Players who played for Manchester City and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Manchester City 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 9 in our list.

Show all 9 players

Player	Country	Manchester City	Sunderland
Peter Barnes	England	1974–1979 & 1987–1988	1989
Niall Quinn	Republic of Ireland	1990–1996	1996–2002
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	2009–2011	1996 loan
Claudio Reyna	United States	2003–2007	2001–2003
Benjani	Zimbabwe	2008–2010	2010 loan
Tal Ben Haim	Israel	2008–2009	2009 loan
Joleon Lescott	England	2009–2014	2017
Wayne Bridge	England	2009–2013	2012 loan
Jack Rodwell	England	2012–2014	2014–2018

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester City and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (4), Republic of Ireland (2), United States (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Barnes; the most recent is Joleon Lescott.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Shay Given.

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