Players who played for Lens and Montpellier

10 players have played for both Lens and Montpellier, according to Wikidata. The best known include John Utaka, Henri Bedimo and Daniel Xuereb. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Henri Bedimo. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1981 (Daniel Xuereb), the most recent in 2015 (Florian Sotoca).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLensMontpellier
John UtakaForwardNigeria2002–20052011–2013
Henri BedimoDefenderCameroon2010–20112011–2013
Daniel XuerebForwardFrance1981–19861989–1991
Vitorino HiltonDefenderBrazil2004–2008since 2011
Patrice GarandeForwardFrance1989–19901990–1991
Robert MalmForwardTogo1990–19932006–2008
Florian SotocaForwardFrancesince 20192015–2016
Toifilou MaoulidaMidfielderFrance2008–20111997–2002
Rudy RiouGoalkeeperFrance2012–20151999–2004
Grégory VignalDefenderFrance2006–20091999–2000

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 Lens

With Montpellier