ESM Team of the Month - The Complete Listing

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  1. comme

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    #1 comme, Jul 15, 2016
    Last edited: Jul 26, 2016
    So as many of you may be aware, each month the European Sports Media group select a team of the month based on the nomination of member magazines and newspapers. Starting in the 1995-6 season this has now been going on for over 20 years.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Sports_Media

    A while back @schwuppe undertook an excellent exercise to put together all the selections in one place and tried to compile the most selected players. Sadly the source data was lost but I have now gone back through and compiled a list of the most selected players along with details of the number of inclusions they got by season.

    The players are listed in order of appearances and are correct (hopefully) up to the end of the 2015-6 season.


    Lionel Messi


    2005-6 3

    2006-7 2

    2007-8 4

    2008-9 6

    2009-10 6

    2010-1 8

    2011-2 9

    2012-3 7

    2013-4 3

    2014-5 7

    2015-6 2


    Total 57


    Cristiano Ronaldo


    2004-5 2

    2006-7 4

    2007-8 7

    2008-9 1

    2009-10 2

    2010-1 4

    2011-2 8

    2012-3 3

    2013-4 5

    2014-5 4

    2015-6 1


    Total 41


    Roberto Carlos


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 6

    1997-8 8

    1999-2000 4

    2000-2001 5

    2001-2 4

    2002-3 4

    2003-4 2

    Total 34


    Dani Alves


    2005-6 1

    2006-7 5

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 3

    2009-10 5

    2010-1 6

    2011-2 5

    2013-4 1

    2014-5 1

    2015-6 1


    Total 29


    Paolo Maldini


    1995-6 6

    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 3

    2002-3 6

    2003-4 2

    2004-5 2

    2005-6 1

    2006-7 1

    Total 23


    Zinedine Zidane


    1996-7 1

    1997-8 5

    1999-2000 2

    2000-1 2

    2001-2 5

    2002-3 3

    2003-4 4


    Total 22


    Ronaldinho


    2002-3 1

    2003-4 4

    2004-5 6

    2005-6 7

    2006-7 2

    2009-10 2


    Total 22


    Carles Puyol


    2001-2 2

    2002-3 3

    2003-4 1

    2004-5 5

    2005-6 7

    2008-9 2

    2009-10 1

    2011-2 1


    Total 22


    Raul


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 3

    1997-8 2

    1998-9 3

    1999-2000 4

    2000-1 1

    2001-2 2

    2002-3 2

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 2


    Total 21


    John Terry


    2003-4 2

    2004-5 7

    2005-6 2

    2008-9 4

    2009-10 4

    2014-5 2


    Total 21


    Ronaldo


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 7

    1997-8 4

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 2

    2003-4 3


    Total 18


    Andriy Shevchenko


    1997-8 1

    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 3

    2000-1 2

    2002-3 1

    2003-4 4

    2004-5 4

    2005-6 2


    Total 18


    Frank Lampard


    2003-4 1

    2004-5 4

    2005-6 4

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 2

    2009-10 4

    2012-3 1


    Total 18


    Xavi


    2004-5 2

    2005-6 1

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 5

    2009-10 3

    2010-11 5
    2012-13 1


    Total 18


    Zlatan Ibrahimovic


    2006-7 3

    2007-8 3

    2008-9 1

    2009-10 1

    2010-11 2

    2012-3 3

    2013-4 3

    2015-6 2


    Total 18


    Sergio Ramos

    2006-07: 2

    2007-08: 5

    2011-12: 3

    2012-13: 1

    2013-14: 2

    2014-15: 4

    2015-16: 1

    Total: 18


     
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    #2 comme, Jul 15, 2016
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    Samuel Eto’o


