The hard player: Stéphane Dalmat
Born on 16 February 1979 in Joué-lès-Tours, Stéphane Dalmat is a French midfielder who built a nomadic career across Europe’s top leagues. He first made his mark at FC Sochaux with 102 appearances and 9 goals, before heading to Inter Milan for 66 matches and 4 goals in Serie A.
His career then took him to Stade Rennais (45 matches, 2 goals), Olympique de Marseille (43 matches, 1 goal) and RC Lens (38 matches, 4 goals), mapping out a journey that covered every corner of French football.
Discovering Le Roi des Footix? Identify 3 football players a day, climb the leaderboard, become the Roi des Footix.
PlayThe medium player: Darijo Srna
Born on 1 May 1982 in Metković, Yugoslavia, Darijo Srna is a right-back and right midfielder who built the core of his career at Shakhtar Donetsk. After coming through at Hajduk Split (84 appearances, 7 goals), he joined the Ukrainian powerhouse and became an undisputed fixture: 536 matches and 49 goals for Donetsk.
After this long Ukrainian chapter, he took on one final challenge in Serie A with Cagliari Calcio, making 28 appearances. On the international stage, he represented Croatia from the youth level.
The easy player: Lothar Matthäus
Born on 21 March 1961 in Erlangen, Lothar Matthäus is one of German football’s most decorated midfielders. He made his name at Mönchengladbach with 200 appearances and 51 goals, before joining Bayern Munich for a first spell of 258 matches and 31 goals.
His goalscoring instincts and combativeness then took him to Inter Milan – 154 matches, 53 goals – before a triumphant return to Bayern with 152 further appearances and 69 goals. For the German national team, he accumulated 150 caps and 23 goals, an extraordinary international career. He rounded off his playing days with the MetroStars in MLS.