Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Arsenal and Nottingham Forest

Our snapshot records 12 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Arsenal Nottingham Forest
1 Andy ColeEngland
1989–1991 2008
2 Oleksandr ZinchenkoUkraine
2022–2025 2025–2026
3 Nuno TavaresPortugal
2021–2024 2023
4 Matthew UpsonEngland
1997–2003 2000
5 Chuba AkpomEngland
2015–2020 2015
6 Aaron RamseyWales
2008–2019 2010
7 Armand TraoréSenegal
2007–2016 2016–2018
8 Henri LansburyEngland
2008–2012 2012–2017
9 Nicklas BendtnerDenmark
2005–2014 2016–2017
10 Matt TurnerUnited States
2022–2023 2023–2026
11 Carl JenkinsonEngland
2011–2019 2019–2024
12 Luke FreemanEngland
2010–2012 2020–2021

Years show the first and last recorded season at that club. For players with two separate stints the range spans both.

Source: CrossOver Football’s Transfermarkt-based career snapshot. A verified snapshot update date is unavailable; this is not live data. Loan and youth records may be merged into a parent club. Recorded years are not proof of uninterrupted senior appearances or a direct transfer. See our data scope and corrections policy.

Reading the Arsenal–Nottingham Forest connection

Andy Cole, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nuno Tavares are among the names recorded at both clubs. These are career links: the players need not have moved directly between the two clubs.

The latest year among these records is 2026, for Oleksandr Zinchenko. This is a snapshot date within a career record, not confirmation of the player’s current club.

Use the years to distinguish an early career spell from a later return. A merged year range can span separate spells; consult the underlying record before treating it as continuous first-team service.

Use the pairing as a football quiz

Try to name one connection before looking at the table, then compare your answer. In a shared-player duel, the challenge is to recall a valid name before your opponent. This web archive is a reference snapshot, not a guarantee about today’s live game pool.

For a different combination, use the two-club player finder or browse the full shared-player archive.

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