Players who played for Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Tottenham Hotspur 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	Tottenham Hotspur	West Ham United
Neil Ruddock	England	1986–1988 & 1992–1993	1998–2000
Jermain Defoe	England	2004–2008 & 2009–2014 & 2014	1999–2004
Matthew Etherington	England	2000–2003	2003–2009
Bobby Zamora	England	2003–2004	2004–2008
Paul Konchesky	England	2003 loan	2005–2007
Scott Parker	England	2011–2013	2007–2011
David Bentley	England	2008–2013	2011 loan
Mohammed Kudus	Ghana	2025–present	2023–2025
Frédéric Kanouté	Mali / France	–	–
Kyle Walker-Peters	England	–	–

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (8), Ghana (1), Mali (1).
The earliest in our list is Neil Ruddock; the most recent is Mohammed Kudus.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Konchesky.

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