Extra Time › Played for both › Arsenal and Liverpool
Players who played for both Arsenal and Liverpool
5 famous players have played for both Arsenal and Liverpool, including Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Anelka, Kolo Touré and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. 3 of them played for Arsenal first; 2 started at Liverpool.
Did you know?
- Nicolas AnelkaEarliest on this list to play for both: Arsenal (1997–1999), then Liverpool from 2002.
Raheem SterlingLatest on this list: Liverpool first, then Arsenal from 2024.
All 5 players, most famous first
- Raheem Sterling
England · Forward · born 1994- Arsenal
- 2024–2025
- Liverpool
- 2012–2015
- Nicolas Anelka
France · Forward · born 1979- Arsenal
- 1997–1999
- Liverpool
- 2002
- Arsenal
- 2002–2009
- Liverpool
- 2013–2016
- Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainEngland · Midfielder · born 1993
- Arsenal
- 2011–2017
- Liverpool
- 2017–2023
- Arsenal
- 2011–2012
- Liverpool
- 2007–2010
Years are club stints from Wikidata (snapshot 2026-09-28); a loan that runs straight into a transfer is shown as one stint. “from YEAR” means no end year is recorded — it is not a claim about a current club.
Play today’s Football Grid
Name players who played for both clubs — a new 3×3 grid of real careers every day.
More “played for both” lists
Arsenal and…
Chelsea 17Barcelona 15Manchester City 13West Ham 13Marseille 12Real Madrid 9Juventus 8AC Milan 7
Questions
How many famous players have played for both Arsenal and Liverpool?
5 in our data, including Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Anelka, Kolo Touré and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The list covers famous footballers only — players covered by at least 45 language editions of Wikipedia — so it is not every player who ever wore both shirts.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both clubs?
In our data, Nicolas Anelka: Arsenal (1997–1999), then Liverpool (2002).
Where does this list come from?
Club careers from Wikidata, the open database behind Wikipedia (public domain, CC0), snapshot 2026-09-28. Senior spells count, loans included when Wikidata records them; youth and reserve teams do not. Found a mistake? Tell us via the About page.