List of one-club men

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A one-club man is a term used to describe a football player who has played his entire professional career with only one club. In the strictest definition, one-club men are rare in football, due to the tendency of (mostly younger) players to move for financial reasons or (mostly older) players to play at a lower level (if the club is relegated, which is the norm in most countries) in order to prolong their careers. One-club men often become club captain at some point in their career.

Players (past or present) must have been at their club for a minimum of ten years in order to be included here. Those players eligible for inclusion in 2009 can be seen here.

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Name Nation Club From To Span (years)
Adams, TonyTony Adams Flag of England England Arsenal 1984 2002 18
Albert, FlóriánFlórián Albert Flag of Hungary Hungary Ferencváros 1958 1974 16
Angus, JackJack Angus Flag of England England Exeter City 1930 1948 18
Angus, JohnJohn Angus Flag of England England Burnley 1956 1972 16
Ara, GuidoGuido Ara Flag of Italy Italy Pro Vercelli 1908 1921 13
Armfield, JimmyJimmy Armfield Flag of England England Blackpool 1954 1971 17
Augenthaler, KlausKlaus Augenthaler Flag of Germany Germany Bayern Munich 1975 1991 16
Baker, ColinColin Baker Flag of Wales Wales Cardiff City 1953 1966 13
Barbieri, OttavioOttavio Barbieri Flag of Italy Italy Genoa 1919 1932 13
Baresi, FrancoFranco Baresi Flag of Italy Italy A.C. Milan 1977 1997 20
Barrett, JimJim Barrett Flag of England England West Ham United 1924 1939 15
Barry, GarethGareth Barry Flag of England England Aston Villa 1997 present 11
Bechtold, AdolfAdolf Bechtold Flag of Germany Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1942 1963 21
Bergomi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Bergomi Flag of Italy Italy Internazionale 1981 1999 18
Santiago Bernabéu Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1911 1927 16
Bertrand-Demanes, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes Flag of France France FC Nantes 1969 1987 19
Bigatto, CarloCarlo Bigatto Flag of Italy Italy Juventus 1913 1931 21
Birkett, BobBob Birkett Flag of England England Blackpool 1896 1906 10
Bochini, RicardoRicardo Bochini Flag of Argentina Argentina Independiente 1972 1991 19
Bode, MarcoMarco Bode Flag of Germany Germany Werder Bremen 1989 2002 13
Boniperti, GiampieroGiampiero Boniperti Flag of Italy Italy Juventus 1946 1961 15
Borja, CarlosCarlos Borja Flag of Bolivia Bolivia Bolívar 1977 1997 20
Bradford, GeoffGeoff Bradford Flag of England England Bristol Rovers 1949 1964 15
Brooking, TrevorTrevor Brooking Flag of England England West Ham United 1966 1984 18
Brown, WesWes Brown Flag of England England Manchester United 1996 present 11
Brumer, GadiGadi Brumer Flag of Israel Israel Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1991 2004 13
Bruun, MortenMorten Bruun Flag of Denmark Denmark Silkeborg IF 1988 2001 13
Bulgarelli, GiacomoGiacomo Bulgarelli Flag of Italy Italy Bologna 1959 1975 16
Buskermolen, MichaelMichael Buskermolen Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands AZ 1988 2006 18
Byrne, GerryGerry Byrne Flag of England England Liverpool 1957 1969 12
Çalımbay, RızaRıza Çalımbay Flag of Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş J.K. 1980 1996 16
Callaghan, ErnieErnie Callaghan Flag of England England Aston Villa 1930 1947 17
Camacho, José AntonioJosé Antonio Camacho Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1973 1989 16
Carragher, JamieJamie Carragher Flag of England England Liverpool 1996 present 12
