Players who played for Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur? 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	Aston Villa	Tottenham Hotspur
Colin Calderwood	Scotland	1999–2000	1993–1999
David Ginola	France	2000–2002	1997–2000
Luke Young	England	2008–2011	1997–2001
Øyvind Leonhardsen	Norway	2002–2003	1999–2002
Wayne Routledge	England	2008–2009	2005–2008
Darren Bent	England	2011–2015	2007–2009
Alan Hutton	Scotland	2011–2019	2008–2011
Brad Friedel	United States	2008–2011	2011–2015
Kyle Walker	England	2011 loan	2009–2017

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (2), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Colin Calderwood; the most recent is Darren Bent.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Kyle Walker.

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