Players who played for Cardiff City and Manchester United

12 players have played for both Cardiff City and Manchester United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Fábio, Wilfried Zaha and Thomas Heaton. Colin Webster moved straight from one club to the other. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1936 (Johnny Carey), the most recent in 2013 (Tom Lawrence).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCardiff CityManchester United
FábioDefenderBrazil2014–20162008–2014
Wilfried ZahaMidfielderEngland, Ivory Coast20142013–2015
Thomas HeatonGoalkeeperEngland2008–20122005–2010
Federico MachedaForwardItaly2014–20162008–2014
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2010–20112008–2012
Fraizer CampbellForwardEngland2013–20142006–2009
Tom LawrenceForwardWalessince 20162013–2014
Ravel MorrisonMidfielderEngland, Jamaica20142010–2012
Magnus EikremForwardNorway2014–20152009–2011
Mats Møller DæhliMidfielderNorway20142011–2013
Johnny CareyDefenderIreland1941–19421936–1953
Colin WebsterForwardWales1950–19521952–1958

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 Cardiff City

With Manchester United