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Players who played for both Everton and Manchester United
12 famous players have played for both Everton and Manchester United, including Wayne Rooney, Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini. 3 of them played for Everton first; 9 started at Manchester United.
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- Mark HughesEarliest on this list to play for both: Manchester United (1980–1986, 1988–1995), then Everton from 2000.
Ashley YoungLatest on this list: Manchester United first, then Everton from 2023.
Wayne RooneyWent back for a second spell at Everton.
All 12 players, most famous first
- Wayne Rooney
England · Forward · born 1985- Everton
- 2002–2004, 2017–2018
- Manchester United
- 2004–2017
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium · Forward · born 1993- Everton
- 2013–2017
- Manchester United
- 2017–2019
- Ashley YoungEngland · Midfielder · born 1985
- Everton
- 2023–2025
- Manchester United
- 2011–2020
Marouane FellainiBelgium · Midfielder · born 1987- Everton
- 2008–2013
- Manchester United
- 2013–2019
- Everton
- 2006–2016
- Manchester United
- 2003–2007
- Tom CleverleyEngland · Midfielder · born 1989
- Everton
- 2015–2017
- Manchester United
- 2008–2015
- Louis Saha
France · Forward · born 1978- Everton
- 2008–2012
- Manchester United
- 2004–2008
- Everton
- 2000
- Manchester United
- 1980–1986, 1988–1995
- Phil NevilleEngland · Defender · born 1977
- Everton
- 2005–2013
- Manchester United
- 1995–2005
- Everton
- 2012–2017
- Manchester United
- 2005–2012
- Morgan SchneiderlinFrance · Midfielder · born 1989
- Everton
- 2017–2020
- Manchester United
- 2015–2017
- Michael KeaneEngland · Defender · born 1993
- Everton
- from 2017
- Manchester United
- 2011–2015
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.
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Questions
How many famous players have played for both Everton and Manchester United?
12 in our data, including Wayne Rooney, Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini. 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, Mark Hughes: Manchester United (1980–1986, 1988–1995), then Everton (2000).
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.