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Players who played for both Birmingham City and Stoke City

15 players in our database played for both Birmingham City and Stoke City. 5 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Graham Potter (from 1992); the most recent to join the list is Lewis Koumas (from 2024).

PlayerBirmingham CityStoke City
Ben Foster2010–20122001–2002
Boaz Myhill2011–2012 (loan)2002 (loan)
Brek Shea2014 (loan)2013–2014
Cameron Jerome2006–20112011–2013
Graham Potter1992–19931993–1996
Jack Butland2010–2013, 2013 (loan)2013–2020
Jermaine Pennant2005–20062010–2014
Lewis Koumas2025–2026 (loan)2024–2025 (loan)
Matija Sarkic2021–2022 (loan)2023 (loan)
Matthew Upson2003–20072011–2013
Ryan Shotton2016–20172007–2015
Salif Diao2005 (loan)2006–2012
Sam Gallagher2017–2018 (loan)2024–present
Stephen Kelly2006–20092009 (loan)
Wilson Palacios2007–2008 (loan)2011–2015

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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).