The list
| # | Player | Born | Lens | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-Vivien Foé | 1975 | 1994–1999 | 2002–2003 |
| 2 | Abdukodir Khusanov | 2004 | 2023–2025, 2024 | 2025– |
| 3 | Seko Fofana | 1995 | 2020–2023 | 2014–2016 |
| 4 | Antoine Sibierski | 1974 | 2000–2003 | 2003–2006 |
| 5 | Thierry Ambrose | 1997 | 2018–2019 | 2015–2020 |
Which way they moved
- Lens first, then Manchester City: 3
- Manchester City first, then Lens: 2
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Lens and Manchester City, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Lens
- Lens – Marseille 56 players
- Lens – Rennes 50 players
- Lens – Valenciennes 46 players
- Lens – Nice 43 players
- Lens – Lille 40 players
- Lens – Metz 36 players
- Lens – Nantes 36 players
- Lens – Paris Saint-Germain 35 players
Lens: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Manchester City
- Manchester City – Manchester United 59 players
- Everton – Manchester City 54 players
- Manchester City – Stoke City 53 players
- Manchester City – Sunderland 50 players
- Manchester City – Norwich City 47 players
- Manchester City – Sheffield United 42 players
- Burnley – Manchester City 40 players
- Crystal Palace – Manchester City 38 players
Manchester City: every club it shares players with
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.