Players who played for Ipswich Town and Leicester City

Which footballers have played for both Ipswich Town and Leicester City? 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Ipswich Town	Leicester City
Marcus Bent	England	2001–2004	2003–2004 loan
Alex Bruce	England / Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland	2006–2010	2010 loan
Gareth McAuley	Northern Ireland	2008–2011	2006–2008
Danny Simpson	England	2008 loan	2014–2019
Tom Lawrence	Wales	2016–2017 loan	2014–2017

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Ipswich Town and Leicester City.
The most common countries are England (3), Northern Ireland (1), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Marcus Bent; the most recent is Tom Lawrence.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Marcus Bent.

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