The list
| # | Player | Born | Mainz | Nürnberg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting | 1989 | 2011–2014 | 2009–2010 |
| 2 | Zoltán Stieber | 1988 | 2011–2012 | 2016 |
| 3 | Philipp Wollscheid | 1989 | 2014–2015 | 2010–2012 |
| 4 | Markus Feulner | 1982 | 2006–2009 | 2011–2014 |
| 5 | Hanno Balitsch | 1981 | 2005 | 2012–2014 |
| 6 | Sebastian Polter | 1991 | 2013–2015 | 2012–2013 |
| 7 | Tom Krauß | 2001 | 2023–2026 | 2020–2022 |
| 8 | Marcel Risse | 1989 | 2010–2011, 2011–2013, 2012–2013 | 2008–2010 |
| 9 | Rajko Tavčar | 1974 | 2003–2004 | 2000–2002 |
| 10 | Shawn Parker | 1993 | 2012–2014 | 2016–2017 |
| 11 | Isaac Boakye | 1981 | 2008 | 2008–2010 |
| 12 | Jürgen Kramny | 1971 | 1997–2005 | 1992–1995 |
| 13 | Philipp Klement | 1992 | 2015–2018 | — |
| 14 | Adriano Grimaldi | 1991 | 2009–2011 | 2025– |
| 15 | Vlado Kasalo | 1962 | 1992–1994 | 1989–1991 |
| 16 | Stefan Jambo | 1958 | 1988–1989 | 1986 |
| 17 | Herbert Renner | 1946 | 1971–1975 | 1966–1967, 1969–1971 |
| 18 | Fabio Gruber | 2002 | ?– | 2025 |
| 19 | Horst-Dieter Strich | 1941 | 1962–1963 | 1966–1967 |
| 20 | Frank Möller | 1967 | 1989–1991 | 1994–1995 |
| 21 | Thomas Ziemer | 1969 | 1994–2002 | 1997–2000 |
| 22 | Franz Schwarzwälder | 1949 | 1980–1982 | 1974–1976 |
| 23 | Gerhard Bergner | 1927 | 1956–1960 | 1956 |
Which way they moved
- Mainz first, then Nürnberg: 8
- Nürnberg first, then Mainz: 11
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 Mainz and Nürnberg, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Mainz
- Mainz – Schalke 04 29 players
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Mainz 23 players
- Darmstadt 98 – Mainz 22 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Mainz 21 players
- Hamburger SV – Mainz 20 players
- Köln – Mainz 18 players
- Borussia Dortmund – Mainz 18 players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf – Mainz 18 players
Mainz: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Nürnberg
- Greuther Fürth – Nürnberg 47 players
- Nürnberg – Stuttgart 44 players
- Bayern München – Nürnberg 40 players
- Hertha BSC – Nürnberg 33 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Nürnberg 30 players
- Nürnberg – Wolfsburg 29 players
- Köln – Nürnberg 27 players
- Nürnberg – Schalke 04 27 players
Nürnberg: 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.