Central Midfielder

Michel Platini

French · Peak 1984 · b. 1955

Lothar Matthäus

German · Peak 1990 · b. 1961

Kaká

Brazilian · Peak 2007 · b. 1982

Roberto Donadoni

Italian · Peak 1990 · b. 1963

Frank Rijkaard

Dutch · Peak 1990 · b. 1962

Pavel Nedvěd

Czech · Peak 2003 · b. 1972

Zinedine Zidane

French · Peak 2002 · b. 1972

Xavi Hernández

Spanish · Peak 2011 · b. 1980

Andrés Iniesta

Spanish · Peak 2010 · b. 1984

Esteban Cambiasso

Argentine · Peak 2010 · b. 1980

Rodri

Spanish · Peak 2024 · b. 1996

Luka Modrić

Croatian · Peak 2018 · b. 1985

Andrea Pirlo

Italian · Peak 2006 · b. 1979

Frank Lampard

English · Peak 2009 · b. 1978

Roy Keane

Irish · Peak 1998 · b. 1971

Steven Gerrard

English · Peak 2005 · b. 1980

Toni Kroos

German · Peak 2017 · b. 1990

Yaya Touré

Ivorian · Peak 2013 · b. 1983

Zvonimir Boban

Croatian · Peak 1994 · b. 1968

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch · Peak 2005 · b. 1976

David Silva

Spanish · Peak 2018 · b. 1986

Jude Bellingham

English · Peak 2025 · b. 2003

Blaise Matuidi

French · Peak 2018 · b. 1987

Demetrio Albertini

Italian · Peak 1994 · b. 1971

David Beckham

English · Peak 1999 · b. 1975

Falcão

Brazilian · Peak 1985 · b. 1953

Júnior

Brazilian · Peak 1986 · b. 1954

Bernardo Silva

Portuguese · Peak 2023 · b. 1994

Daniele De Rossi

Italian · Peak 2009 · b. 1983

Seedorf

Dutch · Peak 2004 · b. 1976

Theodoros Zagorakis

Greek · Peak 2004 · b. 1971

Hakan Çalhanoğlu

Turkish · Peak 2023 · b. 1994

Miralem Pjanić

Bosnian · Peak 2018 · b. 1990

Michael Laudrup

Danish · Peak 1992 · b. 1964

Patrick Vieira

French · Peak 2004 · b. 1976

Xabi Alonso

Spanish · Peak 2012 · b. 1981

Gennaro Gattuso

Italian · Peak 2006 · b. 1978

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgian · Peak 2019 · b. 1991

N'Golo Kanté

French · Peak 2018 · b. 1991

Dino Baggio

Italian · Peak 1998 · b. 1971

José Mari Bakero

Spanish · Peak 1992 · b. 1963

Wesley Sneijder

Dutch · Peak 2010 · b. 1984

Nicolo Barella

Italian · Peak 2023 · b. 1997

Javier Zanetti

Argentine · Peak 2000 · b. 1973

Stefan Schwarz

Swedish · Peak 1996 · b. 1969

Edgar Davids

Dutch · Peak 2000 · b. 1973

Massimo Ambrosini

Italian · Peak 2004 · b. 1977

Lukáš Biglia

Argentine · Peak 2015 · b. 1986

Radja Nainggolan

Belgian · Peak 2016 · b. 1988

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English · Peak 2020 · b. 1998