    2004-5 6

    2005-6 4

    2006-7 1

    2008-9 3

    2010-1 3


    Total 17


    Nemanja Vidic


    2006-7 3

    2007-8 2

    2008-9 4

    2009-10 2

    2010-1 6


    Total 17


    Andres Iniesta


    2005-6 1

    2006-7 2

    2007-8 2

    2008-9 2

    2010-1 3

    2011-2 1

    2012-3 2

    2013-4 1

    2014-5 1

    2015-6 1


    Total 16


    Phillip Lahm

    2006-07: 1

    2009-10: 2

    2011-12: 2

    2012-13: 6

    2013-14: 3

    2014-15: 1

    2015-16: 1

    Total: 16

    Luis Suarez


    2009-10 1

    2013-4 5
    2014-5 4
    2015-6 6


    Total 16


    Francesco Totti


    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 3

    2001-2 1

    2003-4 4

    2005-6 1

    2006-7 4


    Total 15


    Lilian Thuram


    1997-8 2

    1998-9 6

    1999-2000 2

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 3

    2004-5 1


    Total 15


    Wayne Rooney


    2004-5 1

    2005-6 2

    2006-7 2

    2008-9 2

    2009-10 3

    2010-1 4

    2011-2 1


    Total 15


    Edwin van der Sar


    1995-6 3

    1997-8 2

    1999-2000 1

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 2

    2009-10 1

    2010-11 3


    Total 14


    Fernando Hierro


    1996-7 4

    1997-8 5

    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1

    2001-2 1


    Total 14


    David Beckham


    1996-7 1
    1998-9 5
    1999-2000 2

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1

    2003-4 2

    2006-7 1

    2008-9 1


    Total 14


    Rivaldo


    1997-8 1

    1998-9 5

    1999-2000 5

    2000-1 2

    2001-2 1


    Total 14


    Pavel Nedved


    1997-8 2

    2000-1 3

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 5

    2003-4 2

    2004-5 1


    Total 14


    Gianluigi Buffon


    1998-9 1

    2002-3 2

    2004-5 3

    2007-8 1

    2009-10 2

    2011-2 2

    2014-15 1

    2015-6 2


    Total 14


    Arjen Robben


    2004-5 3

    2008-9 1

    2009-10 3

    2011-2 1

    2012-3 1

    2013-4 1

    2014-5 4


    Total 14


    Gerard Pique


    2008-9 2
    2009-10 2
    2010-1 1
    2013-4 3
    2014-5 3
    2015-6 3


    Total 14


    Alessandro Nesta


    1997-8 1

    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 5

    2002-3 2

    2003-4 1

    2004-5 1

    2006-7 1


    Total 13


    Thierry Henry


    1997-8 1

    1999-2000 1

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 2

    2003-4 5

    2004-5 1

    2005-6 1

    2008-9 1


    Total 13


    Iker Casillas


    1999-2000 2

    2000-1 1

    2001-2 1

    2003-4 2

    2007-8 4

    2009-10 1

    2010-11 1

    2011-2 1


    Total 13


    Rio Ferdinand


    2000-1 2

    2001-2 2

    2004-5 1

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 7


    Total 13


    Cesc Fabregas


    2005-6 1

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 3

    2009-10 4

    2010-1 1

    2011-2 1

    2014-5 2


    Total 13


    Alessandro Del Piero


    1995-6 3

    1996-7 3

    1997-8 2

    2002-3 1

    2007-82

    2008-9 1


    Total 12


    Luis Figo


    1996-7 1

    1997-8 3

    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 5

    2000-1 2


    Total 12


    Christian Vieri


    1996-7 1

    1997-8 3

    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 1

    2001-2 3

    2002-3 2


    Total 12


    Lucio


    2001-2 3

    2004-5 1

    2005-6 3

    2006-7 1

    2009-10 3

    2010-11 1


    Total 12


    Manuel Neuer


    2007-8 1
    2010-1 1
    2011-2 3
    2012-3 3
    2013-4 1
    2014-5 3


    Total 12




    Mats Hummels


    2010-1 4
    2011-2 3
    2012-3 2
    2013-4 1
    2015-6 2



    Total 12
     
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    Laurent Blanc


    1995-6 3

    1997-8 4

    1998-9 4


    Total 11


    Maicon


    2006-7 2

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 4

    2009-10 4


    Total 11


    Giorgio Chiellini


    2008-9 2
    2009-10 1
    2012-3 4
    2014-5 4


    Total 11




    Petr Cech


    2004-5 4

    2005-6 3

    2006-7 1

    2009-10 1

    2011-2 1

    2015-6 1


    Total 11


    Ruud van Nistelrooy


    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 3

    2002-3 2

    2003-4 2

    2006-7 1


    Total 10


    Jocelyn Angloma


    1996-7 4

    1999-2000 2

    2000-1 4


    Total 10


    Kaká


    2003-4 2

    2004-5 1

    2005-6 2

    2006-7 3

    2008-9 1

    2009-10 1


    Total 10


    Clarence Seedorf


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 3

    1999-2000 1

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1

    2003-4 1

    2006-7 1


