Players who played for Aston Villa and Everton
23 players · Premier League since 1992/93
23 players have played for both Aston Villa and Everton in the Premier League since 1992/93. 15 played for Aston Villa first and 8 for Everton first. The longest-serving made 496 appearances across both; the top scorer got 46 goals; 9 scored for both; the first move came in 1994/95, the most recent in 2025/26.
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- Aston Villa 365 · Everton 131
- Aston Villa 210 · Everton 63
- Aston Villa 35 · Everton 219
- Aston Villa 140 · Everton 113
- Aston Villa 74 · Everton 150
- Aston Villa 106 · Everton 74
- Aston Villa 41 · Everton 126
- Aston Villa 95 · Everton 60
- Aston Villa 112 · Everton 35
- Aston Villa 30 · Everton 113
- Aston Villa 96 · Everton 25
- Aston Villa 110 · Everton 11
- Aston Villa 51 · Everton 63
- Aston Villa 99 · Everton 7
- Aston Villa 71 · Everton 2
- Aston Villa 31 · Everton 32
- Aston Villa 57 · Everton 3
- Aston Villa 12 · Everton 48
- Aston Villa 32 · Everton 5
- Aston Villa 8 · Everton 27
- Aston Villa 12 · Everton 21
- Aston Villa 14 · Everton 7
- Aston Villa 8 · Everton 2
Who stands out
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Gareth Barry has the most appearances for the two combined: 365 for Aston Villa and 131 for Everton. Gareth Barry scored the most goals across both (41 for Aston Villa, 5 for Everton), and 9 players scored for both.
In our data, Earl Barrett was the first to have played for both (his first game for Everton came in 1994/95). The most recent player to play for both is Jack Grealish, who first played for Everton in 2025/26.
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| Player | Aston Villa | Everton | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Seasons | Apps | Gls | Seasons | ||
| Gareth Barry | 365 | 41 | 1997–2009 | 131 | 5 | 2013–2017 | Aston Villa |
| Ashley Young | 210 | 30 | 2006–2023 | 63 | 1 | 2023–2025 | Aston Villa |
| Idrissa Gueye | 35 | 0 | 2015/16 | 219 | 9 | 2016–2026 | Aston Villa |
| Lucas Digne | 140 | 2 | 2021–2026 | 113 | 4 | 2018–2022 | Everton |
| Ross Barkley | 74 | 9 | 2020–2027 | 150 | 21 | 2011–2017 | Everton |
| Earl Barrett | 106 | 1 | 1992–1995 | 74 | 0 | 1994–1998 | Aston Villa |
| Steve Watson | 41 | 0 | 1998–2000 | 126 | 14 | 2000–2005 | Aston Villa |
| Richard Dunne | 95 | 4 | 2009–2012 | 60 | 0 | 1996–2001 | Everton |
| Fabian Delph | 112 | 3 | 2009–2015 | 35 | 0 | 2019–2022 | Aston Villa |
| Joleon Lescott | 30 | 1 | 2015/16 | 113 | 14 | 2006–2010 | Everton |
| Jack Grealish | 96 | 15 | 2013–2021 | 25 | 2 | 2025–2027 | Aston Villa |
| Gavin McCann | 110 | 3 | 2003–2007 | 11 | 0 | 1997/98 | Everton |
| Amadou Onana | 51 | 5 | 2024–2026 | 63 | 3 | 2022–2024 | Everton |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger | 99 | 8 | 2000–2005 | 7 | 0 | 2012/13 | Aston Villa |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 71 | 15 | 2019–2022 | 2 | 0 | 2021/22 | Aston Villa |
| Tom Cleverley | 31 | 3 | 2014/15 | 32 | 2 | 2015–2017 | Aston Villa |
| Tommy Johnson | 57 | 13 | 1994–1997 | 3 | 0 | 1999/00 | Aston Villa |
| Tim Iroegbunam | 12 | 0 | 2021–2024 | 48 | 0 | 2024–2027 | Aston Villa |
| David Ginola | 32 | 3 | 2000–2002 | 5 | 0 | 2001/02 | Aston Villa |
| Gareth Farrelly | 8 | 0 | 1995–1997 | 27 | 1 | 1997–1999 | Aston Villa |
| Carl Tiler | 12 | 1 | 1995–1997 | 21 | 1 | 1997–1999 | Aston Villa |
| Robin Olsen | 14 | 0 | 2021–2025 | 7 | 0 | 2020/21 | Everton |
| Philippe Senderos | 8 | 0 | 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 2009/10 | Everton |
Head to head
In the Premier League since 1992/93, Aston Villa and Everton have met 62 times: Aston Villa won 27, Everton 14, and 21 games were drawn.
- Aston Villa's biggest win: Aston Villa 4-0 Everton (2005/06)
- Everton's biggest win: Everton 4-0 Aston Villa (2015/16)
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- How many players have played for both Aston Villa and Everton?
- 23 in the Premier League since 1992/93: Gareth Barry, Ashley Young, Idrissa Gueye, Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley, Earl Barrett and 17 more.
- Has anyone scored for both Aston Villa and Everton?
- Yes, 9: Gareth Barry (41 and 5), Ashley Young (30 and 1), Ross Barkley (9 and 21), Jack Grealish (15 and 2), Joleon Lescott (1 and 14), Amadou Onana (5 and 3), Lucas Digne (2 and 4), Tom Cleverley (3 and 2) and 1 more.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both Aston Villa and Everton?
- Jack Grealish. He played for Aston Villa (2013–2021), then Everton from 2025/26.
- What period does this list cover?
- Premier League games from 1992/93 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.
Data: Premier League since 1992/93. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.