The list
| # | Player | Born | Marseille | Nantes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Desailly | 1968 | 1992–1993 | 1986–1992 |
| 2 | Didier Deschamps | 1968 | 1989–1994 | 1985–1989 |
| 3 | Fabien Barthez | 1971 | 1992–1995, 2004, 2004–2006 | 2006–2007 |
| 4 | Dimitri Payet | 1987 | 2013–2015, 2017–2023 | 2005–2007 |
| 5 | Sylvain Wiltord | 1974 | 2009 | 2011–2012 |
| 6 | Claude Makelélé | 1973 | 1997–1998 | 1991–1997 |
| 7 | Lorik Cana | 1983 | 2005–2009 | 2015–2016 |
| 8 | Jordan Veretout | 1993 | 2022–2024 | 2011–2015 |
| 9 | Rémy Cabella | 1990 | 2015–2016, 2016–2018 | 2026 |
| 10 | Amine Harit | 1997 | 2021–2023, 2023– | 2015–2016, 2016–2017 |
| 11 | Yvon Le Roux | 1960 | 1987–1989 | 1985–1987 |
| 12 | Georges-Kévin N'Koudou | 1995 | 2015–2016 | 2013–2015 |
| 13 | William Ayache | 1961 | 1987–1988, 1991 | 1979–1986, 1988–1989 |
| 14 | Valentin Rongier | 1994 | 2019–2025 | 2013–2015, 2014–2019 |
| 15 | Salomon Olembe | 1980 | 2001–2002, 2002–2007 | 1997–2002 |
| 16 | Didier Couécou | 1944 | 1970–1972, 1974 | 1972–1974 |
| 17 | Reynald Pedros | 1971 | 1996 | 1987–1992, 1990–1996 |
| 18 | Bruno Cheyrou | 1978 | 2004–2005 | 2010–2012 |
| 19 | Habib Bamogo | 1982 | 2004–2007 | 2005–2006 |
| 20 | Rudy Riou | 1980 | 2008–2011 | 2011–2012 |
| 21 | William Vainqueur | 1988 | 2016–2017 | 2006–2011 |
| 22 | Wilfried Dalmat | 1982 | 2002 | 2000–2002, 2002–2003 |
| 23 | Quentin Merlin | 2002 | 2024–2025 | 2020–2023, 2021–2024 |
| 24 | Jean-Jacques Eydelie | 1966 | 1992–1993 | 1984–1992 |
| 25 | Jocelyn Gourvennec | 1972 | 1998–1999 | 1995–1998 |
| 26 | Benoît Cauet | 1969 | 1987–1990 | 1994–1996 |
| 27 | Jérôme Alonzo | 1972 | 1995–1997 | 2008–2011 |
| 28 | Florian Raspentino | 1989 | 2012–2014 | 2011–2012 |
| 29 | Georges Eo | 1948 | 1974–1976 | 1967–1972 |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre Bade | 1960 | 1984–1987 | 1987–1988 |
| 31 | Bako Touré | 1939 | 1958–1959 | 1964–1966 |
| 32 | Nenad Bjeković | 1974 | 1995–1996 | 1996–1997 |
| 33 | Éric Decroix | 1969 | 1999 | 1994–1999 |
| 34 | Patrice Eyraud | 1967 | 1987–1992 | 1989–1990 |
| 35 | Claude Lowitz | 1962 | 1987–1988 | 1989–1991 |
| 36 | Philippe Thys | 1959 | 1988–1990 | 1987–1988 |
| 37 | Jean Markiewicz | 1938 | 1963–1965 | 1962–1963 |
| 38 | Michel Albaladéjo | 1949 | 1974–1977 | 1970–1971 |
Which way they moved
- Marseille first, then Nantes: 15
- Nantes first, then Marseille: 23
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 Marseille and Nantes, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Marseille
- Marseille – Montpellier 75 players
- Bordeaux – Marseille 74 players
- Marseille – Monaco 70 players
- Marseille – Nice 70 players
- Lille – Marseille 61 players
- Lyon – Marseille 59 players
- Lens – Marseille 56 players
- Marseille – Rennes 55 players
Marseille: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Nantes
- Angers – Nantes 41 players
- Lens – Nantes 36 players
- Metz – Nantes 33 players
- Nantes – Paris Saint-Germain 33 players
- Monaco – Nantes 32 players
- Nantes – Rennes 32 players
- Montpellier – Nantes 30 players
- Lille – Nantes 29 players
Nantes: 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.