Sergej Milinković-Savić

Serbian · Peak 2019 · b. 1995

Stefano Fiore

Italian · Peak 2001 · b. 1975

Thomas Hässler

German · Peak 1992 · b. 1966

Attilio Lombardo

Italian · Peak 1991 · b. 1966

Guti

Spanish · Peak 2002 · b. 1976

Jordan Henderson

English · Peak 2019 · b. 1990

Mousa Dembélé

Belgian · Peak 2016 · b. 1987

Paul Scholes

English · Peak 2003 · b. 1974

Peter Scholes

English · Peak 1999 · b. 1974

İlkay Gündoğan

German · Peak 2021 · b. 1990

Wim van Hanegem

Dutch · Peak 1970 · b. 1944

Ryan Giggs

Welsh · Peak 1999 · b. 1973

David Platt

English · Peak 1992 · b. 1966

Isco

Spanish · Peak 2017 · b. 1992

Marek Hamšík

Slovak · Peak 2012 · b. 1987

Graeme Souness

Scottish · Peak 1985 · b. 1953

Simone Perrotta

Italian · Peak 2006 · b. 1977

Michael Ballack

German · Peak 2008 · b. 1976

Arturo Vidal

Chilean · Peak 2013 · b. 1987

Bastian Schweinsteiger

German · Peak 2013 · b. 1984

Bruno Fernandes

Portuguese · Peak 2021 · b. 1994

James Rodríguez

Colombian · Peak 2014 · b. 1991

Juan Mata

Spanish · Peak 2013 · b. 1988

Ivan Rakitić

Croatian · Peak 2015 · b. 1988

Pedri

Spanish · Peak 2025 · b. 2002

Phil Foden

English · Peak 2022 · b. 2000

Stefan Effenberg

German · Peak 1995 · b. 1968

Andreas Möller

German · Peak 1996 · b. 1967

Marco Tardelli

Italian · Peak 1981 · b. 1954

Mario Basler

German · Peak 1999 · b. 1968

Bryan Robson

English · Peak 1984 · b. 1957

Freddie Ljungberg

Swedish · Peak 2004 · b. 1977

Nicky Butt

English · Peak 1999 · b. 1975

Johan Neeskens

Dutch · Peak 1973 · b. 1951

James Milner

English · Peak 2012 · b. 1986

Joe Cole

English · Peak 2006 · b. 1981

Thomas Partey

Ghanaian · Peak 2023 · b. 1993

John Obi Mikel

Nigerian · Peak 2012 · b. 1987

Michael Essien

Ghanaian · Peak 2007 · b. 1982

Óscar

Brazilian · Peak 2013 · b. 1991

Christian Eriksen

Danish · Peak 2017 · b. 1992

Eduardo Camavinga

French · Peak 2025 · b. 2002

Federico Valverde

Uruguayan · Peak 2022 · b. 1998

Martin Ødegaard

Norwegian · Peak 2024 · b. 1998

Thiago Alcântara

Spanish · Peak 2017 · b. 1991

Owen Hargreaves

English · Peak 2006 · b. 1981

Redondo

Argentine · Peak 1997 · b. 1969

Mehmet Scholl

German · Peak 1999 · b. 1970

Freddy Rincón

Colombian · Peak 1994 · b. 1966

Ivan Perišić

Croatian · Peak 2018 · b. 1989

Jamal Musiala

German · Peak 2025 · b. 2003

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

English · Peak 2024 · b. 1996

Sami Khedira

German · Peak 2015 · b. 1987

Sócrates

Brazilian · Peak 1982 · b. 1954

Cesc Fàbregas

Spanish · Peak 2008 · b. 1987

Declan Rice

English · Peak 2025 · b. 1999

Deco

Portuguese · Peak 2005 · b. 1977

Lucas Leiva

Brazilian · Peak 2019 · b. 1987

Michael Carrick

English · Peak 2008 · b. 1981

Míchel

Spanish · Peak 1987 · b. 1963

Paul Ince

English · Peak 1994 · b. 1967

Santi Cazorla

Spanish · Peak 2015 · b. 1984

Frenkie de Jong

Dutch · Peak 2021 · b. 1997

Emerson

Brazilian · Peak 2004 · b. 1976

Paul Gascoigne

English · Peak 1990 · b. 1967

Marouane Fellaini

Belgian · Peak 2012 · b. 1987

Søren Lerby

Danish · Peak 1985 · b. 1958

Emlyn Hughes

English · Peak 1975 · b. 1947

Júlio Baptista

Brazilian · Peak 2005 · b. 1981

Thomas Häßler

German · Peak 1992 · b. 1966

Aleksandr Hleb

Belarusian · Peak 2007 · b. 1981

Aleksandr Mostovoi

Russian · Peak 1998 · b. 1968

Austin Jay-Jay Okocha

Nigerian · Peak 2003 · b. 1973

Georginio Wijnaldum

Dutch · Peak 2019 · b. 1990

Darren Fletcher

Scottish · Peak 2008 · b. 1984

Piotr Zieliński

Polish · Peak 2022 · b. 1994

Sandro Tonali

Italian · Peak 2025 · b. 2000

Gini Wijnaldum

Dutch · Peak 2019 · b. 1990

Scott McTominay

Scottish · Peak 2025 · b. 1996

Fabinho

Brazilian · Peak 2020 · b. 1993

Rodrigo Bentancur

Uruguayan · Peak 2025 · b. 1997

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Armenian · Peak 2021 · b. 1989

