Players who played for Chelsea and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Chelsea and Sunderland? 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Chelsea	Sunderland
Mick Harford	England	1992–1993	1993
Tore André Flo	Norway	1997–2000	2002–2003
Boudewijn Zenden	Netherlands	2001–2004	2009–2011
Wayne Bridge	England	2003–2009	2012 loan
Tal Ben Haim	Israel	2007–2008	2009 loan
Jordan Henderson	England	2026–present	2008–2011
Patrick van Aanholt	Netherlands	2009–2014	2014–2017
Marcos Alonso	Spain	2016–2022	–

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Chelsea and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (3), Netherlands (2), Norway (1).
The earliest in our list is Mick Harford; the most recent is Jordan Henderson.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Wayne Bridge.

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