Players who played for Leeds United and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United 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 12 in our list.

Show all 12 players

Player	Country	Leeds United	Sunderland
Peter Barnes	England	1981–1982 & 1983–1984	1989
Lee Chapman	England	1990–1993 & 1996	1983–1984
Dominic Matteo	Scotland	2000–2004	1995 loan
Michael Bridges	England	1999–2004	1995–1999 & 2004 & 2004–2005
John Oster	England / Wales	2004–2005 loan	1999–2005
Tore André Flo	Norway	2007–2008	2002–2003
David Healy	Northern Ireland	2004–2007	2008–2011
Steven Caldwell	Scotland	2004 loan	2004–2007
Liam Miller	Republic of Ireland	2005–2006 loan	2006–2009
Danny Graham	England	2006 loan	2013–2016 & 2020–2021
Danny Rose	England	2006–2007	2012–2013 loan
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2012–2014	2008–2009

Quick facts

12 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (6), Scotland (2), Norway (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Barnes; the most recent is Danny Graham.
6 players made the link through a loan spell, including Dominic Matteo.

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