    Total 9


    Fabio Cannavaro


    1996-7 1

    2003-4 1

    2004-5 5

    2005-6 2


    Total 9


    Michael Owen


    1997-8 2

    1998-9 2

    2000-1 3

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1


    Total 9


    Patrick Vieira


    1998-9 2

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 3

    2003-4 2

    2005-6 1


    Total 9


    Oliver Kahn


    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 3

    2000-1 2

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1


    Total 9


    Walter Samuel


    2000-1 1

    2001-2 3

    2003-4 2

    2007-8 1

    2009-10 2


    Total 9


    Michael Ballack


    2001-2 5

    2002-3 1

    2005-6 2

    2007-8 1


    Total 9


    Didier Drogba


    2003-4 1

    2006-7 5

    2009-10 2

    2011-2 1


    Total 9


    Branislav Ivanovic


    2010-1 1
    2012-3 1

    2013-4 1

    2014-5 6


    Total 9


    Gareth Bale


    2010-11 2
    2011-2 2
    2012-3 3
    2013-4 2


    Total 9


    Robin van Persie


    2010-1 1
    2011-2 5
    2012-3 3


    Total 9


    David Alaba


    2011-2 1
    2012-3 2
    2013-4 3
    2014-5 3


    Total 9


    Stefan Effenberg


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 1

    1998-9 4

    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1


    Total 8


    Gabriel Batistuta


    1995-6 2

    1997-8 1

    1998-9 3

    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1


    Total 8


    Jaap Stam


    1997-8 1

    1998-9 3

    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 2

    2002-3 1


    Total 8


    Sami Hyypia


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 3

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1

    2009-10 2


    Total 8


    Bixente Lizarazu


    1995-6 1

    1998-9 5

    2000-1 2


    Total 8


    Hernan Crespo


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 3

    2002-3 1

    2004-5 2

    2006-7 1


    Total 8


    Sinisa Mihajlovic


    1998-9 3

    1999-2000 5


    Total 8


    Daniel Van Buyten


    2002-3 3

    2006-7 1

    2009-10 1

    2011-12 3


    Total 8


    Andrea Pirlo


    2003-4 1

    2004-5 1

    2007-8 1

    2011-2 2

    2012-3 2

    2013-4 1


    Total 8


    Luca Toni


    2005-6 5

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 2


    Total 8


    Franck Ribery




    2007-8 2
    2008-9 2
    2011-2 1
    2012-3 1
    2013-4 2


    Total 8


    Patrice Evra


    2007-8 1
    2008-9 1

    2009-10 3

    2010-1 1
    2012-3 1
    2014-5 1


    Total 8




    Yaya Toure


    2008-9 1
    2011-2 1
    2013-4 5
    2014-5 1


    Total 8


    Radamel Falcao


    2010-1 2
    2011-2 2
    2012-3 3
    2013-4 1



    Total 8



    Mesut Özil


    2008-9 1
    2009-10 1
    2010-1 2
    2011-2 1
    2013-4 1

    2015-6 2



    Total 8


    Luis Enrique


    1996-7 3

    1997-8 2

    1998-9 1

    2000-1 1


    Total 7


    Steven Gerrard


    2001-2 1

    2004-5 1

    2005-6 1

    2008-9 4


    Total 7


    Wesley Sneijder


    2003-4 1

    2007-8 1

    2009-10 4

    2010-1 1


    Total 7


    Juninho Pernambucano


    2003-4 1

    2004-5 1

    2005-6 2

    2006-7 3


    Total 7


    Esteban Cambiasso


    2005-6 3

    2007-8 2

    2008-9 1

    2009-10 1


    Total 7


    Julio Cesar


    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1

    2008-9 2

    2009-10 3


    Total 7


    Diego Godin


    2013-4 2
    2014-5 1
    2015-6 4


    Total 7
     
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    Ryan Giggs


    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 1

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1

    2006-7 1

    2010-11 1


    Total 6


    Angelo Peruzzi


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 2

    1997-8 3


    Total 6


    Frank de Boer


    1995-6 4

    1997-8 1

    1998-9 1


    Total 6


    Rui Costa


    1995-6 1

    1998-9 2

    2000-1 2

    2002-3 1


    Total 6


    Christian Panucci


    1996-7 1

    2001-2 1

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 2

    2008-9 1


    Total 6


    Juan Sebastian Veron


    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 3

    2002-3 1


    Total 6


    Roy Makaay


    2002-3 4

    2004-5 2


    Total 6


    Deco


    2002-3 1

    2003-4 2

    2004-5 3


    Total 6


    Ashley Cole


    2004-5 1

    2009-10 2

    2010-1 1

    2011-2 1

    2012-3 1


    Total 6


    Pepe


    2007-8 1
    2008-9 1
    2013-4 3

    2014-5 1


    Total 6




    Vincent Kompany


    2010-1 1
    2011-2 5


    Total 6




    Marcelo


    2011-2 2
