Players who played for Mainz and VfB Stuttgart

10 players have played for both Mainz and VfB Stuttgart, according to Wikidata. The best known include Shinji Okazaki, Ádám Szalai and Alexandru Maxim. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Shinji Okazaki. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 2002 (Abdelaziz Ahanfouf), the most recent in 2015 (Besar Halimi).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMainzVfB Stuttgart
Shinji OkazakiForwardJapan2013–20152011–2013
Ádám SzalaiForwardHungary2010–2013–
Alexandru MaximMidfielderRomania2017–20202013–2017
Dario KrešićGoalkeeperCroatia2014–
Tim HooglandDefenderGermany2007–20102012–2013
Imre SzabicsForwardHungary2006–20072003–2005
Abdelaziz AhanfoufForwardGermany2002–
Besar HalimiMidfielderGermanysince 2015–
Antônio da SilvaMidfielderBrazil2003–20062006–2008
Jan ŠimákMidfielderCzech Republic2010–20112008–2009

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

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With VfB Stuttgart