Players who played for Everton and Manchester United

Which footballers have played for both Everton and Manchester United? 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 16 in our list.

Show all 16 players

Player	Country	Everton	Manchester United
Brian Kidd	England	1979–1980	1967–1974
Mickey Thomas	Wales	1981	1978–1981
Mark Hughes	Wales	2000	1980–1986 & 1988–1995
Peter Beardsley	England	1991–1993	1982–1983
Jesper Blomqvist	Sweden	2001–2002	1998–2001
Wayne Rooney	England	2002–2004	2004–2017
Tim Howard	United States	2006–2016	2003–2006
Louis Saha	France	2008–2012	2004–2008
Darron Gibson	Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland	2012–2017	2005–2012
Marouane Fellaini	Belgium	2008–2013	2013–2019
Tom Cleverley	England	2015–2017	2008–2015
Michael Keane	England	2017–present	2011–2015
Romelu Lukaku	Belgium	2013–2017	2017–2019
Morgan Schneiderlin	France	2017–2020	2015–2017
Donny van de Beek	Netherlands	2022 loan	2020–2024
Phil Neville	England	–	–

Quick facts

16 players in our verified list have played for both Everton and Manchester United.
The most common countries are England (6), Wales (2), France (2).
The earliest in our list is Brian Kidd; the most recent is Donny van de Beek.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Donny van de Beek.

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