    2013-4 1

    2015-6 3


    Total 6


    Dante


    2012-3 5
    2013-4 1


    Total 6




    Thibaut Courtois


    2012-3 1

    2013-4 5


    Total 6




    Filipe Luis


    2013-4 3
    2015-6 3


    Total 6




    Neymar


    2013-4 1
    2014-5 3
    2015-6 2


    Total 6




    Paul Pogba


    2013-4 1
    2014-5 2
    2015-6 3



    Total 6


    Ciro Ferrara


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 3

    2001-2 1


    Total 5


    George Weah


    1995-6 5


    Total 5


    Oliver Bierhoff


    1995-6 1

    1997-8 2

    1998-9 2


    Total 5


    Mehmet Scholl


    1995-6 2

    2000-1 3


    Total 5


    Jens Lehmann


    1996-7 1

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1

    2005-6 2


    Total 5


    Robert Pires


    1997-8 1

    2000-1 1

    2001-2 2

    2002-3 1


    Total 5






    David Trezeguet


    1997-8 1

    2001-2 2

    2005-6 2


    Total 5


    Roy Keane


    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 2

    2001-2 1


    Total 5


    Roberto Ayala


    2000-1 1

    2001-2 1

    2003-4 2

    2006-7 1


    Total 5


    Mancini


    2003-4 1

    2005-6 2

    2007-8 2


    Total 5


    Jamie Carragher


    2004-5 2

    2005-6 1

    2008-9 2


    Total 5


    Cris


    2005-6 4

    2006-7 1


    Total 5


    Pepe Reina


    2005-6 2

    2006-7 1

    2014-5 1

    2015-6 1


    Total 5


    Kolo Toure


    2003-4 1

    2005-6 2

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1


    Total 5


    Michael Essien


    2004-5 2

    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1

    2010- 1 1


    Total 5


    Victor Valdes


    2003-4 2

    2008-9 1

    2010-1 1

    2013-41


    Total 5


    David Villa


    2005-6 2

    2008-9 2

    2010-1 1


    Total 5


    Karim Benzema




    2007-8 2
    2010-1 1
    2014-5 1

    2015-6 1


    Total 5




    Fernando Torres


    2007-8 2
    2008-9 1
    2009-10 1
    2012-3 1


    Total 5

    Mario Gomez


    2007-8 1
    2010-1 1
    2011-2 3



    Total 5


    Gonzalo Higuain


    2009-10 2
    2015-6 3



    Total 5


    Eden Hazard


    2010-1 1
    2012-3 1
    2013-4 1

    2014-5 2


    Total 5


    Marco Reus


    2011-2 2
    2013-4 2
    2014-5 1



    Total 5


    Arturo Vidal


    2011-2 1
    2012-3 1
    2013-4 3


    Total 5


    Thomas Müller


    2012-3 3
    2015-6 2


    Total 5
     
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    Peter Schmeichel

    1995-6 1
    1996-7 1
    1997-8 1
    2000-1 1


    Total 4


    Danny Blind


    1995-6 4


    Total 4


    Vitor Baia


    1995-6 2

    1996-7 1

    2003-4 1


    Total 4


    Predrag Mijatovic


    1995-6 2

    1996-7 2


    Total 4


    Fernando Redondo


    1996-7 1

    1997-8 2

    1999-2000 1


    Total 4


    Gary Neville


    1996-7 1

    1997-8 3


    Total 4


    Filippo Inzaghi


    1997-8 1

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 2


    Total 4


    Lothar Matthäus


    1997-8 1

    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 2


    Total 4


    Javier Zanetti


    1997-8 1

    20001-2 1

    2002-3 2


    Total 4


    Michel Salgado


    1998-9 2

    1999-2000 1

    2003-4 1


    Total 4


    Cafu


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 3


    Total 4


    Ivan Helguera


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1

    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1


    Total 4


    Gaizka Mendieta


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 3


    Total 4


    Mateja Kezman


    2000-1 1

    2002-3 3


    Total 4


    John Arne Riise


    2001-2 2

    2004-5 1

    2006-7 1


    Total 4


    Pablo Aimar


    2001-2 1

    2002-3 2

    2003-4 1


    Total 4


    Ludovic Giuly


    2003-4 4


    Total 4


    Gregory Coupet


    2005-6 2

    2006-7 2


    Total 4


    Sergio Aguero


    2008-9 1
    2013-4 1
    2014-5 2


    Total 4



    Toni Kroos


    2009-10 2
    2012-31
    2014-5 1



    Total 4


    Bastian Schweinsteiger




    2011-2 1
    2012-3 3
    Total 4

    Thiago Silva


    2010-1 1
    2011-2 2
    2013-4 1


    Total 4




    Shinji Kagawa


    2011-2 4


    Total 4

    David De Gea


    2011-2 1
    2012-3 1
    2014-5 2


    Total 4


    Diego Costa


    2013-4 3
    2014-5 1


    Total 4




    Angel Di Maria


    2013-4 1
    2015-6 3


    Total 4



    Thomas Helmer


    1995-6 1

    1997-8 2


    Total 3


    Andreas Möller


    1995-6 2

    1997-8 1


    Total 3


    Matthias Sammer


    1995-6 1

    1996-7 2


    Total 3


