Players who played for FC Nantes and Marseille

22 players have played for both FC Nantes and Marseille, according to Wikidata. The best known include Didier Deschamps, Marcel Desailly and Fabien Barthez. 15 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Didier Deschamps. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1969 (Didier Couécou), the most recent in 2014 (Valentin Rongier).

The full list (22 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityFC NantesMarseille
Didier DeschampsMidfielderFrance1983–19891989–1994
Marcel DesaillyDefenderFrance1986–19921992–1993
Fabien BarthezGoalkeeperFrance2006–20071992–2006
Dimitri PayetMidfielderFrance2005–20072013–2023
Claude MakeléléDefenderFrance1991–19971997–1998
Sylvain WiltordForwardFrance2011–20122009
Lorik CanaDefenderSwitzerland, France, Albania2015–20162005–2009
Jordan VeretoutMidfielderFrance2011–20152022–2024
Amine HaritMidfielderMorocco––
Yvon Le RouxDefenderFrance1985–19871987–1989
Georges-Kévin NkoudouMidfielderFrance, Cameroon2013–20152015–2016
William AyacheDefenderFrance1979–19891987–1991
Valentin RongierMidfielderFrance2014–20192019–2025
Salomon OlembeMidfielderCameroon1997–20022001–2007
Didier CouécouForwardFrance1972–19731969–1974
Reynald PedrosMidfielderFrance1990–19961996
Bruno CheyrouMidfielderFrance2010–20122004–2005
Habib BamogoForwardFrance, Burkina Faso2005–20062004–2007
Rudy RiouGoalkeeperFrance2011–20122008–2011
Wilfried DalmatMidfielderFrance2000–20032002
Jean-Jacques EydelieMidfielderFrance1984–19921992–1993
Jocelyn GourvennecMidfielderFrance1995–19981998–1999

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 FC Nantes

With Marseille