Players who played for Arsenal and Aston Villa

16 players have played for both Arsenal and Aston Villa, according to Wikidata. The best known include Emiliano Martínez, Robert Pires and Philippe Senderos. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ezri Konsa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1961 (George Graham), the most recent in 2019 (Ezri Konsa).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityArsenalAston Villa
Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeperArgentina2010–20202020–2026
Robert PiresMidfielderFrance2000–20062010–2011
Philippe SenderosDefenderSwitzerland2003–20102014–2016
Ezri KonsaDefenderEnglandsince 20262019–2026
Calum ChambersDefenderEngland2014–2022since 2022
Steve SidwellMidfielderUnited Kingdom2001–20032008–2011
David PlattMidfielderEngland1995–19981988–1991
Martin KeownDefenderEngland1984–20041986–1989
Henri LansburyMidfielderEngland2007–2012–
George GrahamMidfielderScotland1966–19721961–1964
Rémi GardeDefenderFrance1996–1999–
Stuart TaylorGoalkeeperEngland1997–20052005–2009
Paul MersonMidfielderEngland1985–19971998–2002
Jimmy RimmerGoalkeeperEngland1974–19771977–1983
Keith FaheyMidfielderIreland1998–20002002–2003
Kevin RichardsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom1987–19901991–1995

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Arsenal

West Ham30Chelsea29Crystal Palace25Manchester City23Fulham23Barcelona21Everton21Portsmouth20

With Aston Villa

Manchester United28Liverpool27Chelsea25Nottingham Forest25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Leicester City24