Players who played for Leicester City and Newcastle United

14 players have played for both Leicester City and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Chris Wood, Ayoze Pérez and Islam Slimani. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ayoze Pérez. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1989 (David Kelly), the most recent in 2016 (Harvey Barnes).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLeicester CityNewcastle United
Chris WoodForwardNew Zealand2013–20152022–2023
Ayoze PérezForwardSpain2019–20232014–2019
Islam SlimaniForwardAlgeria2016–20212018
Les FerdinandForwardEngland2003–20041995–1997
Patrick van AanholtDefenderNetherlands20112010
Danny SimpsonDefenderUnited Kingdomsince 20142009–2013
Jamaal LascellesDefenderEnglandsince 20262014–2026
Harvey BarnesForwardEngland2016–2023since 2023
Nolberto SolanoMidfielderPeru20101998–2007
Níkos DabízasDefenderGreece2004–20051998–2004
David KellyForwardIreland1989–19911991–1993
Steve HoweyDefenderEngland2003–20041989–2000
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland2003–20051995–1998
Carl CortForwardEngland, Guyana2007–20082000–2004

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 Leicester City

Aston Villa24Blackburn Rovers24Manchester City21Leeds United20Manchester United19Everton18Derby County18Nottingham Forest18

With Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Aston Villa19Leeds United19QPR19