Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Leicester City and Brighton

Our snapshot records 16 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Leicester City Brighton
1 Paul DickovScotland
2002–2010 1994
2 Matthew UpsonEngland
2014–2015 2013–2014
3 Jesse LingardEngland
2012–2013 2014
4 Facundo BuonanotteArgentina
2024–2025 2023–2026
5 Chris WoodNew Zealand
2013–2017 2010–2011
6 Radostin KishishevBulgaria
2007–2009 2010–2011
7 Robbie SavageWales
1997–2002 2008
8 Anthony KnockaertFrance
2012–2015 2016–2020
9 Lee HendrieEngland
2008 2010
10 Mark YeatesIreland
2007 2003–2004
11 Ade AkinbiyiNigeria
2000–2003 1994–1995
12 David StockdaleEngland
2009 2014–2017
13 Dean HammondEngland
2013–2017 2002–2013
14 Leonardo UlloaArgentina
2014–2018 2013–2018
15 Zoumana BakayogoCote d'Ivoire
2013–2015 2007
16 Joe MattockEngland
2007–2009 2012

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 Leicester City–Brighton connection

Paul Dickov, Matthew Upson, Jesse Lingard 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 Facundo Buonanotte. 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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