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Players who played for both Arsenal and Lille
7 famous players have played for both Arsenal and Lille, including Olivier Giroud, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gervinho and Stephan Lichtsteiner. 1 of them played for Arsenal first; 6 started at Lille.
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- GervinhoEarliest on this list to play for both: Lille (2009–2011), then Arsenal from 2011.
Olivier GiroudLatest on this list: Arsenal first, then Lille from 2025.
All 7 players, most famous first
- Olivier Giroud
France · Forward · born 1986- Arsenal
- 2012–2018
- Lille
- from 2025
- Arsenal
- 2018–2022
- Lille
- 2009–2010
- Arsenal
- 2011–2013
- Lille
- 2009–2011
- Arsenal
- 2018–2019
- Lille
- 2005–2008
- Mathieu DebuchyFrance · Defender · born 1985
- Arsenal
- 2014–2018
- Lille
- 2003–2013
- Arsenal
- 2019–2023
- Lille
- 2017–2019
- Gabriel Magalhães
Brazil · Defender · born 1997- Arsenal
- from 2020
- Lille
- 2017–2020
Years are club stints from Wikidata (snapshot 2026-09-28); a loan that runs straight into a transfer is shown as one stint. “from YEAR” means no end year is recorded — it is not a claim about a current club.
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Questions
How many famous players have played for both Arsenal and Lille?
7 in our data, including Olivier Giroud, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gervinho and Stephan Lichtsteiner. The list covers famous footballers only — players covered by at least 45 language editions of Wikipedia — so it is not every player who ever wore both shirts.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both clubs?
In our data, Gervinho: Lille (2009–2011), then Arsenal (2011–2013).
Where does this list come from?
Club careers from Wikidata, the open database behind Wikipedia (public domain, CC0), snapshot 2026-09-28. Senior spells count, loans included when Wikidata records them; youth and reserve teams do not. Found a mistake? Tell us via the About page.