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Players who played for Arsenal and Leicester City

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Leicester City? 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 4 in our list.
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PlayerCountryArsenalLeicester City
Martin KeownEngland1984–1986 & 1993–20042004–2005
Kevin CampbellEngland1988–19951989–1990 loan
Paul DickovScotland1990–19962002–2004 & 2008–2010
Matthew UpsonEngland1997–20032014–2015

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Arsenal and Leicester City?

4 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Arsenal and Leicester City, most recently Matthew Upson, Martin Keown and Paul Dickov.

Who is the most recent player to play for Arsenal and Leicester City?

In our list, the most recent to make the link is Matthew Upson (England).

Who was the first player in our list to play for both?

Martin Keown is the earliest player in our list to have played for both Arsenal and Leicester City.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. One player, Kevin Campbell, made the link through a loan spell.

Test yourself

In The Connection you get two clubs and a country, and the first to name a player who links them wins the point. Try it with your mates, or take on today's daily.

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