Players who played for Leicester City and Manchester United

Which footballers have played for both Leicester City 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 13 in our list.

Show all 13 players

Player	Country	Leicester City	Manchester United
Mark Robins	England	1995–1998	1988–1992
Dion Dublin	England	2004–2006	1992–1994
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	2003–2005	1993–1995
Danny Simpson	England	2014–2019	2006–2010
Jonny Evans	Northern Ireland	2018–2023	2006–2015 & 2023–2025
Tom Cleverley	England	2009 loan	2008–2015
Ritchie De Laet	Belgium	2012–2016	2009–2012
Jesse Lingard	England	2012–2013 loan	2011–2022
Michael Keane	England	2012–2013 loan	2011–2015
Nick Powell	England	2014–2015 loan	2012–2016
Tom Lawrence	Wales	2014–2017	2013–2014
Harry Maguire	England	2017–2019	2019–present
Youri Tielemans	Belgium	2019 & 2019–2023	2026–present

Quick facts

13 players in our verified list have played for both Leicester City and Manchester United.
The most common countries are England (8), Northern Ireland (2), Belgium (2).
The earliest in our list is Mark Robins; the most recent is Youri Tielemans.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Tom Cleverley.

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