Players who played for Liverpool and Middlesbrough

Which footballers have played for both Liverpool and Middlesbrough? 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 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
Nick Barmby	England	2000–2002	1995–1996
Paul Ince	England	1997–1999	1999–2002
Stewart Downing	England	2011–2013	2001–2009 & 2015–2019
Boudewijn Zenden	Netherlands	2005–2007	2003–2004 & 2004–2005

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Liverpool and Middlesbrough.
The most common countries are England (3), Netherlands (1).
The earliest in our list is Nick Barmby; the most recent is Stewart Downing.

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