Players who played for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur

Which footballers have played for both Southampton 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 11 in our list.

Show all 11 players

Player	Country	Southampton	Tottenham Hotspur
Ernie Jones	Wales	1949–1951	1947–1949
Neil Ruddock	England	1989–1992	1986–1988 & 1992–1993
Dean Richards	England	1999–2001	2001–2005
Kasey Keller	United States	2004 loan	2001–2005
Jamie Redknapp	England	2005	2002–2005
Peter Crouch	England	2004–2005	2009–2011
Gareth Bale	Wales	2006–2007	2007–2013
Fraser Forster	England	2014–2022	2022–2025
Kyle Walker-Peters	England	–	–
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	Denmark	–	–
Toby Alderweireld	Belgium	–	–

Quick facts

11 players in our verified list have played for both Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.
The most common countries are England (6), Wales (2), United States (1).
The earliest in our list is Ernie Jones; the most recent is Fraser Forster.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Kasey Keller.

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