Players who played for Marseille and Valenciennes

15 players have played for both Marseille and Valenciennes, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jean-Pierre Papin, Didier Six and Foued Kadir. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Joseph Bonnel. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1931 (Joseph Gonzales), the most recent in 2009 (Fabrice Abriel).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Marseille special (in French)Today's games with its 351 players. Valenciennes special (in French)Today's games with its 83 players.

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMarseilleValenciennes
Jean-Pierre PapinForwardFrance1986–19921984–1985
Didier SixMidfielderFrance1978–19801970–1987
Foued KadirMidfielderAlgeria2013–20152009–2013
Djamel BelmadiMidfielderAlgeria1997–20032007–2009
Jacques AbardonadoDefenderFrance1998–20012008–2010
Dianbobo BaldéDefenderGuinea, France1995–19992009–2011
Joseph BonnelMidfielderFrance1967–19731959–1967
Daniel LeclercqDefenderFrance1970–19741967–1984
Ernest LibératiForwardFrance1937–19381936–1937
Fabrice AbrielMidfielderFrance2009–20112014–2015
Thierry LaureyDefenderFrance1986–19871982–1986
Ignace KowalczykMidfielderFrance1936–19371933–1936
Joseph GonzalesDefenderFrance1936–19461931–1933
Mamadou SamassaForwardMali, France2008–20102009–2012
Étienne SansonettiForwardFrance1958–19631963–1964

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

Monaco41Bordeaux36Lyon36PSG35Lens32Nice29Rennes28Lille24

With Valenciennes

Lens13Lille10FC Metz10Lorient10