Chelsea’s John Terry, Roma’s Francesco Totti and Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta are among Europe’s most loyal players
JOHN TERRY and Andres Iniesta each lead the way being their league’s most loyal servant.
But Roma’s influential “Golden Boy” Francesco Totti is head and shoulders above the rest of his fellow professionals as he has plied his trade in Italy for 24 years.
Francesco Totti is Europe’s longest-serving player, the Italian legend is in his 24th year with RomaAP:Associated PressChelsea defender John Terry is England’s most loyal player as he approaches the end of his time at Stamford BridgeEmpics Sports Photo AgencyAndres Iniesta has established himself as one of the world’s greatest midfielders and has thrived in CataloniaGetty Images
Now at the age of 40, he still is an important figure and has scored three times in 18 games this season, and made his debut in 1993 as a 16-year-old.
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Chelsea’s long-serving skipper is second in the line as Europe’s most loyal player, the 36-year-old is approaching the end of his time at Stamford Bridge who is in his 19th year of service.
Barcelona’s midfield maestro Iniesta is in 15th season in La Liga, an impressive stat considering he is just 32-years-old.
John Terry leads the way as the Premier league’s most loyal player, followed by Wayne Rooney and Theo WalcottThe Spanish man tops the chart, with international team-mate Sergio Ramos in fifth spot
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Remarkable Marseille’s longest serving players are in just their second seasonFrancesco Totti and Gianluigi Buffon are both legends of the game and will go down as two of the best Italian footballers in history
But the Spanish World Cup winner is behind in the pecking order to Nicolas Seube of Caen in Ligue 1 and Juventus’ supreme shot-stopper Gianluigi Buffon who are in their 16th season each.
The average of players’ loyalty in each of Europe’s five top divisions are fairly similar, with the Bundesliga having the highest average of 8.6 years, followed by the Premier League with 8.5.
La Liga is next up with 8.4, with Serie A closely behind with 8.1 years and France’s Ligue 1 is bottom with 7.7 years.
Incredibly, Abou Diaby who has been plagued by injuries through the entirety of his career is the joint longest-serving player at Marseille, joining the likes of Rolando and Remy Cabella in their second season.
Gianluigi Buffon holds aloft the Scudetto title he has won seven times as a Juventus playerGetty ImagesAbou Diaby is amazingly in just his second season with Marseille the club’s joint highest longest-serving playerGetty Images
Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott round-up the top three in England, followed by West Ham star Mark Noble.
Crystal Palace, Hull City and Middlesbrough are joint last in the division as they each have two players in their fifth season with their respective club.
And surprisingly right-back Kyle Walker is Tottenham Hotspur’s longest-serving player, the former Aston Villa man is in his sixth year at White Hart Lane.
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