Players who played for Aston Villa and Reading

14 players have played for both Aston Villa and Reading, according to Wikidata. The best known include Emiliano Martínez, Ryan Bertrand and Ørjan Nyland. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Emiliano Martínez. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1986 (Martin Keown), the most recent in 2020 (Danny Drinkwater).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaReading
Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeperArgentina2020–20262019
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland20142009–2010
Ørjan NylandGoalkeeperNorway2018–20202022
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland20202021–2022
Steve SidwellMidfielderUnited Kingdom2008–20112003–2007
Leandro BacunaMidfielderCuraçaosince 2013–
Martin KeownDefenderEngland1986–19892005
Tiago IloriDefenderPortugal2015–2016–
Ulises de la CruzDefenderEcuador2002–20062006–2008
Stuart TaylorGoalkeeperEngland2005–20092012–2014
Zat KnightDefenderEngland2007–20092015
Nicky ShoreyDefenderEngland2008–20102001–2013
Ray HoughtonMidfielderIreland1992–19951997–1999
Aaron TshibolaMidfielderEngland, Democratic Republic of the Congo–since 2013

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 Brom24Leicester City24

With Reading

Fulham19Crystal Palace18Arsenal16Wolves16Nottingham Forest16Bristol City16AFC Bournemouth15West Ham15