Players who played for Sunderland and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Sunderland 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	Sunderland	West Ham United
Lee Chapman	England	1983–1984	1993–1995
David Kelly	England / Republic of Ireland	1995–1997	1988–1990
Andy Melville	Wales	1993–1999	2004–2005
Don Hutchison	England / Scotland	2000–2001	1994–1996 & 2001–2005
Jermain Defoe	England	2015–2017 & 2022	1999–2004
David Bellion	France	2001–2003	2005–2006 loan
David Connolly	England / Republic of Ireland	2006–2009	2003–2004
Stewart Downing	England	2003 loan	2013–2015
Tal Ben Haim	Israel	2009 loan	2010–2011 loan
Wayne Bridge	England	2012 loan	2011 loan

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Sunderland and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (7), Wales (1), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Lee Chapman; the most recent is Jermain Defoe.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Bellion.

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