Players who played for Liverpool and Sunderland

17 players have played for both Liverpool and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jordan Henderson, Simon Mignolet and Djibril Cissé. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Simon Mignolet. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1978 (Alan Kennedy), the most recent in 2016 (Ovie Ejaria).

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The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLiverpoolSunderland
Jordan HendersonMidfielderEngland2011–20232008–2011
Simon MignoletGoalkeeperBelgium2013–20192010–2013
Djibril CisséForwardFrance2004–20072008–2009
Stewart DowningMidfielderEngland2011–20132003
Sebastián CoatesDefenderUruguay2011–20152014–2017
Boudewijn ZendenMidfielderNetherlands2005–20072009–2011
Fabio BoriniForwardItaly2012–20152013–2018
El-Hadji DioufMidfielderSenegal2002–20042008–2009
Sotírios KyrgiákosDefenderGreece2009–20112012–2013
Javier ManquilloDefenderSpain2014–20152016–2017
Andrea DossenaDefenderItaly2008–20102013–2014
Anthony Le TallecForwardFrance2002–20082005–2006
Jason McAteerMidfielderIreland1995–19992001–2004
Alan KennedyDefenderEngland1978–19861986–1987
Phil BabbDefenderIreland1994–20002002–2004
Ovie EjariaMidfielderEnglandsince 20162018
Dominic MatteoDefenderScotland1992–20001995

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 Liverpool

Aston Villa27Manchester City24Southampton22West Ham22Newcastle United21Bolton Wanderers21Fulham21Blackburn Rovers20

With Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19