Players who played for Arsenal and Everton

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Everton? 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 9 in our list.

Show all 9 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	Everton
Brian Kidd	England	1974–1976	1979–1980
Martin Keown	England	1984–1986 & 1993–2004	1989–1993
Kevin Campbell	England	1988–1995	1999–2005
Francis Jeffers	England	2001–2004	1997–2001 & 2003–2004 loan
Philippe Senderos	Switzerland	2003–2010	2010 loan
Ainsley Maitland-Niles	England	2014–2023	2026–present
Alex Iwobi	Nigeria	2015–2019	2019–2023
Christian Nørgaard	Denmark	2025–2026	2026–present
Mikel Arteta	Spain	–	–

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and Everton.
The most common countries are England (5), Switzerland (1), Nigeria (1).
The earliest in our list is Brian Kidd; the most recent is Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Francis Jeffers.

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