Players who played for Chelsea and Leicester City

15 players have played for both Chelsea and Leicester City, according to Wikidata. The best known include N'Golo Kanté, Mark Schwarzer and Ben Chilwell. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including N'Golo Kanté. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1906 (Ronald Brebner), the most recent in 2020 (Wesley Fofana).

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityChelseaLeicester City
N'Golo KantéMidfielderFrance2016–20232015–2016
Mark SchwarzerGoalkeeperAustralia2013–20152015–2016
Ben ChilwellDefenderEngland2020–20252015–2020
Asmir BegovićGoalkeeperBosnia and Herzegovina2015–2017since 2025
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland2006–20152021–2023
Robert HuthDefenderGermany2002–20062015
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2017–20222012–2017
Wesley FofanaDefenderFrancesince 20222020–2022
Jeffrey BrumaDefenderNetherlands2009–20132011
Dennis WiseMidfielderEngland1990–20012001–2002
Kiernan Dewsbury-HallMidfielderEngland2024–20252017–2024
Faiq BolkiahForwardBrunei––
Frank SinclairDefenderJamaica1990–19981998–2004
Muzzy İzzetMidfielderEngland, Turkey1993–19961996–2004
Ronald BrebnerGoalkeeperEngland1906–19131913–1914

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 Chelsea

With Leicester City