The list
| # | Player | Born | Lens | Nîmes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Moukandjo | 1988 | 2019–2020 | 2009–2011 |
| 2 | Wilson Oruma | 1976 | 1994–1998 | 1999–2000 |
| 3 | Nolan Roux | 1988 | 2008–2009 | 2020–2021 |
| 4 | Philippe Vercruysse | 1962 | 1980–1986, 1988, 1997 | 1991–1993 |
| 5 | Robert Malm | 1973 | 1991–1993 | 2008–2009 |
| 6 | Faitout Maouassa | 1998 | 2023–2024 | 2018–2019 |
| 7 | Toifilou Maoulida | 1979 | 2008–2011 | 2014–2016 |
| 8 | Adil Hermach | 1986 | 2004–2006, 2006–2011 | 2003–2004, 2015 |
| 9 | Nenad Kovačević | 1980 | 2006–2011 | 2013–2015 |
| 10 | Baptiste Guillaume | 1995 | 2013–2014, 2013–2015 | 2018–2019 |
| 11 | Lamine Sakho | 1977 | 1999–2001 | 1997–1999 |
| 12 | Pierrick Valdivia | 1988 | 2012 | 2019 |
| 13 | Loïck Landre | 1992 | 2013–2017 | 2018–2021 |
| 14 | Jonathan Lacourt | 1986 | 2005–2008 | 2014–2016 |
| 15 | Romain Sartre | 1982 | 2008–2010 | 2013–2015 |
| 16 | Abdelhakim Omrani | 1991 | 2009–2012 | 2013–2015 |
| 17 | Daniel Alberto | 1956 | 1979–1982 | 1988–1989 |
| 18 | Friedrich Kominek | 1927 | 1957–1960 | 1955–1956 |
| 19 | Paul Courtin | 1942 | 1959–1967 | 1972–1973 |
| 20 | Paul Gévaudan | 1921 | 1946 | 1948–1949 |
| 21 | Stanislas Golinski | 1924 | — | — |
| 22 | Daniel Krawczyk | 1961 | 1980–1987 | 1987–1988 |
| 23 | Michel Catalano | 1959 | 1981–1988 | 1991–1993 |
| 24 | René Henry | 1919 | 1945–1946 | 1948–1950 |
Which way they moved
- Lens first, then Nîmes: 18
- Nîmes first, then Lens: 5
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 Nîmes, 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 Nîmes
- Montpellier – Nîmes 53 players
- Marseille – Nîmes 42 players
- Nîmes – Saint-Étienne 38 players
- Bordeaux – Nîmes 30 players
- Nîmes – Toulouse 30 players
- Nîmes – Strasbourg 26 players
- Nice – Nîmes 25 players
- Brest – Nîmes 25 players
Nîmes: 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.