Ryan Giggs, Paolo Maldini & 20 one-club footballers

Goal takes a look at some of the most high-profile players to have spend their entire careers with the same club

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  1 Franco Baresi

  A 5'9" defender, Baresi became captain of AC Milan at the age of 22 and lead the club during a sustained period of dominance. 

  Milan conceded just 14 times all season en route to the league title in 1988, and the club retired the No. 6 shirt when Baresi ended his playing career in 1997.

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  2Giuseppe Bergomi

  Another Italian great, Bergomi played for Inter Milan between 1979-99, racking up 756 games.

  As a towering centre-back, he won the UEFA Cup three times and turned down the chance to leave Inter on multiple occasions. 

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  3Billy Wright

  Wolves were the strongest team in England in the 1950s and Billy Wright was a key figure for the West Midlands club.

  He won three league titles between 1954-59 and was runner-up in the 1957 Ballon d'Or to Alfredo Di Stefano.

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  4Billy Liddell

  Liddell's career was interrupted by the Second World War, but his loyalty to Liverpool was fierce.

  Playing as a winger and a centre forward, he notched 228 goals in 534 games for the Reds and stayed at Anfield despite relegation to the Second Division in 1954.