Players who played for Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	Brighton & Hove Albion
Leslie Jones	Wales	1937–1946	1948–1949
Martin Keown	England	1984–1986 & 1993–2004	1985 loan
Paul Dickov	Scotland	1990–1996	1994 loan
Matthew Upson	England	1997–2003	2013 & 2013–2014
Graham Barrett	Republic of Ireland	1998–2003	2002–2003 loan
Ben White	England	2021–present	–
Leandro Trossard	Belgium	–	–

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Leslie Jones; the most recent is Ben White.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Martin Keown.

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