    Krassimir Balakov


    1995-6 1

    1996-71

    1997-8 1


    Total 3


    Jari Litmanen


    1995-6 3


    Total 3


    Rai


    1995-6 3


    Total 3


    Michael Reiziger


    1995-6 2

    1997-8 1


    Total 3


    Philippe Albert


    1995-6 2
    1996-7 1

    Total 3

    Diego Simeone

    1995-6 1
    1996-7 1
    1997-8 1

    Total 3

    Sergi

    1995-6 2
    1996-7 1

    Total 3

    Eric Cantona

    1995-6 3
    Total 3

    Youri Djorkaeff

    1995-6 1
    1996-7 2

    Total 3

    Frank Leboeuf

    1996-7 1
    1998-9 1
    1999-2000 1

    Total 3

    Davor Suker

    1996-7 3

    Total 3

    Pep Guardiola

    1996-7 1
    1999-2000 2

    Total 3

    Santiago Cañizares

    1997-8 1
    2000-1 1
    2002-3 1

    Total 3

    Emerson


    1999-2000 2

    2001-2 1


    Total 3


    Paul Scholes


    1999-2000 1

    2002-3 2


    Total 3


    Vincent Candela


    1999-2000 1

    2001-2 2


    Total 3


    Mario Jardel


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1

    2001-2 1


    Total 3


    Fabien Barthez


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 2


    Total 3


    Martin Keown


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 2


    Total 3


    Freddie Ljungberg


    2000-1 1

    2001-2 2


    Total 3


    Vincenzo Montella


    2000-1 1

    2001-2 1

    2004-5 1


    Total 3


    Francesco Toldo


    2001-2 2

    2002-3 1

    Total 3


    Philippe Mexès


    2001-2 1

    2005-6 1

    2007-8 1


    Total 3


    Ruben Baraja


    2001-2 2

    2003-4 1


    Total 3


    Javier Saviola


    2001-2 1

    2002-3 1

    2006-7 1


    Total 3


    Christian Chivu


    2002-3 1


    2003-4 2


    Total 3


    Timo Hildebrand


    2003-4 2

    2006-7 1


    Total 3


    Adriano


    2004-5 2

    2005-6 1


    Total 3


    Mark van Bommel


    2004-5 2

    2006-7 1


    Total 3


    Rafael van der Vaart


    2005-6 1

    2008-9 1

    2010-1 1


    Total 3


    Robinho


    2005-6 1

    2007-8 2


    Total 3


    Dejan Stankovic


    2006-7 3


    Total 3


    Fredi Kanoute


    2006-7 3


    Total 3


    Marco Materazzi


    2006-7 3


    Total 3


    Rene Adler




    2007-8 1
    2008-9 1

    2012-3 1


    Total 3




    Vedad Ibisevic


    2008-9 3




    Total 3


    Dimitar Berbatov


    2008-9 1
    2010-1 2


    Total 3




    Grafite


    2008-9 3


    Total 3




    Edinson Cavani


    2010-1 2

    2012-3 1



    Total 3


    Lukas Piszczek


    2011-2 1
    2015-6 2


    Total 3


    Mario Gotze


    2012-3 1

    2014-5 2


    Total 3


    Ilkay Gundogan


    2012-3 3



    Total 3


    Robert Lewandowski


    2012-3 1

    2015-6 2


    Total 3


    Mehdi Benatia


    2013-4 3


    Total 3

    Antoine Griezmann


    2014-5 2
    2015-6 1


    Total 3



    Kevin De Bruyne


    2014-5 2
    2015-6 1


    Total 3


    Jan Oblak


    2014-5 1
    2015-6 2



    Total 3

    Jerome Boateng


    2014-5 1
    2015-6 2



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    N’Golo Kante

    2015-6 3

    Total 3
     
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    Paulo Sousa

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    Ronald de Boer

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    1996-7 1

    Total 2

    David Ginola

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    1996-7 1

    Total 2

    Patrick Kluivert

    1995-6 1
    2000-1 1

    Total 2

    Bernard Lama

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    Total 2


    Christian Ziege

    1995-6 2

    Total 2

    Edgar Davids

    1995-6 1
    1999-2000 1

    Total 2

    Didier Deschamps

    1995-6 1
    1996-7 1

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    Leonardo

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    Frank Verlaat

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    Robbie Fowler

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    2001-2 1

    Total 2

    Franck Dumas

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    1997-8 1

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    Roberto Mancini

    1996-7 1
    1998-9 1

    Total 2

    Dennis Bergkamp

    1997-8 2

    Total 2

    Stephane Guivarc'h

    1997-8 2
    Total 2

    Tony Adams


    1997-8 1

    1998-9 1


    Total 2


    Gianluca Pagliuca


    1998-9 2


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    Carlos Roa


    1998-9 2


    Total 2


    Jens Jeremies


    1998-9 2


    Total 2


    Mazinho


    1998-9 2


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    Aleksandr Mostovoi


