Players who played for Leicester City and Sheffield United

15 players have played for both Leicester City and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jordan Ayew, Ritchie De Laet and Nathan Dyer. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jordan Ayew. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1988 (Brian Deane), the most recent in 2024 (Jordan Ayew).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Leicester City special (in French)Today's games with its 215 players. Sheffield United special (in French)Today's games with its 159 players.

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLeicester CitySheffield United
Jordan AyewForwardGhana2024–2026since 2026
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium2012–20162010
Nathan DyerMidfielderUnited Kingdomsince 20152008–2009
Kyle NaughtonDefenderEngland2010–20112008–2009
Marcus BentForwardUnited Kingdom2003–20041999–2011
Mark BunnGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom20092009–2010
Ade AkinbiyiForwardNigeria2000–20022006–2007
Carl IkemeGoalkeeperNigeria20102009
Richard StearmanDefenderEngland2004–20082017–2020
Lee HendrieMidfielderUnited Kingdom20082007–2009
Brian DeaneForwardUnited Kingdom2001–20031988–2006
David KellyForwardIreland1989–19912000–2001
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland2003–20052005–2009
Paul GallagherForwardScotland2009–20152012
Paddy McCarthyDefenderIreland2005–20072014

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 Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16