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Players who played for both Aberdeen and Celtic
9 players in our database played for both Aberdeen and Celtic. 4 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Roy Aitken (from 1975); the most recent to join the list is Stuart Armstrong (from 2015).
| Player | Aberdeen | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Mulgrew | 2008–2010 | 2005–2006, 2010–2016 |
| Charlie Nicholas | 1988–1990 | 1979–1983, 1990–1995 |
| Declan Gallagher | 2021–2022 | 2010 |
| Jackie McNamara | 2007–2008 | 1995–2005 |
| Niall McGinn | 2012–2017, 2017–2022 | 2009–2011 |
| Roy Aitken | 1992–1995 | 1975–1990 |
| Ryan Christie | 2017–2018 (loan) | 2015–2021 |
| Scott Brown | 2021–2022 | 2007–2021 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 2025–present | 2015–2018 |
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Covers the 9 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).