly, Argentina2012–20152015–2019
Sylvain WiltordForwardFrance1997–20002011–2012
Grzegorz KrychowiakMidfielderPoland2008–20122011–2012
William AyacheDefenderFrance1989–19901979–1989
Thierry TusseauDefenderFrance1983–19861974–1983
José TouréForwardFrance1986–19881979–1986
Didier CouécouForwardFrance1963–19761972–1973
Bruno CheyrouMidfielderFrance2005–20062010–2012
Nicolas PalloisDefenderFrance2014–2017since 2017
Jean-Claude DarchevilleForwardFrance2002–20072009–2010
Jacky SimonMidfielderFrance1968–19701963–1968

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 Bordeaux

With FC Nantes