The list
| # | Player | Born | Lyon | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmílson | 1976 | 2000–2004 | 2008 |
| 2 | Georges Mikautadze | 2000 | 2024–2025 | 2025– |
| 3 | Nilmar | 1984 | 2004–2005 | 2009–2012 |
| 4 | Bertrand Traoré | 1995 | 2017–2020 | 2024 |
| 5 | Karl Toko Ekambi | 1992 | 2020, 2020–2023 | 2018–2020 |
| 6 | Sonny Anderson | 1970 | 1999–2003 | 2003–2004 |
Which way they moved
- Lyon first, then Villarreal: 5
- Villarreal first, then Lyon: 1
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 Lyon and Villarreal, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Lyon
- Lyon – Marseille 59 players
- Lyon – Nice 51 players
- Lyon – Monaco 45 players
- Lyon – Rennes 44 players
- Lille – Lyon 43 players
- Lyon – Saint-Étienne 42 players
- Bastia – Lyon 34 players
- Lyon – Montpellier 34 players
Lyon: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Villarreal
- Valencia – Villarreal 37 players
- Barcelona – Villarreal 29 players
- Mallorca – Villarreal 28 players
- Espanyol – Villarreal 28 players
- Levante – Villarreal 28 players
- Getafe – Villarreal 27 players
- Real Betis – Villarreal 25 players
- Alavés – Villarreal 24 players
Villarreal: 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.