Dennis Wise

English · Peak 1996 · b. 1966

Enzo Scifo

Belgian · Peak 1992 · b. 1966

Mateo Kovačić

Croatian · Peak 2021 · b. 1994

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

Danish · Peak 2020 · b. 1995

Sulley Muntari

Ghanaian · Peak 2009 · b. 1984

Samir Nasri

French · Peak 2012 · b. 1987

Emmanuel Petit

French · Peak 1998 · b. 1970

Mikel Arteta

Spanish · Peak 2013 · b. 1982

Axel Witsel

Belgian · Peak 2016 · b. 1989

Bernd Schuster

German · Peak 1984 · b. 1959

Massimo Mauro

Italian · Peak 1985 · b. 1959

Pablo Aimar

Argentine · Peak 2004 · b. 1979

Tomáš Rosický

Czech · Peak 2008 · b. 1980

Matias Fernandez

Chilean · Peak 2009 · b. 1986

Cheick Tioté

Ivorian · Peak 2011 · b. 1986

Diego

Brazilian · Peak 2009 · b. 1985

Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese · Peak 2000 · b. 1977

Jay-Jay Okocha

Nigerian · Peak 2003 · b. 1973

Park Ji-sung

South Korean · Peak 2007 · b. 1981

Torsten Frings

German · Peak 2006 · b. 1976

Emre Belözoğlu

Turkish · Peak 2004 · b. 1980

Martín Vázquez

Spanish · Peak 1986 · b. 1962

Olaf Thon

German · Peak 1990 · b. 1966

Lucas Biglia

Argentine · Peak 2015 · b. 1986

Xabi Olano

Spanish · Peak 2025 · b. 2003

Gavi

Spanish · Peak 2023 · b. 2004

Tim Cahill

Australian · Peak 2006 · b. 1979

Aaron Ramsey

Welsh · Peak 2019 · b. 1990

Jack Wilshere

English · Peak 2011 · b. 1992

Patrik Berger

Czech · Peak 1998 · b. 1973

Walter Gargano

Uruguayan · Peak 2010 · b. 1984

Gerald Vanenburg

Dutch · Peak 1985 · b. 1964

Rafael van der Vaart

Dutch · Peak 2011 · b. 1983

Giorgos Karagounis

Greek · Peak 2004 · b. 1977

Mason Mount

English · Peak 2021 · b. 1999

Ray Parlour

English · Peak 2002 · b. 1973

Nacer Chadli

Belgian · Peak 2015 · b. 1989

Oleksandr Zinchenko

Ukrainian · Peak 2020 · b. 1996

Gaizka Mendieta

Spanish · Peak 2001 · b. 1974

Granit Xhaka

Swiss · Peak 2024 · b. 1992

Martín Vásquez

Spanish · Peak 1987 · b. 1962

Emre Can

German · Peak 2017 · b. 1994

Wilfried Malouda

French · Peak 2010 · b. 1984

Billy Bremner

Scottish · Peak 1971 · b. 1942

Paul Breitner

German · Peak 1976 · b. 1951

Victor Wanyama

Kenyan · Peak 2017 · b. 1991

Aurélien Tchouaméni

French · Peak 2025 · b. 2000

Leon Goretzka

German · Peak 2020 · b. 1995

Liam Brady

Irish · Peak 1985 · b. 1956

Ronnie Whelan

Irish · Peak 1988 · b. 1961

Florent Malouda

French · Peak 2010 · b. 1980

Mark Bresciano

Australian · Peak 2007 · b. 1980

Roberto Di Matteo

Italian · Peak 1998 · b. 1970

Asier Illarramendi

Spanish · Peak 2017 · b. 1990

Denis Suárez

Spanish · Peak 2019 · b. 1994

Fred

Brazilian · Peak 2017 · b. 1993

Ciriaco Sforza

Swiss · Peak 1998 · b. 1970

Jan Wouters

Dutch · Peak 1985 · b. 1960

John van 't Schip

Dutch · Peak 1994 · b. 1963

Leandro Paredes

Argentine · Peak 2018 · b. 1994

Dani Olmo

Spanish · Peak 2022 · b. 1998

Carsten Ramelow

German · Peak 2002 · b. 1974

Dele Alli

English · Peak 2017 · b. 1996

Romeo Benetti

Italian · Peak 1979 · b. 1945

Rúben Neves

Portuguese · Peak 2020 · b. 1997

Alan Ball

English · Peak 1970 · b. 1945

Alessandro Del Vecchio

Italian · Peak 1990 · b. 1969

Moussa Sissoko

French · Peak 2018 · b. 1989

