The list
| # | Player | Born | Lille | Valenciennes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Debuchy | 1985 | 2003–2013 | 2021–2023 |
| 2 | Bruno Metsu | 1954 | 1979–1981 | 1975–1979 |
| 3 | Lucas Chevalier | 2001 | 2018–2022, 2021–2025 | 2021, 2021–2022 |
| 4 | Lebo Mothiba | 1996 | 2015–2018, 2017–2018 | 2017–2018 |
| 5 | Bernard Chiarelli | 1934 | 1959–1962 | 1952–1958 |
| 6 | Younousse Sankharé | 1989 | 2016–2017 | 2013 |
| 7 | Ernest Libérati | 1908 | 1932–1934, 1934–1935 | 1936–1938 |
| 8 | Lenny Nangis | 1994 | 2015–2017 | 2017–2018 |
| 9 | Joseph Gonzales | 1907 | 1933–1936 | 1931–1933 |
| 10 | Johan Audel | 1983 | 2004–2006 | 2007–2010 |
| 11 | Noureddine Kourichi | 1954 | 1982–1986 | 1976–1981 |
| 12 | Rafael Schmitz | 1980 | 2001–2008 | 2008–2012 |
| 13 | José Saez | 1982 | 2000–2002 | 2004–2014 |
| 14 | Baptiste Guillaume | 1995 | 2015–2016, 2015–2017 | 2019–2020, 2020–2022 |
| 15 | René Bihel | 1916 | 1942–1943, 1944–1946 | 1938–1939 |
| 16 | Édouard Wawrzyniak | 1912 | 1940–1941 | 1933–1936 |
| 17 | Edmond Novicki | 1912 | 1938–1939, 1944–1945 | 1937–1938 |
| 18 | Grégory Wimbée | 1971 | 1998–2004 | 2009–2011 |
| 19 | Jérôme Foulon | 1971 | 1994–1995 | 1987–1994 |
| 20 | Antoine Pazur | 1931 | 1951–1958 | 1950–1951 |
| 21 | Carl Tourenne | 1972 | 1997–2000 | 1993–1996 |
| 22 | Philippe Perilleux | 1963 | 1984–1991, 1995–1996 | 1982–1984 |
| 23 | Juan Carlos Verdeal | 1918 | 1950–1951 | 1951–1953 |
| 24 | Bolek Tempowski | 1921 | 1945–1951 | 1938–1945 |
| 25 | Iyambo Etshele | 1968 | 1994–1995 | 1993–1994 |
| 26 | Georges Meuris | 1907 | 1929–1934 | 1935–1936 |
| 27 | Pascal Rousseau | 1962 | 1986–1987 | 1982–1984 |
| 28 | Sylvain Matrisciano | 1963 | 1983–1984 | 1992–1993 |
| 29 | Arnaud Duncker | 1971 | 1994–1998 | 1987–1994, 2000–2001 |
| 30 | Michel Watteau | 1945 | 1967–1969 | 1972–1973 |
| 31 | Gabriel Desmenez | 1954 | 1972–1976 | — |
| 32 | Edmond Plewa | 1927 | 1953 | 1953–1957 |
| 33 | Jean-Pierre Orts | 1960 | 1977–1979 | 1980–1982 |
| 34 | Émile Wassmer | 1930 | 1949–1950 | 1950–1953 |
| 35 | Cyriaque Didaux | 1960 | 1985–1987 | 1979–1983 |
| 36 | Philippe Piette | 1958 | 1985–1986 | 1973–1979 |
| 37 | René Minel | 1923 | 1953–1954 | 1940–1951 |
| 38 | Pierre Foix | 1928 | 1951–1952 | 1952–1958 |
| 39 | Anthony Garcia | 1972 | 1996–1998 | 1999–2000 |
| 40 | Félix Witkowski | 1923 | 1945–1950 | 1950–1953 |
| 41 | Benoît Tihy | 1959 | 1991–1993 | 1977–1983 |
| 42 | Denis Abed | 1969 | 1996–1998 | 1994–1996 |
| 43 | André Houen | 1947 | 1966–1969 | 1969–1971 |
Which way they moved
- Lille first, then Valenciennes: 20
- Valenciennes first, then Lille: 21
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 Valenciennes, 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 – Strasbourg 41 players
- Lille – Reims 41 players
- Lille – Nice 40 players
Lille: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Valenciennes
- Lens – Valenciennes 46 players
- Marseille – Valenciennes 37 players
- Strasbourg – Valenciennes 35 players
- Metz – Valenciennes 28 players
- Sochaux – Valenciennes 28 players
- Nantes – Valenciennes 27 players
- Troyes – Valenciennes 27 players
- Reims – Valenciennes 27 players
Valenciennes: 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.