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Players who played for both Chelsea and Napoli
8 players in our database played for both Chelsea and Napoli. 2 of them moved directly between the two clubs (Benoît Badiashile, Nathaniel Chalobah). The first was Gianfranco Zola (from 1989); the most recent to join the list is Benoît Badiashile (from 2023).
| Player | Chelsea | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Benoît Badiashile | 2023–2026 | 2026–present (loan) |
| Billy Gilmour | 2019–2021 | 2024–present |
| Gianfranco Zola | 1996–2003 | 1989–1993 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | 2019 (loan) | 2013–2016 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 2012–2014 | 2025–present |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 2012–2017 | 2015–2016 (loan) |
| Romelu Lukaku | 2011–2014, 2021–2022 | 2024–2026 |
| Tiémoué Bakayoko | 2017–2018 | 2020–2021 (loan) |
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Covers the 8 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).