Players who played for Brighton and Sunderland

10 players have played for both Brighton and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Danny Welbeck, Wayne Bridge and Darren Bent. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Wayne Bridge. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1990 (John Frederick Byrne), the most recent in 2022 (Simon Adingra).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBrightonSunderland
Danny WelbeckForwardEngland2020–20262010–2011
Wayne BridgeDefenderEngland2012–20132012
Darren BentForwardEngland20142009–2011
Simon AdingraForwardIvory Coast2022–2025since 2025
Paul McShaneDefenderIreland2005–20062007–2009
Steve HarperGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2011since 2016
Jason SteeleGoalkeeperEnglandsince 20182017–2018
Liam BridcuttMidfielderScotland2010–2014since 2014
Will BuckleyMidfielderUnited Kingdom2011–2014since 2014
John Frederick ByrneForwardIreland1990–19961991–1992

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 Brighton

With Sunderland