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Players who played for Middlesbrough and Reading

Which footballers have played for both Middlesbrough and Reading? 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 5 in our list.
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PlayerCountryMiddlesbroughReading
Dave KitsonEngland2009 loan2003–2008 & 2009 loan
Leroy LitaEngland2009–20112005–2009
YakubuNigeria2005–20072015
Nathaniel ChalobahEngland / Sierra Leone2014 loan2015 loan
André BikeyCameroon––

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Middlesbrough and Reading?

5 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Middlesbrough and Reading, including Nathaniel Chalobah, Leroy Lita and Yakubu.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Two players, Dave Kitson and Nathaniel Chalobah, made the link through a loan spell.

Test yourself

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