Tiger Woods is aware of a factor or two about getting via numerous golf equipment – and so do these footballers.
Some gamers, it appears, have always itchy ft and don’t stick round with the identical aspect for too lengthy – maybe not even in the identical nation.
Right here, we check out the sport’s final journeymen, from icons of the English decrease leagues to globetrotting South American stars.
Chris O’Grady
A League One and League Two promotion winner with Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale respectively, striker Chris O’Grady performed for 17 skilled golf equipment in England – and scored for 14 of them.
In 2022, he dropped down into non-League with Ilkeston City, earlier than making Grantham City his nineteenth membership the next yr.
Ricardo Paez
Throughout a profession spanning virtually twenty years, Venezuelan midfielder Ricardo Paez performed membership soccer in 11 international locations on 4 continents.
Along with his homeland – who he represented 64 occasions – he had spells in Belgium – becoming a member of Commonplace Liege in 1997 – Argentina – the place he had stints with Boca Juniors and Lanus – Mexico, the UAE, Ecuador, Colombia, Romania, Greece, Peru and Spain.
Mohamed Kallon
A centre-forward who earned 39 caps for Sierra Leone, Mohamed Kallon frolicked with an intriguing vary of golf equipment.
In addition to starring for large European golf equipment like Inter and Monaco, he performed in Lebanon, Sweden, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Greece, the UAE, China and India – along with his dwelling nation, the place he had two stints together with his personal membership, FC Kallon.
Ailton
Whereas he’s best-known for his prolific exploits at Werder Bremen, the place he scored 88 Bundesliga objectives and received the 2003/04 German title, Brazilian striker Ailton turned out for greater than 20 golf equipment in all.
Among the many different outfits for whom he featured had been Besiktas, Crimson Star Belgrade, UANL of Mexico and China’s Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.
Kazuyoshi Miura
A rare man, Japanese legend Kazuyoshi Miura was nonetheless enjoying the sport professionally nicely into his 50s.
In addition to starring prominently for varied sides in Japan, the ahead – who scored 55 worldwide objectives – has represented a string of Brazilian golf equipment – together with Santos and Palmeiras – and European outfits reminiscent of Genoa and Dinamo Zagreb.
Nii Lamptey
Former Ghana midfielder Nii Lamptey had stints at 14 golf equipment in 12 international locations, starting with Belgian giants Anderlecht – the place he received two league titles – and ending up with South Africa’s Jomo Cosmos.
The 1991 U-17 World Cup winner briefly performed within the Premier League, that includes for Aston Villa and their West Midlands rivals Coventry Metropolis.
Eduardo Hurtado
Considered one of Ecuador’s greatest-ever gamers, Eduardo Hurtado performed the sport for the very best a part of 20 years, representing greater than 20 golf equipment in that point.
An imposing centre-forward who was nicknamed ‘El Tanque’ (‘The Tank’), Hurtado had a number of spells with LDU and Barcelona de Guayaquil in his homeland, and turned out overseas for, amongst others, Colo-Colo, the LA Galaxy and Hibernian.
Trevor Benjamin
One of many go-to examples of a journeyman, Trevor Benjamin performed for 29 golf equipment within the house of 17 years.
The 2-cap Jamaica ahead performed Premier League soccer for Leicester however in the end dropped out of the skilled recreation in his late 20s, happening to prove for a bunch of non-League outfits – amongst them Gainsborough Trinity, Kidsgrove Athletic and Morpeth City.
Steve Claridge
Steve Claridge’s epic profession lasted virtually 1 / 4 of a century and noticed him rack up over 1,000 home appearances.
The ex-Leicester striker, a 1996/97 League Cup winner with the Foxes, had 10 golf equipment between 2004 and 2007 alone, together with Weymouth for the second of three spells – this one as player-manager.
Richard Pacquette
The mid-2010s noticed striker Richard Pacquette cross the 30-club mark of an exceptionally itinerant profession that has taken him round England.
In 2008, Pacquette – who began out at QPR earlier than enjoying virtually completely in non-League – memorably gave Havant & Waterlooville the lead in opposition to Liverpool at Anfield within the fourth spherical of the FA Cup.
John Burridge
A permanent presence between the sticks, goalkeeper John Burridge performed the sport for almost 30 years, taking to the pitch for 29 golf equipment.
A League Cup winner with Aston Villa in 1977, Burridge’s epic profession took him from Workington to Blyth Spartans by way of Aberdeen and Manchester Metropolis – the place in 1995, aged 43, he turned the Premier League’s oldest participant.
Sebastian Abreu
Along with enjoying for Uruguay at two World Cups, Sebastian Abreu made his approach via 32 golf equipment in 11 international locations.
The 2011 Copa America-winning centre-forward bought his palms on membership silverware in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and El Salvador – in addition to that includes for European sides reminiscent of Spain’s Deportivo La Coruna and Aris of Greece.
Tulio Maravilha
Brazilian striker Tulio Maravilha’s profession went on for over 30 years, starting and ending in his homeland.
A scorer of 13 objectives in 15 worldwide video games between 1990 and 1995, Tulio performed for dozens of golf equipment simply in Brazil – plus Sion in Switzerland, Ujpest in Hungary, Jorge Wilstermann in Bolivia and Al-Shabab within the UAE.
Miodrag Andelkovic
Serbian frontman Miodrag Andelkovic retired in 2011, having featured for greater than 20 golf equipment throughout Europe, Asia, North America and South America.
Except for 5 spells with OFK Belgrade, Andelkovic’s employers included Spain’s Espanyol and Almeria, Brazilian giants Fluminense, South Korea’s Incheon United and Japan’s Cerezo Osaka, Irtysh Pavlodar of Kazakhstan and Canadian outfit Brantford Galaxy.
Jefferson Louis
As of the beginning of the 2024/25 season, Jefferson Louis had modified golf equipment an astonishing 51 occasions since starting his profession with Risborough Rangers in 1996.
The striker, who earned one cap for Dominica, has performed most of his soccer for non-League outfits in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and London, however he did make numerous EFL appearances for Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Mansfield City.
Lutz Pfannenstiel
And the award for Soccer’s Final Journeyman goes to… Lutz Pfannenstiel, the globetrotting German goalkeeper who’s performed on all six inhabited continents (he was the primary footballer to take action, in actual fact).
The previous Wimbledon, Nottingham Forest, Bradford Park Avenue and Huddersfield City man accomplished the set when he joined Brazilian outfit Atletico Hermann Aichinger in 2008, having beforehand ticked off Asia with Penang (Malaysia); Africa with Orlando Pirates (South Africa); Oceania with Dunedin Technical (New Zealand); and North America with the Calgary Mustangs (Canada).
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