Players who played for Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur

Which footballers have played for both Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur? 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 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Middlesbrough	Tottenham Hotspur
Nick Barmby	England	1995–1996	1992–1995
Luke Young	England	2007–2008	1997–2001
Jonathan Woodgate	England	2006–2007 & 2007–2008 & 2012–2016 loan	2008–2011
Kyle Naughton	England	2010 loan	2009–2015

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur.
The most common countries are England (4).
The earliest in our list is Nick Barmby; the most recent is Kyle Naughton.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Jonathan Woodgate.

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