Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Lyon and Lille

Our snapshot records 18 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Lyon Lille
1 Loïc RémyFrance
2006–2010 2018–2020
2 Hatem Ben ArfaFrance
2004–2008 2022–2024
3 Jean MakounCameroon
2008–2011 2002–2008
4 Éric AbidalFrance
2004–2007 2002–2004
5 Yassine BenziaAlgeria
2012–2015 2015–2020
6 Michel BastosBrazil
2009–2014 2006–2009
7 Mathieu BodmerFrance
2007–2010 2003–2007
8 Samuel UmtitiFrance
2012–2016 2023–2025
9 Martin TerrierFrance
2018–2020 2016–2018
10 Pierre-Alain FrauFrance
2004–2008 2008–2011
11 Abdul Kader KeitaCote d'Ivoire
2007–2009 2005–2007
12 Jérémy PiedFrance
2009–2012 2018–2022
13 Farès BahlouliFrance
2013–2015 2017
14 Benoît PedrettiFrance
2005–2006 2011–2013
15 Youssouf KonéMali
2019–2023 2015–2019
16 Florent BalmontFrance
2000–2004 2008–2016
17 Gaëtan PerrinFrance
2016–2018 2026
18 Thiago MendesBrazil
2019–2023 2017–2019

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 Lyon–Lille connection

Loïc Rémy, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jean Makoun 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 2026, for Gaëtan Perrin. 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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