Players who played for Arsenal and Brentford

16 players have played for both Arsenal and Brentford, according to Wikidata. The best known include Wojciech Szczęsny, David Raya and Ezri Konsa. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Wojciech Szczęsny. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1951 (Tommy Lawton), the most recent in 2019 (David Raya).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityArsenalBrentford
Wojciech SzczęsnyGoalkeeperPoland2006–20172009–2010
David RayaGoalkeeperSpain2023–20242019–2024
Ezri KonsaDefenderEnglandsince 20262018–2019
Reiss NelsonMidfielderEngland2017–20262025–2026
Steve SidwellMidfielderUnited Kingdom2001–20032001–2002
Chuba AkpomForwardEngland2013–20182014
Ólafur Ingi SkúlasonMidfielderIceland2001–20052005–2007
Paul MersonMidfielderEngland1985–19971987
Kenny SansomDefenderEngland1980–19881993
Nico YennarisMidfielderEngland, People's Republic of China2011–2014since 2014
Tommy LawtonForwardEngland1953–19551951–1953
Josh DasilvaMidfielderEngland2007–2018since 2018
Graham RixMidfielderEngland1975–19881987–1988
Jon ToralMidfielderSpain2011–20172014–2015
Rhys MurphyForwardEngland, Ireland2008–20122009–2010
Paul DavisMidfielderUnited Kingdom1980–19951995–1996

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 Brentford

Chelsea11Tottenham11Fulham10Reading10Crystal Palace10Sheffield Wednesday10Ipswich Town10