Players who played for Portsmouth and Sunderland

11 players have played for both Portsmouth and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Sulley Muntari, Jermain Defoe and Andy Cole. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Tal Ben Haim. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1994 (Mart Poom), the most recent in 2023 (Adil Aouchiche).

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityPortsmouthSunderland
Sulley MuntariDefenderGhana2007–20082011
Jermain DefoeForwardEngland2008–20092015–2022
Andy ColeForwardEngland2006–20072007–2008
Mart PoomGoalkeeperEstonia, Soviet Union1994–19972002–2006
Younès KaboulDefenderFrance2008–20102015–2016
Tal Ben HaimDefenderIsrael2009–20122009
BenjaniForwardZimbabwe2006–20122010
David ConnollyForwardIreland2012–20152006–2009
Adil AouchicheMidfielderFrance20252023–2025
Liam LawrenceForwardIreland2010–20122004–2007
Carl RobinsonMidfielderWales2002–20042004–2006

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 Portsmouth

With Sunderland