Players who played for Empoli and Torino

16 players have played for both Empoli and Torino, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ignazio Abate, Marko Pjaca and Mbaye Niang. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ignazio Abate. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1970 (Walter Novellino), the most recent in 2021 (Ardian Ismajli).

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityEmpoliTorino
Ignazio AbateDefenderItaly2007–20082008–2009
Marko PjacaMidfielderCroatia2022–20232021–2022
Mbaye NiangForwardSenegal20242017–2019
Diego LaxaltDefenderItaly, Uruguay2014–20152019–2020
AmauriForwardBrazil20022014–2016
Etrit BerishaGoalkeeperAlbaniasince 20232021–2023
Vince GrellaMidfielderAustralia1998–20042007–2008
Matteo BrighiMidfielderItaly2018–20192012–2014
Afriyie AcquahMidfielderGhana–since 2015
Omar El KaddouriMidfielderMorocco20172013–2015
Simone VerdiMidfielderItaly2013–20152011–2015
Luca BucciGoalkeeperItaly2003–20041997–2003
Ardian IsmajliDefenderAlbania2021–2025since 2025
Cristian PasquatoMidfielderItaly2008–20102012
Walter NovellinoMidfielderItaly1974–19751970–1973
Fabio GalanteDefenderItaly1991–19931999–2004

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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With Torino