The hard player: Sandro Wagner
German striker Sandro Wagner carved out a nomadic career in German football, turning out successively for Hertha Berlin (75 matches, 8 goals), TSG Hoffenheim (50 matches, 18 goals) and MSV Duisburg (39 matches, 14 goals). Far from the glamour of top-flight headlines, but never short of goals or effort.
He also played for Werder Bremen (36 matches, 5 goals) and Bayern Munich II (44 matches, 2 goals). Despite his relative anonymity at club level, he made a real impact internationally: 8 caps for Germany, 5 goals – a striking ratio that made him impossible to ignore at national level.
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PlayThe medium player: Radamel Falcao
Colombian striker Radamel Falcao started his journey at River Plate, racking up 111 appearances and 45 goals. He then exploded onto the European scene at Porto (87 matches, 72 goals) before cementing himself as a ruthless finisher at Atlético de Madrid (91 matches, 70 goals) – nearly a goal a game, consistently.
He then moved to AS Monaco, where he played 140 matches and scored 83 goals, before rounding off his career at Rayo Vallecano with 80 appearances and 12 goals. On the international stage at youth level, he represented Colombia’s under-20 side in 9 matches, netting 4 goals.
The easy player: Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard, an English midfielder through and through, played 710 matches for Liverpool and scored 186 goals – a staggering return for someone operating in the engine room. That kind of loyalty and consistency at the top level is genuinely rare.
As his career wound down, he crossed the Atlantic to join LA Galaxy, where he made 39 appearances and scored 5 goals. Earlier in his development, he also represented England’s under-18 side on 2 occasions.