Which players played for both Cardiff City and Middlesbrough?

43 players have played for both Cardiff City and Middlesbrough, including Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Fábio, Ross Turnbull, Sammy Ameobi, Gary O'Neil, Albert Adomah, Ravel Morrison, Joe Bennett, Rudy Gestede and Tony Vidmar.

Players Who Played for Both Cardiff City and Middlesbrough (43 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 43 players have played for both Cardiff City and Middlesbrough. The best known: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Fábio and Ross Turnbull.

The list

#	Player	Born	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
1	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	1972	2007–2008	2004–2006
2	Fábio	1990	2014–2016	2016–2018
3	Ross Turnbull	1985	2007	2002–2009
4	Sammy Ameobi	1992	2015–2016	2013, 2021–2022
5	Gary O'Neil	1983	2004	2007–2011
6	Albert Adomah	1987	2020	2013–2016
7	Ravel Morrison	1993	2014	2020
8	Joe Bennett	1990	2016–2021	2008–2012
9	Rudy Gestede	1988	2011–2014	2017–2020
10	Tony Vidmar	1970	2003–2005	2002–2003
11	Johnny Carey	1919	1941–1942	1942–1943
12	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	1978	2009	2013–2019
13	Chris Riggott	1980	2010–2011	2003–2010
14	Andrew Taylor	1986	2011–2014	2004–2011
15	Jim Platt	1952	1978–1979	1971–1983
16	Michael Ricketts	1978	2005–2006	2003–2004
17	Graham Kavanagh	1973	2001–2005	1991–1996
18	Willo Flood	1985	2006–2009	2010–2011
19	Alan Wright	1971	2006–2007	2003–2004
20	Jordan Hugill	1992	2022	2019
21	Neil Cox	1971	2005–2006	1994–1997
22	Ian Baird	1964	1983–1984	1990–1991
23	Bob Hatton	1947	1982–1983	—
24	Pat Heard	1960	1990–1992	1985–1986
25	Andy Campbell	1979	2002, 2002–2006	1995–2002
26	Alan Foggon	1950	1971–1973	1972–1976
27	Andy Dibble	1965	1982–1984	1991, 1998
28	Dean Gordon	1973	2001	1998–2002
29	Alan Walsh	1956	1992	1977–1978
30	Mickey Burns	1946	1978	1978–1981
31	George Emmerson	1906	1930–1933	1928–1930
32	Martin Thomas	1959	1982	1984
33	Johnny Vincent	1947	1972–1975	1971–1972
34	Phil Kite	1962	1993–1994	1986
35	Keith O'Halloran	1975	1996–1997	1994–1997
36	Fred Warren	1907	1927–1930	1930–1936
37	Gary Gill	1964	1992	1983–1989
38	Ian Gibson	1943	1970–1972	1962–1966
39	Paul Sugrue	1960	1981–1982	1982–1985
40	Steve Tupling	1964	1988–1989	—
41	George Smith	1945	1973–1975	1969–1971
42	Bert Smith	1890	1919–1923	1923–1925
43	John Smith	1898	—	—

Which way they moved

Cardiff City first, then Middlesbrough: 14
Middlesbrough first, then Cardiff City: 25

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Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.

Players who played for both Cardiff City and Middlesbrough