Players who played for Bordeaux and Marseille

36 players have played for both Bordeaux and Marseille, according to Wikidata. The best known include Didier Deschamps, Jean-Pierre Papin and Hatem Ben Arfa. 20 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Didier Deschamps. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1950 (Gunnar Andersson), the most recent in 2008 (Hatem Ben Arfa).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Bordeaux special (in French)Today's games with its 220 players. Marseille special (in French)Today's games with its 351 players.

The full list (36 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBordeauxMarseille
Didier DeschampsMidfielderFrance1990–19911989–1994
Jean-Pierre PapinForwardFrance1996–19981986–1992
Hatem Ben ArfaMidfielderFrance2020–20212008–2011
Sylvain WiltordForwardFrance1997–20002009
Jean TiganaMidfielderFrance1981–19891989–1991
Alain GiresseMidfielderFrance1970–19861986–1988
Christophe DugarryForwardFrance1988–20021997–1999
Alou DiarraMidfielderFrance2007–20112011–2012
Klaus AllofsForwardGermany1989–19901987–1989
Cédric CarrassoGoalkeeperFrance2009–20172000–2008
Marius TrésorDefenderFrance1980–19841972–1980
Bernard GenghiniMidfielderFrance1988–19891986–1988
Souleymane DiawaraDefenderSenegal2007–20092009–2014
Ibrahim BaMidfielderFrance1996–19972001–2002
Jean-Marc FerreriMidfielderFrance1986–19911992–1995
Alain RocheDefenderFrance1985–20021989–1990
Philippe VercruysseMidfielderFrance1986–19941988–1991
William AyacheDefenderFrance1989–19901987–1991
Cyril DomoraudDefenderIvory Coast1996–19971997–1999
François BracciDefenderFrance1980–19831971–1985
Sylvain N'DiayeMidfielderFrance, Senegal1997–19992003–2005
Joseph-Antoine BellGoalkeeperCameroon1989–19911985–1988
Peter LuccinMidfielderFrance1997–19981998–2000
Didier CouécouForwardFrance1963–19761969–1974
Jean-François DomergueDefenderFrance1975–19801986–1988
Jean FernandezMidfielderFrance1980–19821975–1980
Bruno CheyrouMidfielderFrance2005–20062004–2005
Franck JuriettiDefenderFrance2003–20102001–2002
Eduardo CostaMidfielderBrazil2001–20042004–2005
Laurent FournierMidfielderFrance1994–19951990–1991
Jean-Philippe DurandMidfielderFrance1989–19911991–1997
Gunnar AnderssonForwardSweden, France1958–19601950–1958
Camel MeriemMidfielderFrance2002–20052003–2004
Stéphane DalmatMidfielderFrance2006–20071999–2000
Jean-Pierre TokotoForwardCameroon1972–19781968–1972
Laurent RobuschiForwardFrance1959–19671967–1968

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

Monaco22PSG21Lyon19Rennes17Nice16FC Sochaux-Montbéliard16Saint-Étienne16AS Cannes15

With Marseille

Monaco41Lyon36PSG35Lens32Nice29Rennes28Lille24FC Nantes22