Players who played for Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic

12 players have played for both Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic, according to Wikidata. The best known include Darren Bent, Scott Carson and Ezri Konsa. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Carlton Cole. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1983 (Alan Curbishley), the most recent in 2020 (Ian Maatsen).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaCharlton Athletic
Darren BentForwardEngland2011–20152005–2007
Scott CarsonGoalkeeperEngland2007–20082006–2007
Ezri KonsaDefenderEngland2019–20262016–2018
Carlton ColeForwardEngland2004–20052003–2004
Ian MaatsenDefenderNetherlandssince 20242020–2021
Luke YoungDefenderEngland2008–20112001–2007
Scott SinclairMidfielderEngland20152008
Jlloyd SamuelDefenderEngland, Trinidad and Tobago1998–2007–
George BoydMidfielderEngland, Scotland––
Alan CurbishleyMidfielderUnited Kingdom1983–19841984–1993
Mark KinsellaMidfielderIreland2002–20041996–2002
Stephen HendersonGoalkeeperIreland–since 2014

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 Aston Villa

With Charlton Athletic