The list
| # | Player | Born | Mainz | Paderborn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jannik Huth | 1994 | 2013–2019, 2015–2019 | 2019–2024 |
| 2 | Mario Vrancic | 1989 | 2007–2011 | 2012–2015 |
| 3 | Kevin Stöger | 1993 | 2020–2022 | 2015–2016 |
| 4 | Gabriel Vidovic | 2003 | 2024–2025 | 2026– |
| 5 | Gerrit Holtmann | 1995 | 2016–2019 | 2019–2020 |
| 6 | Deniz Yılmaz | 1988 | 2011–2013 | 2012–2013 |
| 7 | Luca Kilian | 1999 | 2020–2021 | — |
| 8 | Philipp Klement | 1992 | 2015–2018 | 2018–2019, 2022 |
| 9 | Dragan Bogavac | 1980 | 2008–2010 | 2008 |
| 10 | Adriano Grimaldi | 1991 | 2009–2011 | 2023–2025 |
| 11 | Nejmeddin Daghfous | 1986 | 2007–2008, 2013–2014 | 2009–2011 |
| 12 | Hermann Hummels | 1959 | — | 1982–1983 |
| 13 | Günther Rybarczyk | 1951 | 1973–1976 | 1981–1983 |
Which way they moved
- Mainz first, then Paderborn: 9
- Paderborn first, then Mainz: 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 Mainz and Paderborn, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Mainz
- Mainz – Schalke 04 29 players
- Mainz – Nürnberg 23 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
Mainz: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Paderborn
- Arminia Bielefeld – Paderborn 22 players
- Paderborn – VfL Bochum 15 players
- Paderborn – Wolfsburg 15 players
- Hannover 96 – Paderborn 14 players
- Nürnberg – Paderborn 13 players
- Paderborn – St. Pauli 13 players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf – Paderborn 13 players
- Paderborn – Union Berlin 13 players
Paderborn: 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.