Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Arsenal and Lille

Our snapshot records 12 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Arsenal Lille
1 Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon
2018–2022 2009
2 Olivier GiroudFrance
2012–2018 2025
3 Chuba AkpomEngland
2015–2020 2025
4 Nicolas PépéCote d'Ivoire
2019–2023 2017–2019
5 Stephan LichtsteinerSwitzerland
2018–2019 2005–2008
6 GervinhoCote d'Ivoire
2011–2013 2009–2011
7 Rui FontePortugal
2008–2009 2018–2019
8 Vito MannoneItaly
2005–2012 2023–2025
9 Mathieu DebuchyFrance
2014–2018 2003–2013
10 Pascal CyganFrance
2002–2006 1995–2002
11 GabrielBrazil
2020 2017–2020
12 Stathis TavlaridisGreece
2001–2007 2004

Years show the first and last recorded season at that club. For players with two separate stints the range spans both.

Source: CrossOver Football’s Transfermarkt-based career snapshot. A verified snapshot update date is unavailable; this is not live data. Loan and youth records may be merged into a parent club. Recorded years are not proof of uninterrupted senior appearances or a direct transfer. See our data scope and corrections policy.

Reading the Arsenal–Lille connection

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Olivier Giroud, Chuba Akpom are among the names recorded at both clubs. These are career links: the players need not have moved directly between the two clubs.

The latest year among these records is 2025, for Olivier Giroud. This is a snapshot date within a career record, not confirmation of the player’s current club.

Use the years to distinguish an early career spell from a later return. A merged year range can span separate spells; consult the underlying record before treating it as continuous first-team service.

Use the pairing as a football quiz

Try to name one connection before looking at the table, then compare your answer. In a shared-player duel, the challenge is to recall a valid name before your opponent. This web archive is a reference snapshot, not a guarantee about today’s live game pool.

For a different combination, use the two-club player finder or browse the full shared-player archive.

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