Which players played for both Metz and Saint-Étienne?

35 players have played for both Metz and Saint-Étienne, including Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Mevlüt Erdinç, Carl Medjani, Patrick Battiston, Emmanuel Rivière, Pape Thiaw, Nolan Roux, Guirane N'Daw, Philippe Mahut and Renaud Cohade.

Players Who Played for Both Metz and Saint-Étienne (35 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 35 players have played for both Metz and Saint-Étienne. The best known: Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Mevlüt Erdinç and Carl Medjani.

The list

#	Player	Born	Metz	Saint-Étienne
1	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	1984	2016–2018	2015–2016
2	Mevlüt Erdinç	1987	2016–2017	2013–2015
3	Carl Medjani	1985	2005–2006	—
4	Patrick Battiston	1957	1973–1980	1980–1983
5	Emmanuel Rivière	1990	2017–2019	2009–2011
6	Pape Thiaw	1981	2003–2004	1998–1999
7	Nolan Roux	1988	2017–2018	2015–2017
8	Guirane N'Daw	1984	2014–2015	2009–2010, 2010–2013, 2010
9	Philippe Mahut	1956	1978–1982	1982–1984
10	Renaud Cohade	1984	2016–2020	2012–2016
11	Abdelkrim Merry	1955	1982–1983	1986–1987
12	Habib Maïga	1996	2019–2023	—
13	Vincent Pajot	1990	2020, 2020–2022	2015–2018
14	Hassan Kachloul	1973	1995–1998	1997–1998
15	Mohammed Chaouch	1966	1992–1993	1988–1990
16	Sylvain Marchal	1980	1996–2005, 2013–2015, 2013	2010–2012, 2011
17	Jean-Louis Zanon	1961	1987–1989	1979–1984
18	Christian Synaeghel	1951	1978–1982	1969–1978
19	Cyrille Pouget	1972	1994–1996, 2003	2001–2002
20	Sylvain Kastendeuch	1963	1982–1984, 1985–1990, 1994–2001	1990–1993
21	Philippe Redon	1950	1979–1980	1985–1986
22	Vágner Dias	1994	2020–2023	2017–2020
23	Patrick Moreau	1973	2001–2002	1992–1996
24	Robert Szczepaniak	1942	1967–1970	1960–1961
25	Tony Kurbos	1960	1982–1985	1985–1986
26	Samba N'Diaye	1972	1990–1996	1996–1999
27	Nicolas Hibst	1915	1933–1940, 1945–1946	1940–1945
28	Jean-Philippe Séchet	1965	1992–1994	1995–1996
29	Thierry Oleksiak	1961	1989–1991	1977–1979, 1979–1986
30	Jean Lauer	1916	1936–1939	1943–1949
31	Éric Bellus	1960	1982–1983	1979–1986
32	Pierre Haon	1966	1990–1991	1985–1992
33	Alain Bénédet	1960	1989–1990	1986–1987
34	Daniel Cangini	1963	—	—
35	Antoine Gorius	1918	1938–1948	1943–1945

Which way they moved

Metz first, then Saint-Étienne: 14
Saint-Étienne first, then Metz: 18

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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.

Players who played for both Metz and Saint-Étienne