Players who played for Genk and Standard Liège

18 players have played for both Genk and Standard Liège, according to Wikidata. The best known include Christian Benteke, Steven Defour and Tom de Mul. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Christian Benteke. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1975 (Gérard Plessers), the most recent in 2009 (Kristof Van Hout).

The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityGenkStandard Liège
Christian BentekeForwardBelgium2007–20122009–2011
Steven DefourMidfielderBelgium2005–20062006–2011
Tom de MulMidfielderBelgium20092010–2011
Sébastien PocognoliDefenderBelgium2004–20072010–2013
Marvin OgunjimiForwardBelgium2004–20112012
Lei ClijstersDefenderBelgium1982–19861992–1993
Tino-Sven SušićMidfielderBelgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina––
Igor De CamargoForwardBelgium2000–20052006–2015
Bernd ThijsMidfielderBelgium2000–20041995–2000
Dirk MedvedDefenderBelgium1988–19891997–1999
Logan BaillyGoalkeeperBelgium2003–2012–
Sinan BolatGoalkeeperTurkey2005–20082009–2013
Hendrik Van CrombruggeGoalkeeperBelgiumsince 20232009–2011
Gérard PlessersDefenderBelgium1988–19891975–1984
Mohamed SarrDefenderSenegal2011–20122005–2010
Karel GeraertsMidfielderBelgium–2004–2007
Kristof Van HoutGoalkeeperBelgium2012–20142009–2011
Eddy VoordeckersForwardBelgium1982–19851979–1982

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 Genk

With Standard Liège