Carranza, José LuisJosé Luis Carranza Flag of Peru Peru Universitario de Deportes 1986 2004 18
Casillas, IkerIker Casillas Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1998 present 10
Caven, RossRoss Caven Flag of Scotland Scotland Queen's Park 1982 2002 18
Cervellati, CesarinoCesarino Cervellati Flag of Italy Italy Bologna 1948 1962 14
Charlton, JackJack Charlton Flag of England England Leeds United 1952 1973 21
Miguel 'Chendo' Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1982 1998 16
Cieślik, GerardGerard Cieślik Flag of Poland Poland Ruch Chorzów 1948 1959 11
Cohen, GeorgeGeorge Cohen Flag of England England Fulham 1956 1969 13
Combi, GianpieroGianpiero Combi Flag of Italy Italy Juventus 1923 1934 11
Compton, DenisDenis Compton Flag of England England Arsenal 1936 1950 14
Compton, LeslieLeslie Compton Flag of England England Arsenal 1930 1952 22
Coote, KenKen Coote Flag of England England Brentford 1949 1964 15
Croy, JürgenJürgen Croy Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 1965 1982 17
Damião, CosmeCosme Damião Flag of Portugal Portugal Benfica 1904 1916 12
Davies, MikeMike Davies Flag of England England Blackpool 1984 1995 11
Dickinson, JimmyJimmy Dickinson Flag of England England Portsmouth 1946 1965 19
Dixon, JohnnyJohnny Dixon Flag of England England Aston Villa 1945 1961 16
Eigenbrodt, Hans-WalterHans-Walter Eigenbrodt Flag of Germany Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1955 1965 10
Eilts, DieterDieter Eilts Flag of Germany Germany Werder Bremen 1985 2002 17
Ettori, Jean-LucJean-Luc Ettori Flag of France France AS Monaco 1977 1994 17
Facchetti, GiacintoGiacinto Facchetti Flag of Italy Italy Internazionale 1960 1978 18
Fedotov, VladimirVladimir Fedotov Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1960 1975 15
Fenton, MickyMicky Fenton Flag of England England Middlesbrough 1933 1950 17
Fernández, TeodoroTeodoro Fernández Flag of Peru Peru Universitario de Deportes 1931 1953 22
Finney, TomTom Finney Flag of England England Preston North End 1946 1960 16
Flem, AndréAndré Flem Flag of Norway Norway Stabæk 1990 2003 14
Forrest, JohnJohn Forrest Flag of England England Bury 1966 1980 14
Foulkes, BillBill Foulkes Flag of England England Manchester United 1952 1969 17
Froggatt, RedfernRedfern Froggatt Flag of England England Sheffield Wednesday 1945 1960 15
Franco, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Franco Flag of Paraguay Paraguay Olimpia Asunción 1992 2005 13
George, BillyBilly George Flag of England England Aston Villa 1897 1911 14
Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard Flag of England England Liverpool 1997 present 11
Gibbs, NigelNigel Gibbs Flag of England England Watford 1983 2002 19
Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs Flag of Wales Wales Manchester United 1990 present 18
González, Francisco JavierFrancisco Javier González Flag of Spain Spain Deportivo de La Coruña 1988 2005 17
González, RaúlRaúl González Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1994 present 14
Goumas, YannisYannis Goumas Flag of Greece Greece Panathinaikos 1994 present 14
Grabowski, JürgenJürgen Grabowski Flag of West Germany West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1965 1980 15
Greig, JohnJohn Greig Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1961 1978 17
Guerrero, JulenJulen Guerrero Flag of Spain Spain Bilbao 1992 2006 14
Guti Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1996 present 12
Gray, DougieDougie Gray Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1925 1947 22
Hair, GrenvilleGrenville Hair Flag of England England Leeds United 1948 1964 16
Harrington, AlanAlan Harrington Flag of Wales Wales Cardiff City 1952 1966 14
