List of twin teammates in sports

This is a list of notable people who played team sports on the same team as their twin (identical or fraternal) at some point in their career, generally above the youth sports level.

The matching career paths play into a popular trope of a bond between twins that starts with their shared time before birth.[1]

In 2024 MLB published a list of ten sets of twins who had both reached Major League Baseball, four of those pairs as teammates.[2]

Names Identical? Year of birth Nationality Sport Team(s) Source
Zaquan Adha and Aidil Zafuan Yes 1987  Malaysia Association football Armed Forces F.C., Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., Negeri Sembilan FC [3]
Halil and Hamit Altıntop Yes 1982  Turkey Association football FC Schalke 04, SG Wattenscheid 09 [4]
Archil and Shota Arveladze 1973  Georgia Association football FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor [5]
Ronde and Tiki Barber Yes 1975  United States American football Virginia Cavaliers [6]
Diego and Diogo Barcelos Yes 1985  Brazil Association football SC Internacional [7]
Guillermo and Gustavo Barros Schelotto 1973  Argentina Association football Boca Juniors, Gimnasia La Plata [1]
Lars and Sven Bender 1989  Germany Association football TSV Brannenburg, SpVgg Unterhaching, 1860 Munich, Bayer Leverkusen [8]
Aleksei and Vasili Berezutski Yes 1982  Russia Association football PFC CSKA Moscow [9]
Cameron and Cayden Boozer No 2007  United States Basketball Duke Blue Devils [10]
Chase and Sydney Brown Yes 2000  Canada American football Illinois Fighting Illini [11]
Bob and Mike Bryan Yes 1978  United States Tennis Bryan brothers [12]
Heather and Heidi Burge Yes 1971  United States Basketball Virginia Cavaliers [13]
Chris and Nicky Cadden 1996  Scotland Association football Hibernian F.C. [14]
Dick and Ian Campbell 1953  Scotland Association football Brechin City F.C., Dunfermline Athletic F.C. [15]
Jose and Ozzie Canseco Yes 1964  Cuba Baseball Huntsville Stars, Laredo Broncos, Newark Bears, Oakland Athletics, Yuma Scorpions [16]
 United States
Keith and Kerry Cash Yes 1969  United States American football Texas Longhorns [17]
Haley and Hanna Cavinder No 2001  United States Basketball Fresno State Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes [18]
Adam and James Chambers 1980  England Association football West Bromwich Albion, Walsall [19]
Stan and Stew Cliburn Yes 1956  United States Baseball Buffalo Bisons, Edmonton Trappers, Southern Miss Golden Eagles [2]
Jarron and Jason Collins Yes 1978  United States Basketball Stanford Cardinal
Frank and Ronald de Boer 1970  Netherlands Association football AFC Ajax, Al-Rayyan SC, Al-Shamal SC, FC Barcelona, Rangers F.C.
Dennis and Gérard de Nooijer 1969  Netherlands Association football
David and Philipp Degen 1983   Switzerland Association football
Jorge and Julio Dely Valdés 1967  Panama Association football
Brandon and Brian Dixon Yes 1990  United States American football Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
Lukáš and Tomáš Došek 1978  Czech Republic Association football
Caden and Taco Dowler 2003  United States American football Montana State Bobcats
Marshall and Mike Edwards Yes 1952  United States Baseball Los Angeles City Cubs, UCLA Bruins [2]
José and Vinicio Espinal 1982  Dominican Republic Association football
 Italy
Mat and Max Feagai Yes 2001  New Zealand Rugby league St. George Illawarra Dragons
Matthew and Steven Febey 1969  Australia Australian rules football
Chris and Peter Ferraro 1973  United States Ice hockey Atlanta Knights, Binghamton Rangers, DEG Metro Stars, Las Vegas Wranglers, Maine Black Bears, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Portland Pirates, Providence Bruins, Södertälje SK, Springfield Falcons, Syracuse Crunch, Washington Capitals
Daniel and Paco Figueroa Yes 1983  Spain Baseball Bowie Baysox, Miami Hurricanes
 United States
Antonio and Emanuele Filippini 1973  Italy Association football
Javier and Miguel Flaño 1984  Spain Association football
Ramiro and Rogelio Funes Mori Yes 1991  Argentina Association football Club Atlético River Plate
Paul and Ron Futcher 1956  England Association football
Gary and Paul Gait 1967  Canada Lacrosse Detroit Turbos, Philadelphia Wings, Syracuse Orangemen, Washington Power
Bernardo and Francisco Gomes 2004  Portugal Association football
