Players who played for Leicester City and Manchester United

19 players have played for both Leicester City and Manchester United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jesse Lingard, Youri Tielemans and Jonny Evans. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jesse Lingard. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1983 (Laurie Cunningham), the most recent in 2019 (Youri Tielemans).

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The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLeicester CityManchester United
Jesse LingardForwardEngland2012–20132011–2022
Youri TielemansMidfielderBelgium2019–2023since 2026
Jonny EvansDefenderNorthern Ireland2018–20232006–2025
Tom CleverleyMidfielderEngland20092008–2015
Ron-Robert ZielerGoalkeeperGermany2016–20172008–2010
Michael KeaneDefenderEngland2012–20132011–2015
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2012–20172008–2012
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium2012–20162009–2012
Danny SimpsonDefenderUnited Kingdomsince 20142006–2010
Nick PowellMidfielderEngland2014–20152012–2016
Laurie CunninghamMidfielderEngland1985–19861983
Robbie SavageMidfielderWales1997–20021993–1994
Tom LawrenceForwardWales2014–20172013–2014
Matty JamesMidfielderEnglandsince 20122009–2012
Dion DublinForwardEngland2004–20061992–1994
Alex BruceDefenderNorthern Ireland20101998–2001
Mark RobinsForwardEngland1995–19981988–1992
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland2003–20051993–1995
Billy DaviesMidfielderScotland1990–

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 Leicester City

Aston Villa24Blackburn Rovers24Manchester City21Leeds United20Everton18Derby County18Nottingham Forest18Birmingham City18

With Manchester United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19