Heilig, WernerWerner Heilig Flag of Germany Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1939 1957 18
Herrera, Abel ErnestoAbel Ernesto Herrera Flag of Argentina Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata 1972 1988 16
Hodgkinson, AlanAlan Hodgkinson Flag of England England Sheffield United 1954 1971 17
Höfer, HermannHermann Höfer Flag of Germany Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1953 1967 14
Horn, Tor EgilTor Egil Horn Flag of Norway Norway Bodø/Glimt 1996 2007 12
Høgh, LarsLars Høgh Flag of Denmark Denmark OB 1977 2000 23
Hudspeth, FrankFrank Hudspeth Flag of England England Newcastle United 1910 1929 19
Hurst, PaulPaul Hurst Flag of England England Rotherham United 1993 present 15
Huttunen, ToniToni Huttunen Flag of Finland Finland MyPa 1992 present 14
James, GlynGlyn James Flag of Wales Wales Blackpool 1960 1975 15
Jarman, HaroldHarold Jarman Flag of England England Bristol Rovers 1959 1973 14
Johnston, HarryHarry Johnston Flag of England England Blackpool 1934 1955 21
Kaiafas, SotirisSotiris Kaiafas Flag of Cyprus Cyprus AC Omonia 1967 1984 17
Kałuża, JózefJózef Kałuża Flag of Poland Poland Cracovia 1912 1931 19
Kaundjiev, VangelVangel Kaundjiev Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 1927 1942 15
Kelly, GaryGary Kelly Flag of Ireland Ireland Leeds United 1991 2007 16
Kelly, HughHugh Kelly Flag of Scotland Scotland Blackpool 1943 1960 17
Knight, AlanAlan Knight Flag of England England Portsmouth 1978 2000 22
Kreische, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Kreische Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany Dynamo Dresden 1964 1978 14
Hammond, JimJim Hammond Flag of England England Fulham 1928 1939 11
Körbel, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Körbel Flag of Germany Germany Frankfurt 1972 1991 19
Korkmaz, BülentBülent Korkmaz Flag of Turkey Turkey Galatasaray 1987 2005 18
Koudas, GiorgosGiorgos Koudas Flag of Greece Greece PAOK FC 1963 1984 21
Kutlu, HakanHakan Kutlu Flag of Turkey Turkey Ankaragücü 1992 2007 15
Labone, BrianBrian Labone Flag of England England Everton 1958 1971 13
Lambert, RayRay Lambert Flag of Wales Wales Liverpool 1939 1956 17
Law, TommyTommy Law Flag of Scotland Scotland Chelsea 1925 1939 14
Le Tissier, MatthewMatthew Le Tissier Flag of England England Southampton 1986 2002 16
Leandro, Leandro Flag of Brazil Brazil Flamengo 1978 1990 12
Lepe, MarioMario Lepe Flag of Chile Chile Universidad Católica 1980 2000 20
Liddell, BillyBilly Liddell Flag of Scotland Scotland Liverpool 1939 1961 22
Lindner, DieterDieter Lindner Flag of Germany Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1956 1971 15
Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse Flag of England England Bolton Wanderers 1941 1960 19
Logofet, GennadyGennady Logofet Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1960 1975 15
Losi, GiacomoGiacomo Losi Flag of Italy Italy AS Roma 1955 1969 14
Nené, TamagniniTamagnini Nené Flag of Portugal Portugal Benfica 1967 1986 19
Maier, SeppSepp Maier Flag of West Germany West Germany Bayern Munich 1965 1980 15
Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini Flag of Italy Italy A.C. Milan 1984 present 24
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas Flag of Scotland Scotland Dundee United 1979 2000 21
Manolas, SteliosStelios Manolas Flag of Greece Greece AEK Athens 1979 1998 19
Marcos, Marcos Flag of Brazil Brazil Palmeiras 1992 present 16
Maminov, VladimirVladimir Maminov Flag of Russia Russia FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1992 present 16
Masetti, GuidoGuido Masetti Flag of Italy Italy AS Roma 1929 1943 14
