Players who played for Marseille and Nice

29 players have played for both Marseille and Nice, according to Wikidata. The best known include Mario Balotelli, Patrice Évra and Hatem Ben Arfa. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including William Saliba. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1927 (Joseph Alcazar), the most recent in 2022 (Jonathan Clauss).

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The full list (29 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMarseilleNice
Mario BalotelliForwardItaly20192016–2019
Patrice ÉvraDefenderFrance20172000–2002
Hatem Ben ArfaMidfielderFrance2008–20112015–2016
William SalibaDefenderFrance2021–20222021
Loïc RémyForwardFrance2010–20122008–2010
Mario LeminaMidfielderGabon2013–20152021–2023
Jonathan ClaussDefenderFrance2022–2024since 2024
Bakari KonéForwardIvory Coast2008–20102005–2008
Morgan SansonMidfielderFrance2017–20212023–2024
Rod FanniDefenderFrance2010–20152005–2007
Souleymane DiawaraDefenderSenegal2009–20142014–2015
Daniel BravoMidfielderFrance1998–19991980–2000
Valère GermainForwardFrance2017–20212015–2016
Jordan AmaviDefenderFrance2017–20242013–2022
William AyacheDefenderFrance1987–19911990–1991
Marcel ArtelesaDefenderFrance1966–19681968–1969
Didier CouécouForwardFrance1969–19741969–1970
Jacques AbardonadoDefenderFrance1998–20012002–2008
Habib BamogoForwardFrance, Burkina Faso2004–20072007–2011
Joseph AlcazarForwardFrance1927–19421937–1939
Camel MeriemMidfielderFrance2003–20042011–2013
Marcel DomingoGoalkeeperFrance1956–19581944–1952
Renato CivelliDefenderItaly, Argentina2006–20092010–2013
Fabrice AbrielMidfielderFrance2009–20112011–2014
Éric RoyMidfielderFrance1996–19991988–2004
Olivier EchouafniMidfielderFrance1994–19982003–2010
Victor AgaliForwardNigeria19972004–2005
Elliot GrandinMidfielderFrance2008–20092012
Damien GrégoriniGoalkeeperFrance2000–20021998–2007

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 Marseille

Monaco41Bordeaux36Lyon36PSG35Lens32Rennes28Lille24FC Nantes22

With Nice

Lyon24PSG24Saint-Étienne19Monaco18Bordeaux16Lens13AS Cannes13Rennes12