The list
| # | Player | Born | Lens | Nancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alou Diarra | 1981 | 2004–2005, 2005–2006 | 2016–2017 |
| 2 | Brice Samba | 1994 | 2022–2025 | 2015–2016 |
| 3 | Roger Lemerre | 1941 | 1973–1975 | 1971–1973 |
| 4 | Benjamin Moukandjo | 1988 | 2019–2020 | 2011–2014 |
| 5 | Neil El Aynaoui | 2001 | 2023, 2023–2025 | 2018–2021, 2021–2023 |
| 6 | Wilson Oruma | 1976 | 1994–1998 | 1996–1997 |
| 7 | Massadio Haïdara | 1992 | 2018–2024, 2020–2024 | 2010–2012, 2010–2013 |
| 8 | Faitout Maouassa | 1998 | 2023–2024 | 2015 |
| 9 | Tony Vairelles | 1973 | 1995–1999, 2003 | 1991–1995 |
| 10 | Fathi Chebel | 1956 | 1989–1990 | 1975–1979 |
| 11 | Jean Templin | 1928 | 1956–1957 | 1957–1960 |
| 12 | Pascal Berenguer | 1981 | 2011–2012 | 2003–2012 |
| 13 | Wagneau Eloi | 1973 | 1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2004 | 1995–1997 |
| 14 | Nicolas Saint-Ruf | 1992 | 2011–2014 | 2017–2019, 2024– |
| 15 | Alexandre Cuvillier | 1986 | 2012 | 2010–2011, 2011–2014 |
| 16 | Geoffrey Doumeng | 1980 | 2008–2011 | 2004–2005 |
| 17 | Dagui Bakari | 1974 | 2002–2005 | 2005 |
| 18 | Jacques Marie | 1945 | 1968–1975 | 1967–1968 |
| 19 | Bernard Lech | 1946 | 1963–1968 | 1968–1971 |
| 20 | Pascal Zaremba | 1959 | 1984–1986 | 1987–1989 |
| 21 | Jacques Canosi | 1965 | 1989–1990 | 1991–1993 |
| 22 | Philippe Piette | 1958 | 1982–1984 | 1986–1988 |
| 23 | Philippe Avenet | 1967 | 1988–1989 | 1995–1997 |
| 24 | Joël Prou | 1946 | 1967–1968 | 1968–1971 |
| 25 | Claude Deplanche | 1957 | 1984–1987 | 1974–1990 |
Which way they moved
- Lens first, then Nancy: 12
- Nancy first, then Lens: 13
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 Nancy, 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 Nancy
- Metz – Nancy 37 players
- Marseille – Nancy 32 players
- Bastia – Nancy 27 players
- Nancy – Saint-Étienne 27 players
- Nancy – Reims 27 players
- Nancy – Valenciennes 24 players
- Monaco – Nancy 23 players
- Nancy – Rennes 23 players
Nancy: 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.