The list
| # | Player | Born | Lille | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivier Giroud | 1986 | 2025– | 2010–2012 |
| 2 | Aliou Cissé | 1976 | 1994–1997 | 2001–2002 |
| 3 | Rémy Cabella | 1990 | 2022–2025 | 2009–2014, 2022 |
| 4 | Jonathan Ikoné | 1998 | 2018–2022 | 2017–2018 |
| 5 | Julien Darui | 1916 | 1937–1940, 1942–1943, 1944–1945 | 1953–1954 |
| 6 | Christian Perez | 1963 | 1994–1995 | 1987–1989 |
| 7 | Jonas Martin | 1990 | 2022–2023 | 2008–2014, 2010–2016 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Dernis | 1980 | 1998–2001, 2003–2006 | 2009–2012 |
| 9 | Arnaud Souquet | 1992 | 2009–2014 | 2019–2023 |
| 10 | Bertrand Reuzeau | 1966 | 1990–1991 | 1991–1996 |
| 11 | Philippe Perilleux | 1963 | 1984–1991, 1995–1996 | 1991–1995 |
| 12 | Olivier Pickeu | 1970 | 1998–1999 | 1992–1993 |
| 13 | Bolek Tempowski | 1921 | 1945–1951 | 1952–1954 |
| 14 | Georges Meuris | 1907 | 1929–1934 | 1934–1935 |
| 15 | Éric Decroix | 1969 | 1988–1994 | 1999–2002 |
| 16 | Sébastien Michalowski | 1978 | 1999–2000, 2001–2002 | 2002–2006 |
| 17 | Patrick Rey | 1959 | 1979–1984 | 1982–1983 |
| 18 | Clément Garcia | 1968 | 1993–1995 | 1990–1992 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Orts | 1960 | 1977–1979 | 1983–1985 |
| 20 | Jiří Šefelín | 1912 | 1935–1937 | 1937–1938 |
| 21 | Louis Ferrié | 1946 | 1968–1969 | 1967–1968 |
| 22 | Georges Ben Amar | 1925 | 1950–1951 | 1956–1959 |
| 23 | Jean-Claude Chemier | 1954 | 1976–1979 | 1985–1986 |
| 24 | Émile Chalvidan | 1908 | 1935–1936 | 1938–1939 |
Which way they moved
- Lille first, then Montpellier: 16
- Montpellier first, then Lille: 8
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 Lille and Montpellier, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Lille
- Lille – Marseille 61 players
- Lille – Saint-Étienne 46 players
- Le Havre – Lille 45 players
- Lille – Monaco 43 players
- Lille – Lyon 43 players
- Lille – Valenciennes 43 players
- Lille – Strasbourg 41 players
- Lille – Reims 41 players
Lille: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Montpellier
- Marseille – Montpellier 75 players
- Montpellier – Nîmes 53 players
- Montpellier – Rennes 38 players
- Montpellier – Nice 36 players
- Montpellier – Saint-Étienne 36 players
- Monaco – Montpellier 35 players
- Lyon – Montpellier 34 players
- Montpellier – Strasbourg 31 players
Montpellier: 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.