Meet the six Prem journeymen who’ve performed for essentially the most top-flight English golf equipment
The time period Premier League journeyman might conjure up photographs of Jermain Defoe or Nicolas Anelka enjoying and scoring for numerous golf equipment, donning the varied stripes and colors of golf equipment over time.
However, these two strikers of appreciable pedigree are novices compared to a number of the top-flight’s most travelled stars. Anelka has featured for six golf equipment, whereas Defoe has performed for simply 5.
Some former gamers have turned out for seven and even eight golf equipment throughout their careers. Here are the Premier League’s definitive journeymen…
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Marcus Bent
Eight golf equipment (Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Everton, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Two Athletics, two Citys, a Palace, a Town and a Wanderers; Marcus Bent has seen his justifiable share of Premier League motion. His profession within the prime flight spanned 13 years, making his debut with Crystal Palace in 1998 earlier than making his last bow with Wolves within the 2010-11 marketing campaign. Bent is the participant with the Premier League’s most-travelled participant; no different skilled rivals the eight golf equipment he has performed for.
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Tal Ben-Haim
Seven golf equipment (Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Manchester City, Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers)
The solely overseas participant on this listing to have performed for seven golf equipment or extra is Tal Ben-Haim. The former Israeli worldwide spent 9 years as a Premier League participant however his longest spell at a single membership was simply three seasons.
The centre-back earned a transfer to Chelsea after a profitable interval with Bolton, however discovered himself behind John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho and Alex within the pecking order. A few mortgage spells at Sunderland and West Ham United adopted. He final performed for Beitar Jerusalem in his residence nation.
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Wayne Routledge
Seven golf equipment (Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Fulham, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Swansea City)
It is commonly forgotten how a lot Premier League soccer Wayne Routledge performed through the 2000s, however the retired winger featured for no fewer than seven golf equipment throughout seven years in England’s prime division.
Another who made his Premier League debut at Crystal Palace, Routledge rapidly swapped South for north London agreeing a cope with Spurs, earlier than spending trip on mortgage at Portsmouth and Fulham. A everlasting transfer to Aston Villa adopted, earlier than spells with Newcastle United and Swansea, the place he retired in 2021.
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Andy Cole
Seven golf equipment (Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland)
‘Cole the Goal’ as he was affectionately recognized at Newcastle United, is synonymous with Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle aspect of the early 90s and extra prominently with Manchester United’s dominant title-winning setup within the mid-to-late 90s.
Cole performed for at least seven golf equipment within the prime flight, scoring a hatful at Blackburn, Fulham and Manchester City following his time at Old Trafford. The former England striker’s final act as a Premier League participant got here throughout a mortgage spell at Sunderland in 2007-08 the place he didn’t handle to search out the online.
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Craig Bellamy
Seven golf equipment (Coventry City, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, West Ham United, Manchester City, Cardiff City)
A Welshman with a bent to lose his mood every now and then, Bellamy actually upset the apple cart at numerous golf equipment. Consequently, he frolicked at seven totally different Premier League outfits. Initially at Coventry City and Newcastle United, Bellamy fell out with Magpies boss Graeme Souness in 2005 and was subsequently bought.
In 2007, Bellamy was reportedly concerned in an altercation at a staff resort with John-Arne Riise throughout his time at Liverpool. He was swiftly moved on to West Ham United, after which to Manchester City. Bellamy – who’s presently a coach at Burnley – ended his enjoying days with hometown membership Cardiff City in 2014.
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Peter Crouch
Seven golf equipment (Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City, Burnley)
It usually tends to be strikers who’re dubbed journeymen, and Peter Crouch is simply one other on this listing. Standing at 2.01 metres tall, sporting a gangly body and a memorable celebration, Crouch is among the Premier League period’s most identifiable gamers.
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He made 467 Premier League appearances between 2001 and 2019 for seven totally different sides. Most memorably, Crouch was a part of the Spurs squad who certified for the Champions League in 2010, and the Liverpool squad who loved FA Cup success in 2006.