Joey and Stephen Graham 1982  United States Basketball Oklahoma State Cowboys, UCF Golden Knights
Harvey and Horace Grant Yes 1965  United States Basketball Clemson Tigers
Marcus and Michael Griffin No 1985  United States American football Texas Longhorns
Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin Yes 1995  United States American football UCF Knights, Seattle Seahawks
Adam and Joel Griffiths 1979  Australia Association football
Ray and Roy Grimes 1893  United States Baseball Bridgeport Americans, Columbus Senators, Durham Bulls [2]
Arnar and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson 1973  Iceland Association football
Aaron and Andrew Harrison 1994  United States Basketball Kentucky Wildcats
Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan 1966  Egypt Association football
Hayden and Hogan Hatten Yes 2000  United States American football Idaho Vandals
David and Dean Holdsworth 1968  England Association football
Karen and Sara Holmgaard 1999  Denmark Association football
Jess and Sarah Hosking Yes 1995  Australia Australian rules football Carlton Football Club, Richmond Football Club
David and Peter Jackson 1937  England Association football
Martin and Michael Johansen 1972  Denmark Association football
Bubber and Claude Jonnard Yes 1897  United States Baseball Fort Worth Cats, Nashville Volunteers, Talladega Tigers [2]
Dora and Larissa Kalaus Yes 1996  Croatia Handball RK Lokomotiva Zagreb, RK Podravka Koprivnica
Laura and Orlane Kanor Yes 1997  France Handball Metz Handball, Rapid București
Arman and Artavazd Karamyan 1979  Armenia Association football
Alby and Lukas Kelly-Heald 2005  New Zealand Association football
Michael and Nigel Kol 1962  Australia Australian rules football
Gianluca and Raffael Korte Yes 1990  Germany Association football Eintracht Braunschweig, SV Waldhof Mannheim, TuS Mechtersheim
Erwin and Helmut Kremers 1949  West Germany Association football
Ali and Qassem Lajami Yes 1996  Saudi Arabia Association football Al Fateh SC, Al-Khaleej FC
Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux 1989  United States Ice hockey
Darjuš and Kšyštof Lavrinovič 1979  Lithuania Basketball BC Lietkabelis, BC SkyCop Prienai, BC UNICS, BC Vytis, London City Royals
Li Guangwen and Li Shangwen 1992  China Association football
Brook and Robin Lopez Yes 1988  United States Basketball Milwaukee Bucks, Stanford Cardinal
Alistair and Stewart Lord Yes 1940  Australia Australian rules football Geelong Football Club
Kristine Lunde-Borgersen and Katrine Lunde Yes 1980  Norway Handball Aalborg DH, Viborg HK, Vipers Kristiansand
Henrik and Joel Lundqvist 1982  Sweden Ice hockey Västra Frölunda HC
Caleb and Cody Martin No 1995  United States Basketball Charlotte Hornets, NC State Wolfpack, Nevada Wolf Pack
Tristin and Zyon McCollum Yes 1999  United States American football Sam Houston State Bearkats
Devin and Jason McCourty Yes 1987  United States American football New England Patriots, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Pamela and Paula McGee Yes 1962  United States Basketball Dallas Diamonds, USC Trojans
Marlin and Mike McKeever 1940  United States American football USC Trojans
Pat and Paul McQuistan Yes 1983  United States American football Weber State Wildcats
Elissa and Ibrahim Meer 1967  United Arab Emirates Association football
Coco and Kelly Miller 1978  United States Basketball Atlanta Dream, Georgia Lady Bulldogs
Damon and Ryan Minor No 1974  United States Baseball Oklahoma Sooners [2]
Aleksei and Anton Miranchuk 1995  Russia Association football
A.J. and C.J. Moore Yes 1995  United States American football Ole Miss Rebels
Kazuyuki and Kōji Morisaki 1981  Japan Association football
Brett and Josh Morris 1986  Australia Rugby league
Marcus and Markieff Morris No 1989  United States Basketball Kansas Jayhawks, Phoenix Suns
Roddery and Rolddy Muñoz Yes 2000  Dominican Republic Baseball Augusta GreenJackets, Dominican Summer League Braves, Rome Braves
Gabriel and Grayson Murphy Yes 2000  United States American football North Texas Mean Green, UCLA Bruins
Jacob and Josh Murphy 1995  England Association football Norwich City F.C.
Keegan and Kris Murray Yes 2000  United States Basketball Iowa Hawkeyes
Manuel and Nuno Namora Yes 1998  Portugal Association football Rio Ave F.C.
Rio and Riri Noro No 2004  Japan Ice hockey Japan women's national ice hockey team, Daishin IHC [20]
