Players who played for Manchester United and Middlesbrough

Which footballers have played for both Manchester United 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Manchester United	Middlesbrough
Viv Anderson	England	1987–1991	1994–1995
Paul Ince	England	1989–1995	1999–2002
Jonathan Greening	England	1998–2001	2001–2004
Ritchie De Laet	Belgium	2009–2012	2016 loan
Paddy McNair	Northern Ireland	2014–2016	2018–2024
Gary Pallister	England	–	–

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester United and Middlesbrough.
The most common countries are England (4), Belgium (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Viv Anderson; the most recent is Paddy McNair.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Ritchie De Laet.

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