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Players who played for both Lens and Lyon
14 players in our database played for both Lens and Lyon. 9 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Daniel Xuereb (from 1977); the most recent to join the list is Loïs Openda (from 2022).
| Player | Lens | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Alou Diarra | 2004–2006 | 2006–2007 |
| Daniel Xuereb | 1981–1986 | 1977–1981 |
| Eric Carrière | 2004–2008 | 2001–2004 |
| Henri Bedimo | 2010–2011 | 2013–2016 |
| Jacek Bąk | 2002–2005 | 1995–2001 |
| Joseph-Désiré Job | 1999–2000 | 1996–1999 |
| Loïc Rémy | 2008 (loan) | 2006–2008 |
| Loïs Openda | 2022–2023 | 2026–present (loan) |
| Marc-Vivien Foé | 1994–1999 | 2000–2002 |
| Mathieu Gorgelin | 2026–present | 2010–2019 |
| Milan Biševac | 2007–2008 | 2012–2015 |
| Nadir Belhadj | 1998–2002, 2008–2009 | 2006–2008 |
| Pierre-Alain Frau | 2005–2006 (loan) | 2004–2005 |
| Timothée Kolodziejczak | 2008–2009 | 2008–2012 |
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Covers the 14 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).