Players who played for KV Mechelen and Standard Liège

16 players have played for both KV Mechelen and Standard Liège, according to Wikidata. The best known include Christian Benteke, Marc Wilmots and Michel Preud'homme. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Marc Wilmots. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1970 (Walter Meeuws), the most recent in 2022 (Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo).

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityKV MechelenStandard Liège
Christian BentekeForwardBelgium2010–20112009–2011
Marc WilmotsMidfielderBelgium1988–19911991–1996
Michel Preud'hommeGoalkeeperBelgium1986–19941977–1986
Steven DefourMidfielderBelgiumsince 20202006–2011
Jean-François GilletGoalkeeperBelgium2015–20161998–2021
Marvin OgunjimiForwardBelgium2003–20042012
Lei ClijstersDefenderBelgium1986–19921992–1993
Walter MeeuwsDefenderBelgium1970–19871981–1984
Alexandre CzerniatynskiForwardBelgium1993–19961985–1989
Boli Bolingoli-MbomboDefenderBelgium2022–2024since 2024
Pascal RenierDefenderBelgium2002–20031998–1999
Anthony MorisGoalkeeperLuxembourg2015–20182008–2014
Hugo CuypersForwardBelgiumsince 20212015–2017
Miloš KosanovićDefenderSerbia2014–20162016–2019
Ahmed El MessaoudiDefenderBelgium, Morocco–since 2015
Ibrahima CisséMidfielderGuinea2014–20162012–2017

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.

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With KV Mechelen

With Standard Liège