Players who played for Chelsea and Manchester United

18 players have played for both Chelsea and Manchester United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata and Radamel Falcao. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Juan Mata. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1964 (George Graham), the most recent in 2022 (Alejandro Garnacho).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityChelseaManchester United
Romelu LukakuForwardBelgium2011–20242017–2019
Juan MataForwardSpain2011–20142014–2022
Radamel FalcaoForwardColombia2015–20162014–2015
Danny WelbeckForwardEnglandsince 20262008–2014
Jadon SanchoForwardEngland2024–20252021–2026
Mason MountMidfielderEngland2017–2023since 2023
Nemanja MatićDefenderSerbia2009–20172017–2022
Juan Sebastián VerónMidfielderArgentina2003–20072001–2003
Mark HughesForwardWales1995–19981980–1995
Alejandro GarnachoMidfielderArgentinasince 20252022–2025
Álvaro FernándezDefenderSpain–2020–2024
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2017–20222008–2012
Ray WilkinsMidfielderEngland1973–19791979–1984
George GrahamMidfielderScotland1964–19661972–1974
Alex StepneyGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom19661966–1978
Mark BosnichGoalkeeperAustralia2001–20031989–2001
Paul ParkerDefenderEngland19971991–1996
Mal DonaghyDefenderNorthern Ireland1992–19941988–1992

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 Chelsea

AC Milan34Arsenal29Manchester City25Aston Villa25Fulham24SBV Vitesse24Crystal Palace23West Ham22

With Manchester United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19