Some footballers perfectly represent the love for a team: Messi, Koke, Benzema, Mario Gaspar or Jesús Navas are the real demonstration of loyalty to very different clubs.
Many consider that football is just a business, but there are cases that show that the loyalty of a player to a club can be above many coins or siren songs, as is the case in Spain, which It has a list of footballers who during the last 10 have defended their club’s shirt in an iron way.
Although not all have been in full ownership or the 10 years uninterruptedly, from the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) Attention was given to players who from 2011 to 2021 have put the team crest on their chest more times in an average between games and minutes. The five strongest clubs today, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal, have their veterans.
Messi
He also leads this list and with a considerable advantage, since with almost 350 games played in this period and over 28,000 minutes played, the Argentine has been the highest representative of Barcelona. In his case, he is in fact the player who has worn the culé shirt the most in the club’s history.
Boil
He is quite a totem within Atlético de Madrid, he has even been the only one to start as a starter in each team game at the Camp Nou at the hands of Simeone, demonstrating the quality he has and the confidence that a coach of this level gives him . Spanish is one of the most sought-after in LaLiga and He is about to become a legend of the rojiblancosThanks in part to the more than 330 games he has played in the last 10 years.
Benzema
The French is on the list of foreigners with the most goals and matches for Real Madrid, a not inconsiderable milestone considering that he plays as a forward and the club is not characterized by being patient in its history. More than 320 games and more than 24,000 minutes in the period of time analyzed, faced with the competition with Higuain, the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and the blows of Mourinho.
Gaspar
Talking about Villarreal makes it necessary to mention Gaspar, who has accumulated more than 300 games and 25,000 minutes since 2011 with the yellow submarine shirt. It remains one of the banners of the club in the rear and this season he will have the chance to win a European title for his team in the Europa League final against Manchester United.
Jesus Navas
He went to the Premier as a child and returned a man to the club of his loves to become captain and flag of the multi-champion of the Europa League. As soon as he arrived he took the position of right back and captain, returned to the national team and won a continental title, all while accumulating 200 games and more than 16,000 minutes.
– .