Idrissa Gueye

Senegalese · Peak 2018 · b. 1989

Jakub Błaszczykowski

Polish · Peak 2012 · b. 1985

Kobbie Mainoo

English · Peak 2025 · b. 2005

Lars Ricken

German · Peak 1997 · b. 1976

Marco Verratti

Italian · Peak 2017 · b. 1992

Günter Netzer

German · Peak 1971 · b. 1944

Norman Whiteside

Northern Irish · Peak 1985 · b. 1965

Alex

Brazilian · Peak 2007 · b. 1977

Bobby Charlton

English · Peak 1966 · b. 1937

Helmut Haller

German · Peak 1965 · b. 1939

Martin Peters

English · Peak 1968 · b. 1943

Rainer Bonhof

German · Peak 1980 · b. 1952

Philip Cocu

Dutch · Peak 2001 · b. 1970

Tom Cleverley

English · Peak 2012 · b. 1989

Juninho Pernambucano

Brazilian · Peak 2006 · b. 1975

Niko Kovač

Croatian · Peak 2000 · b. 1971

Ronald de Boer

Dutch · Peak 1995 · b. 1970

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

English · Peak 2018 · b. 1993

Karim Ziani

Algerian · Peak 2009 · b. 1982

Joe Allen

Welsh · Peak 2013 · b. 1990

Corentin Tolisso

French · Peak 2020 · b. 1994

Boudewijn Zenden

Dutch · Peak 2003 · b. 1976

Makoto Hasebe

Japanese · Peak 2018 · b. 1984

Marcelo Gallardo

Argentine · Peak 2002 · b. 1976

Juan Santisteban

Spanish · Peak 1961 · b. 1938

Paulo Sousa

Portuguese · Peak 1999 · b. 1970

Marc Wilmots

Belgian · Peak 2000 · b. 1969

Mikel Merino

Spanish · Peak 2025 · b. 1996

Conor Gallagher

English · Peak 2022 · b. 2000

Steed Malbranque

French · Peak 2004 · b. 1980

Demy de Zeeuw

Dutch · Peak 2011 · b. 1983

Niko Kranjčar

Croatian · Peak 2010 · b. 1984

Leander Dendoncker

Belgian · Peak 2021 · b. 1995

Anderson

Brazilian · Peak 2008 · b. 1988

João Moutinho

Portuguese · Peak 2017 · b. 1986

Naby Keïta

Guinean · Peak 2017 · b. 1995

Ondřej Duda

Slovak · Peak 2019 · b. 1994

Orkun Kökçü

Turkish · Peak 2022 · b. 2000

Andreas Ottl

German · Peak 2008 · b. 1985

Saúl Ñíguez

Spanish · Peak 2021 · b. 1994

Alexei Smertin

Russian · Peak 2004 · b. 1975

Kazimierz Deyna

Polish · Peak 1979 · b. 1947

Alain Giresse

French · Peak 1981 · b. 1952

Jean Tigana

French · Peak 1986 · b. 1955

Gordon Strachan

Scottish · Peak 1983 · b. 1957

Sander Berge

Norwegian · Peak 2022 · b. 1998

Jan Ceulemans

Belgian · Peak 1983 · b. 1957

Scott Brown

Scottish · Peak 2012 · b. 1985

Tommy Docherty

Scottish · Peak 1954 · b. 1928

Hugo Viana

Portuguese · Peak 2003 · b. 1983

Gerson

Brazilian · Peak 1970 · b. 1941

Alexej Smertin

Russian · Peak 2002 · b. 1975

Carlos Valderrama

Colombian · Peak 1990 · b. 1961

Shunsuke Nakamura

Japanese · Peak 2006 · b. 1978

Sepp Herberger

German · Peak 1922 · b. 1897

Jim Baxter

Scottish · Peak 1962 · b. 1939

Paulo Fonseca

Portuguese · Peak 1998 · b. 1973

Marcos Llorente

Spanish · Peak 2021 · b. 1995

Ján Kozák

Slovak · Peak 1976 · b. 1954

Ivan Lendl

Czech · Peak 1982 · b. 1960

Daniel Wass

Danish · Peak 2017 · b. 1989

Luis Enrique

Spanish · Peak 1995 · b. 1970

Sergi Roberto

Spanish · Peak 2016 · b. 1992

Edison Flores

Peruvian · Peak 2017 · b. 1994

Albert Celades

Spanish · Peak 1999 · b. 1975

Óscar Tabárez

Uruguayan · Peak 1972 · b. 1947

Erkan Zengin

Swedish · Peak 2011 · b. 1985

Brad Davis

American · Peak 2009 · b. 1981