Players who played for Lorient and Marseille

20 players have played for both Lorient and Marseille, according to Wikidata. The best known include André Ayew, Medhi Benatia and Jordan Ayew. 11 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including André Ayew. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1987 (Jocelyn Gourvennec), the most recent in 2014 (Mattéo Guendouzi).

The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLorientMarseille
André AyewMidfielderGhana2008–20092007–2015
Medhi BenatiaDefenderMorocco2007–20082005–2008
Jordan AyewForwardGhana2014–20152009–2014
Seydou KeitaMidfielderMali2000–20021999–2000
André-Pierre GignacForwardFrance2004–20072010–2015
Benjamin MendyDefenderFrance2023–20252013–2016
Mattéo GuendouziMidfielderFrance2014–20182021–2024
Mario LeminaMidfielderGabon2012–20132013–2015
Karim ZianiMidfielderAlgeria2004–20062007–2009
Bakari KonéForwardIvory Coast2003–20052008–2010
Jérémy MorelDefenderMadagascar2003–20222011–2015
Morgan AmalfitanoMidfielderFrance2008–20112011–2014
Alaixys RomaoMidfielderTogo2010–20132013–2016
Steve MarletMidfielderFrance2006–20072003–2005
Rafidine AbdullahMidfielderComoros2013–20152012–2013
Jacques AbardonadoDefenderFrance2001–20021998–2001
Larry AzouniMidfielderFrance, Tunisia2013–20142012–2014
Fabrice AbrielMidfielderFrance2006–20092009–2011
Jocelyn GourvennecMidfielderFrance1987–19911998–1999
Laurent AbergelMidfielderFrancesince 20192013–2015

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 Lorient

With Marseille