Players who played for Leicester City and Stoke City

Which footballers have played for both Leicester City and Stoke 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Leicester City	Stoke City
Peter Shilton	England	1966–1974	1974–1977
Robbie James	Wales	1987–1988	1983–1984
Arnar Gunnlaugsson	Iceland	1999–2002	2000 & 2002
Robert Huth	Germany	2015 & 2015–2019	2009–2015
Matthew Upson	England	2014–2015	2011–2013
Nick Powell	England	2014–2015 loan	2019–2023

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Leicester City and Stoke City.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (1), Iceland (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Shilton; the most recent is Nick Powell.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Nick Powell.

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