Eddie and Johnny O'Brien Yes 1930  United States Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Redhawks [2]
Edu and Joan Oriol 1986  Spain Association football
Javier and Ricardo Otxoa 1974  Spain Cycling Kelme–Costa Blanca
Flávio and Marco Paixão 1984  Portugal Association football
Ashley and Courtney Paris 1987  United States Basketball Oklahoma Sooners
Fabio and Rafael 1990  Brazil Association football Manchester United
Blake and Logan Pietila Yes 2000  United States Ice hockey Michigan Tech Huskies
Elisabeth and Patricia Pinedo 1981  Spain Handball
Paula and Stela Posavec 1996  Croatia Handball
Maurkice and Mike Pouncey Yes 1989  United States American football Florida Gators
Andreas and Thomas Ravelli 1959  Sweden Association football
Jonathan and Simon Richter Yes 1985  Denmark Association football FC Nordsjælland
 Gambia
Taylor and Tyler Rogers Yes 1990  United States Baseball San Francisco Giants [2]
Ángel and Óscar Romero 1992  Paraguay Association football
François and Maurice Rozenthal Yes 1975  France Ice hockey Corsaires de Dunkerque, Gothiques d'Amiens, Hockey Club de Reims, IF Björklöven, LHC Les Lions, Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Rex and Rob Ryan No 1962  United States American football Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs
Jesús and José Sagredo 1994  Bolivia Association football Club Blooming, Club Bolívar
Daniel and Jacob Saifiti Yes 1996  Australia Rugby league Newcastle Knights
Rich and Ron Saul Yes 1948  United States American football Michigan State Spartans
Borja and Fede San Emeterio Yes 1997  Spain Association football Racing de Santander, Sevilla Atlético
Andy and Walt Schmetzer 1967  United States Association football
Brad and Chris Scott Yes 1976  Australia Australian rules football Brisbane Lions
Daniel and Henrik Sedin Yes 1980  Sweden Ice hockey Modo Hockey, Vancouver Canucks
Anthony and David Semerad 1991  Australia Basketball
 Philippines
Kato and Wasswa Serwanga Yes 1976  Uganda American football Pacific Tigers, Sacramento State Hornets
 United States
Sphumelele and Thubelihle Shamase Yes 2002  South Africa Association football UJ Ladies, FC Gintra
Joe and Red Shannon 1897  United States Baseball Asbury Park Sea Urchins, Boston Braves, Columbus Senators [2]
Hrvoje and Ivan Smolčić Yes 2000  Croatia Association football HNK Rijeka
Sanna Solberg-Isaksen and Silje Solberg-Østhassel 1990  Norway Handball
Dan and Darrin Steele 1969  United States Track and field Eastern Illinois Panthers
Sun Ji and Sun Xiang Yes 1982  China Association football Shanghai Shenhua F.C.
Patrik and Peter Sundström 1961  Sweden Ice hockey IF Björklöven, New Jersey Devils
Rich and Ron Sutter 1963  Canada Ice hockey Lethbridge Broncos, Philadelphia Flyers, Red Deer Rustlers, St. Louis Blues
Charles and Philip Tabet Yes 1987  Lebanon Basketball South Alabama Jaguars
 United States
Tang Miao and Tang Xin 1990  China Association football Chengdu Rongcheng F.C.
Kenny and Yordi Teijsse Yes 1992  Netherlands Association football Amsterdamsche FC
Carl and Charles Thomas 1969  United States Basketball Eastern Michigan Eagles
Jurriën and Quinten Timber Yes 2001  Netherlands Association football Jong Ajax
Borislav and Radoslav Tsonev 1995  Bulgaria Association football
Dick and Tom Van Arsdale 1943  United States Basketball Indiana Hoosiers, Phoenix Suns
René and Willy van de Kerkhof Yes 1951  Netherlands Association football FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven
Zlatko and Zoran Vujović 1958  Yugoslavia Association football
Darryl and Shane Wakelin Yes 1974  Australia Australian rules football St Kilda Football Club
Ray and Rod Wallace 1969  England Association football Leeds United F.C., Southampton F.C.
Kerrod and Kevin Walters 1967  Australia Rugby league
Mark and Steve Waugh 1965  Australia Cricket
Lilli and Luisa Welcke Yes 2002  Germany Ice hockey Germany women's national ice hockey team, Boston University Terriers, Maine Black Bears [21]
Alan and Gary Whetton 1959  New Zealand Rugby union
Adam and Simon Yates Yes 1992  England Cycling Orica–GreenEDGE
Cristian and Damiano Zenoni 1977  Italy Association football Atalanta BC, FC Pistoiese SSD
Marcin and Michał Żewłakow 1976  Poland Association football

See also

References

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