Players who played for Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Brighton & Hove Albion
Steve Foster	England	1984	1979–1984 & 1992–1996
Dean Saunders	Wales	1992–1995	1985–1987
Martin Keown	England	1986–1989	1985 loan
Aaron Hughes	Northern Ireland	2005–2007	2014–2015
Joe Bennett	England	2012–2016	2014–2015 loan

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Steve Foster; the most recent is Aaron Hughes.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Martin Keown.

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