Players who played for Celtic and Sunderland

12 players have played for both Celtic and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Aiden McGeady, Ki Sung-yueng and Craig Gordon. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Craig Gordon. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1976 (Jim Holton), the most recent in 2014 (Jason Denayer).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCelticSunderland
Aiden McGeadyMidfielderIreland2004–20102017–2022
Ki Sung-yuengMidfielderSouth Korea2009–20122013–2014
Craig GordonGoalkeeperScotlandsince 20142007–2012
Jason DenayerDefenderBelgium2014–20152016–2017
Daryl MurphyMidfielderIreland2010–20132005–2010
Liam MillerMidfielderIreland2000–20042006–2009
Anthony StokesForwardIreland2010–20162007–2009
Glenn LoovensDefenderNetherlands2008–20122018–2019
Adam MatthewsDefenderWales2011–2015since 2015
Stanislav VargaDefenderSlovakia2003–20062000–2008
Jim HoltonDefenderScotland–1976–1977
Michael GrayDefenderEngland20031992–2004

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 Sunderland