Players who played for Celtic and Manchester City

15 players have played for both Celtic and Manchester City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Kasper Schmeichel, Joe Hart and Kolo Touré. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Yeóryos Samarás. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1983 (Mick McCarthy), the most recent in 2015 (Patrick Roberts).

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCelticManchester City
Kasper SchmeichelGoalkeeperDenmark2024–20262005–2009
Joe HartGoalkeeperEngland2021–20242006–2018
Kolo TouréDefenderIvory Coast2016–20172009–2013
Yeóryos SamarásForwardGreece2008–20142006–2008
Craig BellamyForwardWales20052009–2011
Dedryck BoyataDefenderBelgium2015–20192009–2015
John GuidettiForwardSweden2014–20152008–2015
Jason DenayerDefenderBelgium2014–20152014–2018
Patrick RobertsMidfielderEngland2016–2018since 2015
Scott SinclairMidfielderEngland–2012–2015
Mick McCarthyDefenderIreland1987–19891983–1987
Neil LennonMidfielderNorthern Ireland2000–20071987–1990
Olivier NtchamMidfielderFrance, Cameroonsince 20172014–2017
Chris KillenForwardNew Zealand2007–20101999–2002
Eyal BerkovicMidfielderIsrael1999–20012001–2004

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 Celtic

With Manchester City