The list
| # | Player | Born | Lens | Nantes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Lemerre | 1941 | 1973–1975 | 1969–1971 |
| 2 | Mehdi Abeid | 1992 | 2010–2011 | 2019–2021 |
| 3 | Jean-Kévin Duverne | 1997 | 2016 | 2023–2024 |
| 4 | Guirane N'Daw | 1984 | 2015–2016 | 2008–2010 |
| 5 | Wylan Cyprien | 1995 | 2012–2016 | 2021–2022 |
| 6 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 1995 | 2012–2015, 2013–2016 | 2024–2025, 2024 |
| 7 | Éric Carrière | 1973 | 2004–2008 | 1996–2001 |
| 8 | Patrice Garande | 1960 | 1989–1990 | 1986–1987 |
| 9 | Adrien Thomasson | 1993 | 2023–2026 | 2015–2018 |
| 10 | Guy Lacombe | 1955 | 1979–1981 | 1976–1979 |
| 11 | Ignatius Ganago | 1999 | 2020–2022 | 2022–2026 |
| 12 | Antoine Sibierski | 1974 | 2000–2003 | 1998–2000 |
| 13 | Nicolas Gillet | 1976 | 2004–2007 | 1997–2004 |
| 14 | Rudy Riou | 1980 | 2012–2015 | 2011–2012 |
| 15 | Robert Budzynski | 1940 | 1958–1963 | 1963–1968 |
| 16 | Olivier Monterrubio | 1976 | 2007–2008 | 1996–2001 |
| 17 | Christian Bekamenga | 1986 | 2015–2016 | 2008–2012 |
| 18 | René Dereuddre | 1930 | 1957–1958 | 1959–1961 |
| 19 | Gabriel Cichero | 1984 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013, 2013–2014 |
| 20 | Luigi Pieroni | 1980 | 2007–2008 | 2007–2008 |
| 21 | Fabien Centonze | 1996 | 2018–2019 | 2022– |
| 22 | Stéphane Ziani | 1971 | 1997–1998 | 1991–1995, 2000–2001, 2001–2004 |
| 23 | Erich Habitzl | 1923 | 1954–1956 | 1956–1957 |
| 24 | Éric Cubilier | 1979 | 2004–2005 | 2006–2008 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Tempet | 1954 | 1970–1978, 1983–1984 | 1978 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Bade | 1960 | 1978–1984 | 1987–1988 |
| 27 | Nicolas Laspalles | 1971 | 1999 | 2000–2003 |
| 28 | Damien Tixier | 1980 | 2007 | 2010–2012 |
| 29 | Jean Desgranges | 1929 | 1953–1955 | 1956–1957 |
| 30 | Deiver Machado | 1993 | 2021–2025 | 2025–2026 |
| 31 | Dominique Leclercq | 1957 | 1974–1976, 1976–1980, 1989–1990 | 1980–1985, 1981–1985 |
| 32 | Paul Courtin | 1942 | 1959–1967 | 1967–1972 |
| 33 | Raymond Fiori | 1931 | 1956–1959 | 1960–1963 |
| 34 | Marc Bachortz | 1938 | 1966–1969 | 1960–1962 |
| 35 | Georges Grabowski | 1945 | — | 1963–1967 |
| 36 | Joël Prou | 1946 | 1967–1968 | 1964–1968 |
Which way they moved
- Lens first, then Nantes: 20
- Nantes first, then Lens: 14
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 Nantes, 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 – Paris Saint-Germain 35 players
- Lens – Strasbourg 33 players
Lens: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Nantes
- Angers – Nantes 41 players
- Marseille – Nantes 38 players
- Metz – Nantes 33 players
- Nantes – Paris Saint-Germain 33 players
- Monaco – Nantes 32 players
- Nantes – Rennes 32 players
- Montpellier – Nantes 30 players
- Lille – Nantes 29 players
Nantes: 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.