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Ahead of Saturday’s trip to Selhurst Park we take a look at which players have featured for both over the years

2024-02-23T10:00:00.000Z

PLAYED FOR BOTH: CRYSTAL PALACE

Ahead of Saturday’s trip to Selhurst Park we take a look at which players have featured for both over the years

2024-02-23T10:00:00.000Z

Ahead of Saturday’s trip to Selhurst Park we take a look at which players have featured for both over the years

Ade Akinbiyi

Born in Hackney, the towering striker moved to Crystal Palace from Leicester City in February 2002. The forward spent just under 12 months at Selhurst Park, scoring three goals in 28 games before joining Stoke City on loan for the second half of the 2002/03 campaign.

After a successful short loan spell, the move was then made permanent in the summer of 2003 and Akinbiyi signed for the Potters. The Nigerian striker spent two seasons with City, before signing for Burnley for his first spell in February 2005, where he scored 16 goals in a season-and- a-half before departing 12 months later for Sheffield United.

Akinbiyi had only one season with the Blades before a return to the Clarets in January 2007, where the attacker scored 18 goals in 43 games, which included a memorable equaliser against Chelsea in the League Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.

Stats

Signed for Burnley: 2004 & 2006

Appearances: 122

Goals: 31

Signed for Crystal Palace: 2002

Appearances: 28

Goals: 3

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Gary Cahill

Cahill joined the Clarets on loan from Aston Villa as a youngster for the 2004/05 Championship season. The young centre-back enjoyed a successful spell at Turf Moor, which saw the defender score his first career senior goal and go on to win the Club’s Player of the Year & Young Player of the Year awards.

The defender returned to Villa Park following his loan move with Burnley and spent time with the Villans in the Premier League, before a move to Bolton was followed by a well-earned transfer to Chelsea in 2011.

After a successful eight-year stay at Stamford Bridge, which saw the Dronfield-born defender win the Premier League, UEFA Champions League & Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup, Cahill then signed for Palace ahead of the 2019/20 season. The centre-back spent two campaigns in South London with the Eagles before departing in 2021 for AFC Bournemouth.

Stats

Signed for Burnley: 2004

Appearances: 32

Goals: 1

Signed for Crystal Palace: 2019

Appearances: 47

Goals: 1

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Gabor Kiraly

Hungarian Kiraly made his first move to English football in 2004, as the goalkeeper signed for Crystal Palace from Hertha Berlin. The shot-stopper, known for wearing grey tracksuit bottoms instead of shorts, spent three seasons at Selhurst Park. After over 100 appearances in Red & Blue, Kiraly joined Burnley in the summer of 2007. The keeper spent just a year-and-a-half at Turf Moor, playing 29 times before leaving the Club in January 2009 to join Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.

Stats

Signed for Burnley: 2007

Appearances: 29

Goals: 0

Signed for Crystal Palace: 2004

Appearances: 104

Goals: 0