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Players who played for both Arsenal and Cardiff City
15 players in our database played for both Arsenal and Cardiff City. 3 of them moved directly between the two clubs (Aaron Ramsey, Kerrea Gilbert, Semi Ajayi). The first was Brian McDermott (from 1979); the most recent to join the list is Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (from 2020).
| Player | Arsenal | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ramsey | 2008–2019 | 2006–2008, 2011 (loan), 2023–2025 |
| Armand Traoré | 2006–2008 | 2018 (loan), 2019–2020 |
| Brian McDermott | 1979–1983 | 1987–1988 |
| Calum Chambers | 2014–2022 | 2024–present |
| Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 2008–2009 | 2011 (loan) |
| Junichi Inamoto | 2001–2002 (loan) | 2004–2005 (loan) |
| Kerrea Gilbert | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 (loan) |
| Kevin Campbell | 1988–1995 | 2006–2007 |
| Krystian Bielik | 2015–2017 | 2026–present |
| Marouane Chamakh | 2010–2013 | 2016 |
| Matthew Connolly | 2006 | 2012–2020 |
| Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | 2003–2006 | 2009 (loan) |
| Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | 2020–2021 | 2023–2024 (loan) |
| Semi Ajayi | 2013–2015 | 2015–2017 |
| Stuart Taylor | 1997–2004 | 2009 (loan) |
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Covers the 15 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).