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 …
Criteria
Players 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…