Players who played for AZ Alkmaar and Willem II

12 players have played for both AZ Alkmaar and Willem II, according to Wikidata. The best known include Mousa Dembélé, Joris Mathijsen and Denny Landzaat. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Mousa Dembélé. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1998 (Joris Mathijsen), the most recent in 2019 (Vangélis Pavlídis).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. AZ Alkmaar special (in French)Today's games with its 133 players. Willem II special (in French)Today's games with its 59 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAZ AlkmaarWillem II
Mousa DembéléMidfielderBelgium2006–20102005–2006
Joris MathijsenDefenderNetherlands2004–20061998–2004
Denny LandzaatMidfielderNetherlands2003–20061999–2014
Mounir El HamdaouiForwardKingdom of the Netherlands2007–20162006–2007
Kew JaliensDefenderNetherlands2004–20111999–2004
Vangélis PavlídisForwardGreece2021–20242019–2021
Kizito MusampaMidfielderNetherlands2007–20082008–2009
Niki MäenpääGoalkeeperFinland2011–20122009–2011
Tarik SektiouiMidfielderMorocco2004–20062000–2004
Kemy AgustienDefenderCuraçao2006–20102004–2006
Stijn WuytensMidfielderBelgium2016–20202013–2016
Adil RamziMidfielderMorocco2004–20061998–2000

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 AZ Alkmaar

PSV22Ajax21Feyenoord18SC Heerenveen11Sparta Rotterdam10

With Willem II

Ajax15Feyenoord10