Extra Time › Played for both › Marseille and Roma
Players who played for both Marseille and Roma
5 famous players have played for both Marseille and Roma, including Rudi Völler, Medhi Benatia, Seydou Keita and Gabriel Heinze. 3 of them played for Marseille first; 2 started at Roma.
Did you know?
Rudi VöllerEarliest on this list to play for both: Roma (1987–1992), then Marseille from 1992.- Emerson PalmieriLatest on this list: Roma first, then Marseille from 2025.
All 5 players, most famous first
- Rudi Völler
Germany · Forward · born 1960- Marseille
- 1992–1994
- Roma
- 1987–1992
- Marseille
- 2005–2008
- Roma
- 2013–2014
- Marseille
- 1999–2000
- Roma
- 2014–2016
- Gabriel Heinze
Argentina · Defender · born 1978- Marseille
- 2009–2011
- Roma
- 2011–2012
- Emerson Palmieri
Italy · Defender · born 1994- Marseille
- from 2025
- Roma
- 2015–2018
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.
More “played for both” lists
Marseille and…
Chelsea 13Arsenal 12AC Milan 10Lille 8Paris Saint-Germain 8Bayern Munich 7Fenerbahçe 7Juventus 7
Questions
How many famous players have played for both Marseille and Roma?
5 in our data, including Rudi Völler, Medhi Benatia, Seydou Keita and Gabriel Heinze. 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, Rudi Völler: Roma (1987–1992), then Marseille (1992–1994).
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.