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Players who played for both Inter Milan and Marseille
5 famous players have played for both Inter Milan and Marseille, including Mario Balotelli, Alexis Sánchez, Yūto Nagatomo and Benjamin Pavard. 4 of them played for Inter Milan first; 1 started at Marseille.
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- Laurent BlancEarliest on this list to play for both: Marseille (1997–1999), then Inter Milan from 1999.
Benjamin PavardLatest on this list: Inter Milan first, then Marseille from 2025.
Alexis SánchezMost separate spells: 3 across the two clubs (Inter Milan 2019–2022, 2023–2024; Marseille 2022–2023).
All 5 players, most famous first
Mario Balotelli
Italy · Forward · born 1990- Inter Milan
- 2007–2010
- Marseille
- 2019
- Inter Milan
- 2019–2022, 2023–2024
- Marseille
- 2022–2023
- Inter Milan
- 2011–2018
- Marseille
- 2020–2021
- Benjamin Pavard
France · Defender · born 1996- Inter Milan
- from 2023
- Marseille
- 2025–2026
- Laurent BlancFrance · Defender · born 1965
- Inter Milan
- 1999–2001
- Marseille
- 1997–1999
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 Inter Milan and Marseille?
5 in our data, including Mario Balotelli, Alexis Sánchez, Yūto Nagatomo and Benjamin Pavard. 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, Laurent Blanc: Marseille (1997–1999), then Inter Milan (1999–2001).
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.