Players who played for Arsenal and Southampton

13 players have played for both Arsenal and Southampton, according to Wikidata. The best known include Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Cedric Soares. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Theo Walcott. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1931 (Ted Drake), the most recent in 2021 (Aaron Ramsdale).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityArsenalSouthampton
Theo WalcottMidfielderEngland2006–20182005–2023
Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainMidfielderEngland2011–20172010–2011
Cedric SoaresDefenderPortugal2020–20242015–2020
Aaron RamsdaleGoalkeeperEngland2021–2024since 2024
Calum ChambersDefenderEngland2014–20222012–2014
Alan BallMidfielderEngland1971–19761976–1983
Ainsley Maitland-NilesDefenderEngland2014–20232022–2023
Luís Boa MorteMidfielderPortugal1997–19991999–2001
Richard WrightGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2001–20022008
Ted DrakeForwardEngland1934–19451931–1934
Faiq BolkiahForwardBrunei––
Kevin RichardsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom1987–19901997–1998
Charlie GeorgeForwardUnited Kingdom1968–19751978–1981

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

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With Southampton