Players who played for Brentford and Portsmouth

Which footballers have played for both Brentford and Portsmouth? 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	Brentford	Portsmouth
Paul Merson	England	1987 loan	2002–2003
Hermann Hreiðarsson	Iceland	1998–1999	2007–2012
Steve Claridge	England	2004–2005	1998 & 1998–2001
Rowan Vine	England	2002–2003 & 2010 loan	2000–2005
Ibrahima Sonko	Senegal	2002–2004	2010–2011 loan
Sam Sodje	England / Nigeria	2004–2006	2013
Tommy Smith (born 1980)	England	2014–2015	2009–2010
John Swift	England	2015–2016 loan	2025–present
Patrick Agyemang	England / Ghana	–	–

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Brentford and Portsmouth.
The most common countries are England (7), Iceland (1), Senegal (1).
Four players made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Merson and Rowan Vine.

Common questions

How many players have played for both Brentford and Portsmouth?

9 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Brentford and Portsmouth, including Steve Claridge, Hermann Hreiðarsson and Sam Sodje.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Four players made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Merson and Rowan Vine.

Test yourself

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