Which players played for both Bologna and Empoli?

39 players have played for both Bologna and Empoli, including Alberto Gilardino, Diego Laxalt, Lukasz Skorupski, Mattia Destro, Marcelo Zalayeta, Roberto Soriano, Matteo Brighi, Max Tonetto, Simone Verdi and Andrea Raggi.

Players Who Played for Both Bologna and Empoli (39 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 39 players have played for both Bologna and Empoli. The best known: Alberto Gilardino, Diego Laxalt and Lukasz Skorupski.

The list

#	Player	Born	Bologna	Empoli
1	Alberto Gilardino	1982	2012–2013	2016–2017
2	Diego Laxalt	1993	2013–2014	2014–2015
3	Lukasz Skorupski	1991	2018–	2015–2017
4	Mattia Destro	1991	2015–2020	2022–2024
5	Marcelo Zalayeta	1978	2009–2010	1998–1999
6	Roberto Soriano	1991	2019, 2019–2023	2010–2011
7	Matteo Brighi	1981	2001–2002, 2015–2016	2018–2019
8	Max Tonetto	1974	2000	1997–1999
9	Simone Verdi	1992	2016–2018	2013–2015
10	Andrea Raggi	1984	2009–2010, 2011–2012	2003–2008
11	Tiberio Guarente	1985	2012–2013	2014–2015
12	Cristian Pasquato	1989	2012–2013	2008–2010
13	Roberto Piccoli	2001	2026–	2023
14	Federico Di Francesco	1994	2016–2018	2021–2022
15	Marcel Büchel	1991	2014–2015	2015–2016, 2016–2019
16	Simone Romagnoli	1990	2018	2017–2018, 2018–2022, 2026–
17	Andrea Costa	1986	2003–2008	2015–2017
18	Nicolò Cambiaghi	2000	?–	2022–2024
19	Domenico Maietta	1982	2014–2018	2018–2020
20	Emanuel Vignato	2000	2020–2022	2023
21	Nicolò Casale	1998	2024–2025, 2025–	2020–2021
22	Manuel Belleri	1977	2009	1999–2004
23	Riccardo Bonetto	1979	2007–2008	2001–2006
24	Marcello Castellini	1973	2000–2003	—
25	Christian Amoroso	1976	2002–2009	1996–1997
26	Antonio Buscè	1975	2010–2011	2002–2009, 2011–2012
27	Luca Cecconi	1964	1993–1995	1983–1984
28	Angelo Antonazzo	1981	2005–2006	2009–2010
29	Davide Carrus	1979	2007–2009	2009
30	Vincenzo Romano	1956	1984–1985	1988–1989
31	Marco Roccati	1975	1998–2001	1997–1998
32	Giuseppe Incocciati	1963	1991–1993	1987–1988
33	Carlo Furlanis	1939	1960–1969	1971–1972
34	Gaetano Musella	1960	1986–1987	1990–1992
35	Leonardo Rossi	1960	1978–1979	1993–1994
36	Lorenzo Marronaro	1961	1984–1990	1993–1994
37	Francesco Gazzaneo	1965	1983–1986	1989–1990
38	Giovanni Fasce	1970	1994–1995	1991–1992
39	Renato Pastori	1918	1945–1946	1950–1951

Which way they moved

Bologna first, then Empoli: 19
Empoli first, then Bologna: 18

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Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.

Players who played for both Bologna and Empoli