Players who played for Manchester City and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Manchester City and West Ham 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	Manchester City	West Ham United
Frank Lampard	England	2014–2015	1995–2001
Marc-Vivien Foé	Cameroon	2002–2003 loan	1999–2000
Paulo Wanchope	Costa Rica	2000–2004	1999–2000
Stuart Pearce	England	2001–2002	1999–2001
David James	England	2004–2006	2001–2004
Carlos Tevez	Argentina	2009–2013	2006–2009
Joe Hart	England	2006–2018	2017–2018 loan
Craig Bellamy	Wales	2009–2011	2007–2009
Pablo Zabaleta	Argentina	2008–2017	2017–2020
Tal Ben Haim	Israel	2008–2009	2010–2011 loan
Wayne Bridge	England	2009–2013	2011 loan
Samir Nasri	France	2011–2017	2019
Kalvin Phillips	England	2022–present	2024 loan

Quick facts

13 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester City and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (6), Argentina (2), Cameroon (1).
The earliest in our list is Frank Lampard; the most recent is Kalvin Phillips.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including Marc-Vivien Foé.

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