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List of one-club men in association football

This article is a list of one-club men, footballers who have played their entire professional career with only one club.

Retired players
:Players must have been at their club for a minimum of ten years to be included here. Loan spells at other teams disqualify players from being counted in the list. Only seasons with appearances in the senior first team are counted. File:Giggs cropped.jpg|Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs appeared in 963 matches over 24 seasons. Giggs is also one of only two players (alongside James Milner) to play in 22 successive Premier League seasons, and the only player to score in 21 successive Premier League seasons. Giggs won 34 trophies during his career with Manchester United. File:PaoloMaldini.jpg|Former AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini appeared in 647 league matches and 902 matches overall, spanning over 25 consecutive seasons. Maldini won 26 trophies with Milan, and played the second-most matches in Serie A. File:Subrata Bhattacharya.jpg|Former Mohunbagan (now known as Mohunbagan Super Giant) captain Subrata Bhattacharya appeared in 897 matches for the club overall, spanning 17 years. He won numerous trophies with the club during his tenure. File:Totti 2011 crop.jpg|Former Roma captain Francesco Totti appeared in 786 matches for Roma over 25 seasons, scoring 307 goals. He is the second-highest scorer in Serie A history. File:Jamie Carragher Liverpool vs Bolton 2011 (cropped).jpg|Former Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher appeared in 737 matches over 16 seasons. He achieved 11 trophies with Liverpool. File:Adams, Tony.jpg|Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams appeared in 672 matches over 19 seasons. Adams won 13 major trophies over three different decades. File:Ricardo Bochini 1974 (cropped).jpg|Club Atlético Independiente midfielder Ricardo Bochini appeared in more than 630 matches over 19 seasons. He won 14 trophies with the Avellaneda club, including five Copa Libertadores. File:Carles Puyol 18abr2007.jpg|Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol appeared in 593 matches over 15 seasons. Puyol won 21 trophies in the club, including the sextuple in 2009 while captain. File:Yılın Futbol Oscarları Ödül Töreni Bülent Korkmaz.jpg|Former Galatasaray captain Bülent Korkmaz appeared in 592 matches over 18 seasons. Korkmaz won 29 trophies with the club, including a UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup. File:Steve Cerundolo 2011.jpg|Hannover 96 defender Steve Cherundolo appeared in more than 400 matches over 16 seasons. File:VyacheslavMalafeev.jpg|Zenit goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev appeared in more than 400 matches over 17 seasons. File:Tony Hibbert 1 (cropped).jpg|Everton defender Tony Hibbert appeared in 329 matches over 16 seasons. }||align="left"|Spain||Sporting Gijón||1977||1992||15||514 ==Active players==
Active players
File:Lee Casciaro.jpg|Lee Casciaro has been playing for Lincoln Red Imps since 1998. File:Igor Akinfeev.jpg|CSKA Moscow captain Igor Akinfeev has appeared in over 790 matches over 22 seasons. File:Iñaki Williams.png|Iñaki Williams of Athletic Bilbao has appeared in more than 420 matches over 10 seasons. File:Koke 2019.jpg|Koke has appeared in more than 600 matches for Atlético Madrid since 2009. Active as of 00:00, 30 June 2025 (UTC). Ordered by year started, then games played. Minimum of ten years to qualify; current players who have been at their club since 2016 will be eligible for inclusion in spring 2026. }||align="left"|Qatar||Al-Duhail||2010||15||272 ==Playing and post-playing careers==
Playing and post-playing careers
In addition to those who spent their entire playing career with a single club, there are several examples of players remaining with a single club throughout their entire career within the professional club game – playing, coaching, and management. Notable examples are listed below. • Jakob Ahlmann (AaB): player 2009–2024; scout 2024–present. • Ilshat Aitkulov (Orenburg): player 1990–2003; assistant 2003–2005 and 2020–present; manager 2005; caretaker 2006, 2009, 2011, 2020 and 2024. • Michael Anhaeuser (Charleston Battery): player 1994–1998; coach 1999–2021. • Joe Bacuzzi (Fulham): player 1935–1956; reserve team coach 1956–1965. • Franco Baresi (AC Milan): player 1977–1997; youth team coach 2002–2008; marketing board 2008–2017; brand ambassador 2017–2020; honorary vice-president 2020–present. • Şeref Bey (Beşiktaş): manager 1911–1925. • Edmund Białas (Lech Poznań): player 1934–1951; manager 1956–1976 with intervals. • Fred Blankemeijer (Feyenoord): player 1942–1952, technical director, board member, youth coach and scout 1940–2010. • Giampiero Boniperti (Juventus): player 1946–1961; board member 1962–1971; club president 1971–1990; CEO 1991–1994; club honorary president 2006–2021 (his death). • George Bray (Burnley): player 1937–1952; coach 1952–1974; kit manager 1974–1992. • Süleyman Seba (Beşiktaş): player 1946–1953; director 1963–1984; club president 1984–2000; honorary chairman 2000–2014 (his death). • Nicolas Seube (Caen): player 2001–2017; youth-team assistant 2017–2019; reserve assistant 2019–2020; youth-team coach 2020–2022; formation director 2021–present; reserve coach 2022–2023; coach 2023–2024. • Éric Sikora (Lens): player 1985–2004; coach assistant 2005–2006; youth-team coach 2006–2012; assistant coach 2012; coach 2012–2013; reserve team coach 2013–2017; coach 2017–2018; youth-team coach 2021–2022; head post-training formation 2022–present; assistant manager 2025–present. • Vadym Sosnykhin (Dynamo Kyiv): player 1960–1973; youth-team coach 1974–1991; veterans team director 1992–2003 (his death). • Arnold Sowinski (Lens) : player 1952–1966; coach 1969–1978, 1979–1981, 1988, 1989. • Roy Sproson (Port Vale): player 1949–1972 and manager 1974–1977. • George Stevenson (Motherwell): player 1923–1939; manager 1946–1955. • Lajos Tichy (Budapest Honvéd): player 1953–1971; manager 1976–1982. • Francesco Totti (A.S. Roma): player 1993–2017; technical director 2017–2019. • Andriy Tsvik (Stal Alchevsk): player 1987–2005; reserves coach 2005–2007; assistant manager 2007–2015. • Josu Urrutia (Athletic Bilbao): player 1987–2003; club president 2011–2018. • Antoon Verlegh (NAC Breda): player 1912–1931; manager, chairman, chairman of honour 1931–1960. • Heinz Wewers (Rot-Weiss Essen): player 1949–1962; runner of stadium pub 1957–approx.1962; manager 1967. • John Stewart Wright (Greenock Morton): player 1911–1924; manager 1927–1929 and 1934–1939. • Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow): player 1949–1971; club administration 1971–1990. • Ali Sami Yen (Galatasaray): player 1905–1909; manager 1916–1917; club president 1905–1918 and 1925. • Hakkı Yeten (Beşiktaş): player 1931–1948; manager 1949 and 1950–1951; club president 1960–1963, 1964–1966 and 1967–1968. • Francesco Zagatti (AC Milan): player 1951–1963; youth team coach 1963–1982; caretaker 1982; club scout 1982–2002. • Michael Zorc (Borussia Dortmund): player 1981–1998; general manager of football 1998–2022. == See also ==
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