    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 1


    Total 2


    Valeri Karpin


    1998-9 1

    2002-3 1


    Total 2


    Nicolas Anelka


    1998-9 1

    2008-9 1


    Total 2


    Philipp Cocu


    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 1


    Total 2


    Dwight Yorke


    1998-9 2


    Total 2


    Christian Abbiati


    1998-9 1

    1999-2000 1


    Total 2


    Abelardo


    1999-2000 2


    Total 2


    Djalminha


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1


    Total 2


    Claudio López


    1999-2000 1

    2002-3 1


    Total 2


    Paolo Montero


    1999-2000 2


    Total 2


    Steve McManaman


    1999-2000 1

    2000-1 1


    Total 2


    Giovanni van Bronckhorst


    2000-1 1

    2004-5 1


    Total 2


    Paul Robinson


    2000-1 2


    Total 2


    Johan Micoud


    2000-1 1

    2003-4 1


    Total 2


    Javi Moreno


    2000-1 2


    Total 2


    Damiano Tommasi


    2000-1 2


    Total 2


    Fabricio Coloccini


    2001-2 2


    Total 2


    Christian Manfredini


    2001-2 2


    Total 2


    Diego Tristán


    2001-2 2


    Total 2


    Fernando Morientes


    2001-2 1

    2003-4 1


    Total 2


    Francesco Antonioli


    2001-2 2


    Total 2


    Sylvain Wiltord


    2002-3 1

    2004-5 1

    Total 2

    Juan Carlos Valeron

    2002-3 1

    2003-4 1

    Total 2

    Walter Pandiani

    2002-3 1

    2003-4 1

    Total 2

    Jerome Rothen


    2002-3 1

    2003-4 1


    Total 2


    Xabi Alonso


    2002-3 1

    2014-5 1


    Total 2


    Wayne Bridge


    2003-4 2


    Total 2


    Jose Antonio Reyes


    2003-4 1

    2004-5 1


    Total 2


    Paulo Ferreira


    2003-4 2


    Total 2


    Ricardo Carvalho


    2003-4 1

    2004-5 1


    Total 2


    Vicente


    2003-4 1

    2004-5 1


    Total 2


    Sol Campbell


    2004-5 1
    2005-6 1

    Total 2

    Joe Cole

    2004-5 2

    Total 2

    Alex Dias

    2004-5 1
    2006-7 1

    Total 2

    Kakha Kaladze


    2005-6 2


    Total 2


    Tiago


    2005-6 1

    2006-7 1


    Total 2


    Naldo


    2006-7 2


    Total 2


    Diego


    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1


    Total 2


    Diego Milito


    2006-7 1

    2009-10 1


    Total 2


    Amauri


    2006-7 1

    2008-9 1


    Total 2


    Per Mertesacker


    2006-7 1

    2013-4 1


    Total 2


    Florent Malouda


    2006-7 1

    2009-10 1


    Total 2


    David Silva


    2006-7 1

    2011-2 1


    Total 2


    Alfonso Alves


    2006-7 1

    2007-8 1


    Total 2

    Eric Abidal

    2007-8 1
    2010-1 1

    Total 2

    William Gallas

    2007-8 2

    Total 2

    Luis Fabiano

    2007-8 2

    Total 2


    Alexandre Pato

    2007-8 1
    2009-10 1

    Total 2

    Emmanuel Adebayor

    2007-8 2

    Total 2

    Joleon Lescott

    2007-8 1
    2011-2 1

    Total 2

    Andriy Arshavin

    2007-8 1
    2008-9 1

    Total 2

    Diego Lopez

    2008-9 1
    2012-3 1

    Total 2

    Marek Hamsik

    2008-9 2

    Total 2

    Diego Forlan

    2008-9 1
    2009-10 1

    Total 2

    Nuri Sahin

    2010-1 2

    Total 2

    Carlos Tevez

    2009-10 1
    2014-5 1

    Total 2

    Dimitri Payet

    2010-1 1
    2015-6 1

    Total 2

    Roman Weidenfeller

    2010-11 1
    2012-3 1

    Total 2

    Samir Nasri

    2010-1 2

    Total 2

    David Luiz

    2010-1 1
    2014-5 1

    Total 2

    Javier Hernandez

    2010-1 1
    2015-6 1

    Total 2

    Isco

    2012-3 1
    2013-4 1

    Total 2

    Rafael

    2012-3 2

    Total 2

    Pablo Zabaleta

    2012-3 1
    2014-5 1

    Total 2

    Leighton Baines

    2012-3 1
    2013-4 1

    Total 2

    Raphael Varane

    2012-3 2

    Total 2

    Andrea Barzagli

    2012-3 1
    2015-6 1

    Total 2


    Mario Balotelli

    2012-3 2

    Total 2

    Javi Martinez

    2012-3 2

    Total 2

    Aaron Ramsey

    2013-4 2

    Total 2

    Luka Modric

    2013-4 1
    2015-6 1

    Total 2

    Miranda

    2013-4 1
    2014-5 1

    Total 2

    Juan Bernat

    2014-5 2

    Total 2

    Harry Kane

    2014-5 2

    Total 2

    Leonardo Bonucci

    2014-5 1
    2015-6 1

    Total 2

    Keylor Navas

    2015-6 2

    Total 2

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

    2015-6 2

    Total 2

    Casemiro

    2015-6 2

    Total 2

    Paulo Dybala

    2015-6 2

    Total 2

    Juanfran

    2015-6 2

    Total 2
     
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    comme Moderator
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    Finidi George

