Players who played for Manchester City and Marseille

11 players have played for both Manchester City and Marseille, according to Wikidata. The best known include George Weah, Mario Balotelli and Samir Nasri. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including George Weah. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1997 (Djamel Belmadi), the most recent in 2024 (Gerónimo Rulli).

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The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester CityMarseille
George WeahForwardLiberia20002000–2001
Mario BalotelliForwardItaly2010–20132019
Samir NasriMidfielderFrance2011–20172004–2008
Daniel Van BuytenDefenderBelgium20042001–2004
Joey BartonMidfielderEngland2002–20072012–2013
Gerónimo RulliGoalkeeperArgentinasince 20262024–2026
Benjamin MendyDefenderFrance2017–20232013–2016
Iliman NdiayeForwardSenegalsince 20262023–2024
Karim RekikDefenderNetherlands2011–2015since 2015
Djamel BelmadiMidfielderAlgeria20031997–2003
Tyrone MearsDefenderJamaica2001–20022008–2009

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

With Manchester City

Everton26Chelsea25Liverpool24Arsenal23Aston Villa23Bolton Wanderers22Nottingham Forest22Sunderland22

With Marseille

Monaco41Bordeaux36Lyon36PSG35Lens32Nice29Rennes28Lille24