Mazzola, AlessandroAlessandro Mazzola Flag of Italy Italy Internazionale 1961 1977 16
McAllister, IanIan McAllister Flag of Scotland Scotland Ayr United 1977 1991 14
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill Flag of Scotland Scotland Celtic 1957 1975 18
Miller, BrianBrian Miller Flag of England England Burnley 1955 1966 11
Miller, WillieWillie Miller Flag of Scotland Scotland Aberdeen 1972 1990 18
McDonnell, TonyTony McDonnell Flag of Ireland Ireland UCD AFC 1993 2007 14
McKenna, PaulPaul McKenna Flag of England England Preston North End 1997 present 11
McKinlay, DonaldDonald McKinlay Flag of Scotland Scotland Liverpool 1910 1929 19
McKinlay, Robert "Bobby"Robert "Bobby" McKinlay Flag of Scotland Scotland Nottingham Forest 1949 1969 20
McStay, PaulPaul McStay Flag of Scotland Scotland Celtic 1981 1997 18
McDermott, JohnJohn McDermott Flag of England England Grimsby Town 1987 2007 20
Meiklejohn, DavidDavid Meiklejohn Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1919 1936 17
Merlo, ReinaldoReinaldo Merlo Flag of Argentina Argentina River Plate 1969 1984 15
Mooki, ThaboThabo Mooki Flag of South Africa South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 1994 present 14
Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore Flag of England England Bradford City 1926 1939 13
Moran, RonnieRonnie Moran Flag of England England Liverpool 1952 1968 16
Murray, HughHugh Murray Flag of Scotland Scotland St Mirren 1997 present 11
Netto, IgorIgor Netto Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1948 1966 18
Neville, GaryGary Neville Flag of England England Manchester United 1992 present 16
Nielsen, PerPer Nielsen Flag of Denmark Denmark Brøndby 1993 present 15
Nikolov, OkaOka Nikolov Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Eintracht Frankfurt 1994 present 14
Nordtvedt, ToreTore Nordtvedt Flag of Norway Norway Brann 1963 1979 17
Nyberg, ArneArne Nyberg Flag of Sweden Sweden IFK Göteborg 1932 1950 18
Ormeño, RaúlRaúl Ormeño Flag of Chile Chile Colo-Colo 1975 1991 17
Ortega, CristóbalCristóbal Ortega Flag of Mexico Mexico América 1974 1992 18
Paisley, BobBob Paisley Flag of England England Liverpool 1939 1954 15
Parkes, HarryHarry Parkes Flag of England England Aston Villa 1939 1955 16
Peacock, KeithKeith Peacock Flag of England England Charlton Athletic 1962 1979 14
Pellegrini, ManuelManuel Pellegrini Flag of Chile Chile Universidad de Chile 1973 1986 13
Penn, FrankFrank Penn Flag of England England Fulham 1915 1934 19
Pepe, Pepe Flag of Brazil Brazil Santos FC 1954 1969 15
Ricken, LarsLars Ricken Flag of Germany Germany Borussia Dortmund 1993 2007 14
Pérez Rojas, ÓscarÓscar Pérez Rojas Flag of Mexico Mexico Cruz Azul 1993 present 15
Pinder, JackJack Pinder Flag of England England York City 1932 1948 16
Pinto, JoãoJoão Pinto Flag of Portugal Portugal FC Porto 1981 1997 16
Puel, ClaudeClaude Puel Flag of France France AS Monaco 1979 1996 17
Rattin, AntonioAntonio Rattin Flag of Argentina Argentina Boca Juniors 1956 1970 14
By Rise, OlaOla By Rise Flag of Norway Norway Rosenborg 1977 1995 18
Russo, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel Russo Flag of Argentina Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata 1975 1988 13
Sagar, TedTed Sagar Flag of England England Everton 1929 1953 24
Sanchís Hontiyuelo, ManuelManuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo Flag of Spain Spain Real Madrid 1983 2001 18
Santos, NiltonNilton Santos Flag of Brazil Brazil Botafogo 1948 1964 16
Schaaf, ThomasThomas Schaaf Flag of Germany Germany Werder Bremen 1978 1994 16
Schiavio, AngeloAngelo Schiavio Flag of Italy Italy Bologna 1922 1938 16
Scholes, PaulPaul Scholes Flag of England England Manchester United 1993 present 15