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    1995-6 1

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    Tony Yeboah

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Paul Okon

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Jordi Lardin

    1995-6 1

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    Domingos

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Gheorghe Popescu

    1995-6 1

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    Georgi Kinkladze

    1995-6 1

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    Ivan de la Pena

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    Stratos Apostolakis

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    Yuri Nikiforov

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Christophe Dugarry

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Jose Molina

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Trifon Ivanov

    1995-6 1

    Milinko Pantic

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    Total 1

    Carsten Jancker

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Moreno Toricelli

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Bruno N’Gotty

    1995-6 1

    Total 1

    Paul Le Guen

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Coretin Martins

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Patrik Berger

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Marco Simone

    1996-7 1

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    Paolo Montero

    1996-7 1

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    Wim Jonk

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    Alen Boksic

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Thomas Hässler

    1996-7 1

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    Andreas Köpke

    1996-7 1

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    Ibrahim Ba

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    Bodo Illgner

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Mikael Landreau

    1996-7 1

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    Gianfranco Zola

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Angelo Di Livio

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Ali Benarbia

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Alfonso

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Jurgen Kohler

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Gary Pallister

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Juninho Paulista

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Mauricio Ganz

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Olaf Thon

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Roberto Di Matteo

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Jorg Henrich

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Karl-Heinz Riedle

    1996-7 1

    Total 1

    Giuseppe Bergomi

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Faustino Asprilla

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Sunday Oliseh

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Fernando Couto

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Didi Hamann

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Luc Nilis

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Francesco Moriero

    1997-8 1

    Total 1

    Thomas Helveg


    1997-8 1


    Total 1


    Michael Konsel


    1997-8 1


    Total 1


    Yves Eigenrauch


    1997-8


    Total 1


    Stefan Klos


    1997-8 1


    Total 1


    Albert Ferrer


    1997-8 1


    Total 1


    Emmanuel Petit


    1997-8 1


    Total 1


    Markus Babbel


    1998-9 1


    Total 1


    Savio


    1998-9 1


    Total 1


    Edmundo


    1998- 91


    Total 1


    Ilya Tsimbalar


    1998-9


    Total 1


    Dion Dublin


    1998-9 1


    Total 1


    Ruud Hesp


    1998-9 1


    Total 1


    Mario Basler


    1998-9 1


    Total 1


    Mattias Almeyda


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Kasey Keller


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Salva


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Celestine Babayaro


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Sonny Anderson


    1999-2000 1


    Marcelo Gallardo


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Savo Milosevic


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Zvonimir Boban


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Simone Inzaghi


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Gerard


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Donato


    1999-2000 1


    Total 1


    Tim Flowers


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Lee Dixon


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Guti


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Laurent Robert


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Noureddine Naybet


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Yegor Titov


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Teddy Sheringham


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Ebbe Sand


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Cosmin Contra


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Patrik Andersson


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Gary McAllister


    2000-1 1


    Total 1


    Eugenio Corini


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Denílson


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Giovane Élber


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Sammy Kuffour


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Serginho


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Fabio Liverani


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Oliver Neuville


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Marcos Assunção


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Dario Hubner


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Alvaro Recoba


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    David Seaman


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Ivan Cordoba


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Jon Dahl Tomasson


    2001-2 1


    Total 1


    Pierre van Hooijdonk


    2001-2 1


    Total 1

    Juan

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Tomas Rosicky

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Carlo Cudicini

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Luigi Di Biagio

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Stefano Fiore

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Sander Westerweld

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Nihat

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Darko Kovacevic

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Ronald Waterreus

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Alan Shearer

    2002-3 1

    Total 1

    Derlei


    2002-3 1


    Total 1


    Marcelo Bordon


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Jorge Andrade


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Ivan Pelizzoli


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Andreas Hinkel


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Dado Prso


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Tim Howard


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Mladen Krstajic


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Ailton


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Dida


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Bruno Cheyrou


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Valerien Ismael


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Antonio Cassano


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Manuel Pablo


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Alberto Gilardino


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Mista


    2003-4 1


    Total 1


    Juan Roman Riquelme

    2004-5 1

    Total 1

    Liedson

    2004-5 1

    Total 1

    Dida

    2004-5 1

    Total 1

    Marcelinho

    2004-5 1

    Total 1

    Jerzy Dudek

    2004-5 1

    Total 1

    Daniel Carvalho

    2004-5 1

    Total 1

    Gianluca Zambrotta

    2005-6 1

    Total 1

    Shota Arveladze

    2005-6 1

    Total 1

    Miroslav Klose

    2005-6 1

    Total 1

    Luisão


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    Simone Perrotta


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    John Utaka


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    Emmanuel Eboué


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    Juliano Belletti


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    Enzo Maresca


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    Henrik Larsson


    2005-6 1


    Total 1


    David James


    2006-7 1


    Total


    Fred


    2006-7 1


    Total 1


    Khalid Boulahrouz


    2006-7 1


    Total 1


    David Albelda


    2006-7 1


    Total 1


    Andres Palop


    2006-7 1


    Total 1


    Thomas Hitzlsperger

    2006-7 1

    Total 1

    Daniele De Rossi

    2007-8 1

    Total 1

    Aleksandr Hleb

    2007-8 1

    Total 1

    Julio Baptista


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Julio Cruz


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Joan Capdevila


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Marcos Senna


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Anatoliy Tymoschuk


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Wes Brown 1


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Igor Denisov


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Dani Guiza


    2007-8 1


    Total 1


    Jose Bosingwa


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Mauro Zarate


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Geovanni


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Manuel Almunia


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Adrian Mutu


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Klaas Jan Huntelaar


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Jadson


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Darijo Srna


