Players who played for Aston Villa and Leicester City

24 players have played for both Aston Villa and Leicester City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Youri Tielemans, Emile Heskey and Jordan Ayew. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Youri Tielemans. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1961 (Derek Dougan), the most recent in 2019 (Youri Tielemans).

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The full list (24 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaLeicester City
Youri TielemansMidfielderBelgium2023–20262019–2023
Emile HeskeyForwardEngland2009–20121994–2000
Jordan AyewForwardGhana2015–20172024–2026
Tom CleverleyMidfielderEngland2014–20152009
Marc AlbrightonMidfielderEngland2009–20142014–2024
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland20142021–2023
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland20202012–2017
Kevin PhillipsForwardEngland2005–20062014
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium2016–20192012–2016
Curtis DaviesDefenderEngland2007–20112010–2011
Martin KeownDefenderEngland1986–19892004–2005
Nathan DelfounesoForwardEngland2008–20142012
Darius VassellMidfielderEngland1998–20052010–2012
Stuart TaylorGoalkeeperEngland2005–20092004–2005
Nolberto SolanoMidfielderPeru2004–20052010
Dion DublinForwardEngland1998–20042004–2006
Mark BunnGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2015–20192009
Stan CollymoreForwardEngland1997–20002000
Simon GraysonDefenderUnited Kingdom1997–19991992–1997
Lee HendrieMidfielderUnited Kingdom1995–20072008
Derek DouganForwardNorthern Ireland1961–19631965–1967
Allan EvansDefenderScotland1977–19891989–1990
Mark DraperMidfielderUnited Kingdom1995–20001994–1995
Lloyd DyerMidfielderUnited Kingdom–2008–2014

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

Manchester United28Liverpool27Chelsea25Nottingham Forest25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Manchester City23

With Leicester City

Blackburn Rovers24Manchester City21Leeds United20Manchester United19Everton18Derby County18Nottingham Forest18Birmingham City18