Daniele De Rossi turns 35 today as the longest-serving one-club man currently active in Europe's top leagues. A worthy successor to Francesco Totti, who stuck by the Giallorossi for 25 seasons before retiring in 2017, the Rome native is now preparing for his 18th campaign at the Stadio Olimpico."Your relationship with your club starts when you're a kid and for me that was Roma," he told UEFA.com last term. "It then became my job, but my huge love for the club is certainly still there. "I started supporting Roma as a boy and I think my personality led me to support the
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Who are the top one-club men in Europe’s top leagues?
After 25 seasons, Francesco Totti made his 786th and final appearance for home-town club Roma on Sunday. It got us thinking: with the 40-year-old bowing out, who are the longest-serving one-club men still playing in Europe's top leagues? Here's what we found ...CriteriaPlayers must have spent their entire senior career with the same club, and must never have played for another team – even on loan. We looked at the top eight leagues according to the UEFA coefficients. Spain: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)Seasons: 15, competitive appearances: 624... UEFA.com - News