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Edin Dzeko


    2008-9 1


    Total 1


    Stevan Jovetic


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Antonio Di Natale


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Steve Elana


    2010-11 1


    Total 1


    Jermain Defoe


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Marco Boriello


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Hans-Jorg Butt


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Richard Dunne


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Hugo Lloris


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Kevin Kuranyi


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Ivica Olic


    2009-10 1


    Total 1


    Lewis Holtby


    2010-1 1


    Total 1


    Jesus Navas


    2009-10


    Total 1


    Jack Wilshere


    2010-1 1


    Total 1


    Pedro Rodriguez


    2010-1 1


    Total 1


    Alexis Sanchez


    2010-1 1


    Total 1


    Freddy Guarin


    2010-1 1


    Total 1


    Holger Badstuber


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Phil Jones


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Stefan Lichtsteiner


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Joe Hart


    2011-2 1


    Total 1



    Ezequiel Lavezzi


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Juan Arango


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Thomas Vermaelen


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Ramires


    2011-2 1


    Total 1


    Marcel Schmelzer


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Andrea Ranocchia


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Juan Mata


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Fraser Forster


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Marouane Fellaini


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Stephan El Shaarawy


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Adriano


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Michu


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Blaise Matuidi


    2012-3 1


    Total 1


    Neven Subotic


    2012-3 1


    Total 1

    Federico Balzaretti


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Morgan De Sanctis


    2013-4 1


    Total 1

    Miralem Pjanic


    2013-4 1


    Total 1

    Vincent Enyeama


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Mamadou Sakho


    2013-4 1


    Total 1

    Gregory van der Wiel


    2013-4 1


    Total 1

    Omer Toprak


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Arda Turan


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Alvaro Negredo


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Daniel Sturridge


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Martin Skrtel


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Raheem Sterling


    2013-4 1


    Total 1

    Dani Carvajal


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Gabi


    2013-4 1


    Total 1


    Jeremy Mathieu


    2014-5 1


    Total 1


    Nicolas N’Koulou


    2014-5 1


    Total 1


    Alexandre Lacazette


    2014-5 1


    Total 1

    Bas Dost


    2014-5 1


    Total 1


    Bernd Leno


    2014-5 1


    Total 1

    Felipe Anderson


    2014-5 1


    Total 1


    Marco Verratti


    2014-5 1


    Total 1


    Thiago Alcantara


    2014-5 1


    Total 1

    Ivan Rakitic


    2014-5 1


    Total 1

    Claudio Marchisio


    2014-5 1


    Total 1


    Matthias Ginter


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Alessandro Florenzi


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Douglas Costa


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Nolito


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Anthony Martial


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Hector Bellerin


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Nicolas Otamendi


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Chris Smalling


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Philippe Coutinho


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Jamie Vardy


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Serge Aurier


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Laurent Koscielny


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Riyad Mahrez


    2015-6 1


    Total 1



    Claudio Bravo


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Dele Alli


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Sergio Busquets


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Jose Gimenez


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Wes Morgan


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Saul Niguez


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Coke


    2015-6 1


    Total 1


    Toby Alderweireld


    2015-6 1


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  8. peterhrt

    peterhrt Member+

    Oct 21, 2015
    Club:
    Leeds United AFC
    There is a wealth of valuable data here, and no doubt many ways to interpret it. I have not seen @schwuppe’s analysis so apologies for any repetition. If my understanding is correct, ESM publishes a composite team for each of nine separate months of the year, excluding June, July and August when international tournaments take place. So their teams, and corresponding individual appearances, could be viewed as a comprehensive gauge of European club form over the past 20 years. A few initial superficial thoughts.

    All that needs to be said here about Messi (57 appearances) and Cristiano Ronaldo (41) is that they are a long way ahead of the field and still going. More surprising is their being followed by the Brazilian full-backs Roberto Carlos (34) and Dani Alves (29). These are very high numbers and lead one to wonder whether the pair have been underrated in relation to their famous predecessors. Somebody on the forum said this about Alves recently.

    Or is it that ESM’s contributors have overrated Brazilians in general? There are a lot of Brazilian appearances compared with other South Americans for example. Staying with defenders, Maicon (11) v Zanetti (4) is one that stands out. Also Lucio (12) v Samuel (9), Godin (7), Ayala (5) and Montero (2). On the other hand, Cafu and Thiago Silva only manage four appearances apiece. Eight Brazilians make ten or more appearances, but only Messi and Suarez (16) do so from the rest of Latin America.

    Maldini’s 23 appearances are remarkable given they only cover the second half of his career. That time was split between left-back and central defence. Among dedicated central defenders, Puyol leads with 22 appearances, followed by John Terry (21) and Vidic (17). Terry has a comfortable lead over Rio Ferdinand (13), and a massive one over other English centre-backs Carragher (5) and the Arsenal trio Keown (3), Adams (2) and Sol Campbell (2). This does not seem to reflect English opinion. Neither does the enormous lead Lampard (18) enjoys over Gerrard (7) and Scholes (3). Not to mention other non-English EPL central midfielders such as Vieira (9) and Keane (5). The highly-regarded Argentine Fernando Redondo only appears four times. Sergio Busquets (more of a DM admittedly) just once. Chelsea bias? Probably not, when left-back Ashley Cole (6) comes out equal with Marcelo and below Evra (8).

    Xavi (18) and Iniesta (16) rank well ahead of Pirlo (8), but behind Zidane (22), Ronaldinho (22) and, a little unexpectedly, fellow-Spaniard Raul (21). Spain, like Brazil, has eight men in double figures, the others being Hierro (14), Pique (14), Casillas (13) and Fabregas (13). Italy has seven, including Buffon (14) – the joint highest-ranked goalkeeper with Van der Sar. They will both probably be overtaken by Neuer (12).

    Among African players Eto’o (17) is comfortably ahead of Drogba (9), Yaya Toure (8) and Weah (5). Brazilian Ronaldo (18) is level with Shevchenko and Ibrahimovic.

    Composite XI from total appearances (4-1-3-2):


    Buffon (as he is still playing and Van der Sar isn’t)

    Dani Alves – Puyol – Maldini – Roberto Carlos

    Hierro (due to lack of DMs with high scores)

    Messi – Zidane – Ronaldinho

    C Ronaldo – Raul


    Nine of the eleven have played for Barcelona or Real Madrid.
     
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  9. Estel

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  10. peterhrt

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    A couple of additions:

    Sergio Ramos

    2006-07: 2

    2007-08: 5

    2011-12: 3

    2012-13: 1

    2013-14: 2

    2014-15: 4

    2015-16: 1

    Total: 18


    Phillip Lahm

    2006-07: 1

    2009-10: 2

    2011-12: 2

    2012-13: 6

    2013-14: 3

    2014-15: 1

    2015-16: 1

    Total: 16


    There are nine Spaniards with appearances in double figures, one more than Brazil.

    Lahm is the leading German and replaces Hierro in the 21-year composite team 1995-2016.

    Reinforcing the earlier point about defensive midfielders being under-represented, Javier Mascherano has not made a single appearance to date. Nor did Makelele.
     
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  11. comme

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    Feb 21, 2003
    Thanks for those. I accidentally cut them out when cut and pasting.

    DMs are definitely sold short on the whole thing. Hardly any appearances for any of them.

    Overall I really think it is a fascinating bit of data but I think it has its limitations. It obviously rewards short bursts of brilliance and in many cases I think individual games have potentially counted for too much.

    It's pretty good as a guide for forwards, decent for attacking midfielders and then it gets worse for defenders in particular.

    I also think there is a definite case of certain players becoming default picks and getting selected more than they might otherwise because the voters weren't sure who to select.
     
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  12. schwuppe

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    Don't know if that was available yet - I found detailed results for the ESM Team of the Month votings
     

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