Players who played for Manchester United and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Manchester United 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 10 in our list.

Show all 10 players

Player	Country	Manchester United	West Ham United
Ted MacDougall	Scotland	1972–1973	1973
Paul Ince	England	1989–1995	1986–1989
Les Sealey	England	1990 & 1990–1991	1994–1996 & 1996–2001
Michael Carrick	England	2006–2018	1999–2004
David Bellion	France	2003–2006	2005–2006 loan
Carlos Tevez	Argentina	2007–2009 loan	2006–2009
Patrice Evra	France / Senegal	2006–2014	2018
Javier Hernández	Mexico	2010–2015	2017–2019
Jesse Lingard	England	2011–2022	2021 loan
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	England / DR Congo	2019–2024	2024–present

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester United and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (5), France (2), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Ted MacDougall; the most recent is Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Bellion.

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