Players who played for Birmingham City and Brighton & Hove Albion

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City 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 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Brighton & Hove Albion
Steve Claridge	England	1994–1996	2004
Matthew Upson	England	2003–2007	2013 & 2013–2014
Dan Burn	England	2013–2014 loan	2018–2022
Jesse Lingard	England	2013–2014 loan	2014 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
The most common countries are England (4).
The earliest in our list is Steve Claridge; the most recent is Dan Burn.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Dan Burn.

Test yourself

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