Players who played for Lyon and Marseille

36 players have played for both Lyon and Marseille, according to Wikidata. The best known include Hatem Ben Arfa, Mathieu Valbuena and Sylvain Wiltord. 16 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Hatem Ben Arfa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1950 (Pierre Flamion), the most recent in 2022 (Jordan Veretout).

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The full list (36 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLyonMarseille
Hatem Ben ArfaMidfielderFrance2004–20082008–2011
Mathieu ValbuenaMidfielderFrance2015–20172006–2014
Sylvain WiltordForwardFrance2004–20072009
Loïc RémyForwardFrance2006–20082010–2012
Abedi PeléMidfielderGhana1993–19941988–1993
Emerson Palmieri dos SantosDefenderItaly2021–2022since 2025
Jean TiganaMidfielderFrance1978–19811989–1991
Nicolas NkoulouDefenderCameroon2016–20182011–2016
Duje Ćaleta-CarDefenderCroatia2023–20262018–2022
Alou DiarraMidfielderFrance2006–20072011–2012
Bafétimbi GomisForwardFrance2009–20142016–2017
Jordan VeretoutMidfielderFrance2024–20252022–2024
Manuel AmorosDefenderFrance1993–19951989–1996
Sonny AndersonForwardBrazil1999–20031994
Sabri LamouchiMidfielderFrance–2005–2006
Clinton NjieForwardCameroon2012–20152016–2019
Benoît PedrettiMidfielderFrance2005–20062004–2005
Jérémy MorelDefenderMadagascar2015–20192011–2015
Peguy LuyindulaForwardFrance2001–20042004–2007
Daniel BravoMidfielderFrance1997–19981998–1999
Lamine DiattaDefenderSenegal2004–20061999
Daniel XuerebForwardFrance1977–19811991–1992
Steve MarletMidfielderFrance2000–20012003–2005
Jean DjorkaeffDefenderFrance1958–19661966–1970
Jean-François DomergueDefenderFrance1982–19831986–1988
Reynald PedrosMidfielderFrance1997–19981996
Franck JuriettiDefenderFrance1993–19942001–2002
Bruno N'GottyDefenderFrance1988–19952000–2002
Laurent FournierMidfielderFrance1980–19881990–1991
Florian MauriceForwardFrance1992–19971998–2001
Jean-Philippe DurandMidfielderFrance1989–19911991–1997
Pascal OlmetaGoalkeeperFrance1993–19961990–1993
François BrissonForwardFrance1989–19901986–1987
Gilles RoussetGoalkeeperFrance1990–19931993–1994
Éric RoyMidfielderFrance1993–19961996–1999
Pierre FlamionForwardFrance1951–19521950–1951

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 Lyon

Rennes27Nice24PSG22Monaco21Saint-Étienne20Bordeaux19Lille17Lens16

With Marseille

Monaco41Bordeaux36PSG35Lens32Nice29Rennes28Lille24FC Nantes22