Extra Time › Played for both › Chelsea and Marseille

ChelseaMarseille
Played for both · 13 famous players

Players who played for both Chelsea and Marseille

In short

13 famous players have played for both Chelsea and Marseille, including George Weah, Didier Drogba, Didier Deschamps and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 4 of them played for Chelsea first; 8 started at Marseille.

Did you know?

  • Marcel DesaillyEarliest on this list to play for both: Marseille (1992–1993), then Chelsea from 1998.
  • Emerson PalmieriLatest on this list: Chelsea first, then Marseille from 2025.
  • Didier DrogbaWent back for a second spell at Chelsea.

All 13 players, most famous first

  1. George WeahLiberia · Forward · born 1966
    Chelsea
    2000
    Marseille
    2000–2001
  2. Didier DrogbaIvory Coast · Forward · born 1978
    Chelsea
    2004–2012, 2014–2015
    Marseille
    2003–2004
  3. Didier DeschampsFrance · Midfielder · born 1968
    Chelsea
    1999–2000
    Marseille
    1989–1994
  4. Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon · Forward · born 1989
    Chelsea
    2022–2023
    Marseille
    2023–2024, 2025–2026
  5. César AzpilicuetaSpain · Defender · born 1989
    Chelsea
    2012–2023
    Marseille
    2010–2012
  6. Marcel DesaillyFrance · Defender · born 1968
    Chelsea
    1998–2004
    Marseille
    1992–1993
  7. Claude MakeléléFrance · Midfielder · born 1973
    Chelsea
    2003–2008
    Marseille
    1997–1998
  8. William GallasFrance · Defender · born 1977
    Chelsea
    2001–2006
    Marseille
    1997–2001
  9. Michy BatshuayiBelgium · Forward · born 1993
    Chelsea
    2016–2022
    Marseille
    2014–2016
  10. Lassana DiarraFrance · Midfielder · born 1985
    Chelsea
    2005–2007
    Marseille
    from 2015
  11. Loïc RémyFrance · Forward · born 1987
    Chelsea
    2014–2017
    Marseille
    2010–2012
  12. Frank LeboeufFrance · Defender · born 1968
    Chelsea
    1996–2001
    Marseille
    2001–2003
  13. Emerson PalmieriItaly · Defender · born 1994
    Chelsea
    2018–2022
    Marseille
    from 2025

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.

Play today’s Football Grid

Name players who played for both clubs — a new 3×3 grid of real careers every day.

Play the Grid

More “played for both” lists

Chelsea and…

AC Milan 23Arsenal 17Real Madrid 16Barcelona 15Atlético Madrid 12Manchester City 12West Ham 12Inter Milan 10

Marseille and…

Arsenal 12AC Milan 10Lille 8Paris Saint-Germain 8Bayern Munich 7Fenerbahçe 7Juventus 7Manchester United 7

All club pairs →

Questions

How many famous players have played for both Chelsea and Marseille?

13 in our data, including George Weah, Didier Drogba, Didier Deschamps and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 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, Marcel Desailly: Marseille (1992–1993), then Chelsea (1998–2004).

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.