In football, transfers are a common part of the game. Before the beginning of any season or in the middle of it, several players change clubs, some for record fees. The reasons behind transfers are many, but the majority are due to money or a chance of winning regular silverware. These two reasons are the most used to snap a player away from his club. However, some players have been immune to this allure of wealth and trophies throughout history. These players spent almost their entire careers at a single club.
The phenomenon of playing for a single club throughout your entire career is scarce in football. The rise in a club’s financial status helps them pay the huge transfer fees and players’ salaries. However, the players on the list were not fazed by these.
So, here are the top 10 players with most appearances for a single club.
Top 10 single club players
Carles Puyol Saforcada – 682 appearances
Carles Puyol was a no-nonsense defender who marshalled the Barcelona’s defence for over a decade and won an impressive 18 trophies. He also won the FIFA World Cup and the European Championship with Spain. Puyol represented the Catalans 682 times and spent 19 years at the club, making one appearance for Barcelona C and 89 appearances for Barcelona B.
Puyol also captained the club for ten years, from 2004-2014 during which they became a force in Spain and Europe, playing their famed tiki-taka style. He is the only captain apart from Manuel Neuer to win a sextuple.
Francesco Totti Ufficiale OMRI -707 appearances
The only player who rejected Florentino Perez before Kylian Mbappe, Francesco Totti, played his entire career at AS Roma. The charismatic Italian spent 24 years at the Stadio Olimpico, where he won five trophies, including one Serie A, two Coppa Italia, and one Supercoppa Italiana. The “Il Gladiatore’ scored 250 goals and provided 181 assists in 707 appearances for AS Roma.
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— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) April 25, 2022
He also won the 2006 World Cup with Italy. Totti is also the second-highest scorer in Serie A, with 250 goals, just behind legendary striker Silvio Piola. Totti retired in 2017 and was then appointed the manager. However, in 2019, he left the club, announcing his resignation in a press conference and accusing the club’s top hierarchy of not involving him in the team’s…
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