Schöttel, PeterPeter Schöttel Flag of Austria Austria Rapid Vienna 1986 2001 15
Schwarzenbeck, Hans-GeorgHans-Georg Schwarzenbeck Flag of West Germany West Germany Bayern Munich 1966 1979 13
Seeler, UweUwe Seeler Flag of West Germany West Germany Hamburger SV 1953 1972 19
Senden, GerGer Senden Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Roda JC 1989 present 19
Şeren, TurgayTurgay Şeren Flag of Turkey Turkey Galatasaray S.K. 1949 1966 17
Shellito, KenKen Shellito Flag of England England Chelsea 1957 1969 12
Sikora, EricEric Sikora Flag of France France RC Lens 1985 2004 19
Smith, AlexAlex Smith Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1894 1915 21
Smith, DougDoug Smith Flag of Scotland Scotland Dundee United 1958 1976 18
Soria, VladimirVladimir Soria Flag of Bolivia Bolivia Bolívar 1985 2000 15
Stevens, KeithKeith Stevens Flag of England England Millwall 1981 1998 17
Stitfall, RonRon Stitfall Flag of Wales Wales Cardiff City 1947 1964 17
Strande, TrondTrond Strande Flag of Norway Norway Molde 1991 2007 16
Streltsov, EduardEduard Streltsov Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow 1954 1970 16
Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock Flag of Scotland Scotland Dundee United 1974 1989 15
Sultan, HumoodHumood Sultan Flag of Bahrain Bahrain Muharraq Club 1974 1998 24
Swart, SjaakSjaak Swart Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Ajax 1956 1973 17
Tena, AlfredoAlfredo Tena Flag of Mexico Mexico América 1973 1991 18
Thornton, WillieWillie Thornton Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1936 1954 18
Titov, YegorYegor Titov Flag of Russia Russia Spartak Moscow 1995 present 13
Totti, FrancescoFrancesco Totti Flag of Italy Italy AS Roma 1992 present 16
Tracey, DerekDerek Tracey Flag of Ireland Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1989 2006 17
Traynor, TommyTommy Traynor Flag of England England Southampton 1952 1966 14
Trautmann, BertBert Trautmann Flag of West Germany West Germany Manchester City 1949 1964 15
Trollope, JohnJohn Trollope Flag of England England Swindon Town 1960 1980 20
Tulloch, BertBert Tulloch Flag of England England Blackpool 1914 1924 10
Vogts, BertiBerti Vogts Flag of West Germany West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1965 1979 14
Waddell, WilliamWilliam Waddell Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1938 1956 18
Walker, BillyBilly Walker Flag of England England Aston Villa 1919 1933 14
Walter, FritzFritz Walter Flag of West Germany West Germany Kaiserslautern 1937 1959 22
Wark, JoeJoe Wark Flag of Scotland Scotland Motherwell 1965 1985 20
Weise, KonradKonrad Weise Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 1970 1986 16
Williamson, TimTim Williamson Flag of England England Middlesbrough 1902 1923 21
Wimmer, HerbertHerbert Wimmer Flag of West Germany West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1966 1978 12
Woodburn, WillieWillie Woodburn Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1938 1955 17
Wotton, PaulPaul Wotton Flag of England England Plymouth Argyle 1994 present 14
Wright, BillyBilly Wright Flag of England England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1939 1959 20
Xavi Hernandez Flag of Spain Spain FC Barcelona 1998 present 10
Yashin, LevLev Yashin Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 1949 1971 22
Yetkiner, MüjdatMüjdat Yetkiner Flag of Turkey Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K. 1979 1995 17
Zorc, MichaelMichael Zorc Flag of Germany Germany Borussia Dortmund 1981 1998 17
Young, GeorgeGeorge Young Flag of Scotland Scotland Rangers 1941 1957 16
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