Players who played for Ajax and Chelsea

10 players have played for both Ajax and Chelsea, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jordan Henderson, Hakim Ziyech and Filipe Luís Kasmirski. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Hakim Ziyech. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1994 (Winston Bogarde), the most recent in 2024 (Jordan Henderson).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAjaxChelsea
Jordan HendersonMidfielderEngland2024–2025since 2026
Hakim ZiyechMidfielderMorocco2016–20202020–2024
Filipe Luís KasmirskiDefenderBrazil2004–20052014–2015
Brian LaudrupForwardDenmark1999–20001998
Yossi BenayounMidfielderIsrael–2010–2013
Jesper GrønkjærMidfielderDenmark1998–20002000–2004
Mbark BoussoufaForwardNetherlands, Morocco–2003–2004
Winston BogardeDefenderNetherlands1994–19972000–2004
Mario Dino Crisis MelchiotDefenderNetherlands1996–19991999–2004
Juan Familia-CastilloDefenderNetherlands, Dominican Republic––

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Ajax

With Chelsea