{"id":16424,"date":"2024-05-07T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestanonymouscasinos.com\/?p=16424"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:58:01","slug":"most-successful-english-player-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestanonymouscasinos.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/07\/most-successful-english-player-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are The Most Successful Ever English Players Overseas?"},"content":{"rendered":"
We’ve ranked the top English players overseas to find out which footballer has won the most while playing outside of the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n With Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho set to battle it out in this year\u2019s UEFA Champions League final, who is the most successful English player ever to play abroad?<\/span><\/p>\n Once a rare occurrence, recent years have seen an increasing number of top-level English players moving overseas during the prime of their careers – but who is the most successful to ever do it?<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ve ranked every Englishman to win a major professional title overseas by the total number of trophies won in order to give a definitive answer.<\/span><\/p>\n For this study, we are not comparing who are the most talented English players to move countries, but who has won the most silverware outside of the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key Data Points:<\/b><\/p>\n *Bold & italicised players are still active<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Owen Hargreaves has won the most titles overseas of any English player, but is one of a small number to make his professional debut abroad before moving to England.<\/span><\/p>\n Likewise, Jadon Sancho made his first senior appearance in Germany, having left Manchester City without playing for the first team.<\/span><\/p>\n While this study looks only at English players, the most successful British player abroad is actually a Welshman.<\/span><\/p>\n Gareth Bale won 15 trophies with Real Madrid, including five Champions Leagues. He also won the MLS Cup and Supporters\u2019 Shield with LA Galaxy.<\/p>\n Former Arsenal youth player Nathan Tella made his senior debut for Southampton before winning promotion to the Premier League while on loan at Burnley last season.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old has already won the Bundesliga in his first season at Bayer Leverkusen, and could complete a historic double, with Leverkusen facing off against Atalanta in this year’s Europa League final.<\/p>\n Tella is also on the verge of an \u201cinvincibles\u201d season, with Leverkusen still unbeaten in the Bundesliga with just one game remaining.<\/p>\n And with each of the Champions League finalists featuring a current England international, we are guaranteed to see either Jadon Sancho or Jude Bellingham\u00a0add another European title to the list of honours won by Englishmen abroad.<\/p>\n — — —<\/p>\n\n
Most Successful English Players Overseas Ranked By Total Honours<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n Player<\/b><\/th>\n Clubs\u00a0<\/b><\/th>\n Domestic Leagues<\/b><\/th>\n Domestic Cups<\/b><\/th>\n Continental Cups<\/b><\/th>\n Total Honours<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n \n Owen Hargreaves<\/span><\/td>\n Bayern Munich<\/span><\/td>\n 4<\/span><\/td>\n 4<\/span><\/td>\n 2<\/span><\/td>\n 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n David Beckham<\/span><\/td>\n Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan, PSG<\/span><\/td>\n 4<\/span><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Steve McManaman<\/span><\/td>\n Real Madrid<\/span><\/td>\n 2<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n 6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bradley Wright-Phillips<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n New York Red Bulls, LA FC, Columbus Crew<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 3<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 4<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chris Waddle<\/span><\/td>\n Marseille<\/span><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Laurie Cunningham<\/span><\/td>\n Real Madrid, Sporting Gijon, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 2<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Gary Lineker<\/span><\/td>\n Barcelona<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n David Platt<\/span><\/td>\n Bari, Juventus, Sampdoria<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Jude Bellingham<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 2<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 2<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Jadon Sancho<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n Borussia Dortmund<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 2<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 2<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kevin Keegan<\/span><\/td>\n Hamburg<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Glen Hoddle<\/span><\/td>\n AS Monaco<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kieran Trippier<\/span><\/td>\n Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Gerry Hitchens<\/span><\/td>\n Internazionale, Torino<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mark Hately<\/span><\/td>\n AS Monaco<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Fikayo Tomori<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n AC Milan<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ashley Young<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n Internazionale<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Trevor Steven<\/span><\/td>\n Marseille<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Jimmy Greaves<\/span><\/td>\n AC Milan<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nathan Tella<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n Bayer Leverkusen<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chris Smalling<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n AS Roma<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Tammy Abraham<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n AS Roma<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 0<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n 1<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Trevor Francis<\/span><\/td>\n Detroit Express, Sampdoria, Atalanta<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/td>\n 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Commentary:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n