There are few footballers who have dedicated their entire career to just one club. The list of these players is often referred to as the "one-club men" or women, though there isn't any formal recognition of this group. Instead, we've compiled a list of some notable examples that came in through our readership.
We decided not to include non-league teams and Hamburg's Uwe Seeler in our calculations because he made only one appearance for Cork Celtic in a sponsored event.
The top 5 players who have played the most matches for one club are:
* Rogério Ceni (1,209 appearances) - He played his entire career with São Paulo, but also appeared for two other clubs.
* Lewis Dunk (512 appearances) - Despite playing eight games on loan at non-league Bognor Regis, Dunk dedicated almost all of his career to Brighton.
* John Atyeo (647 appearances) - This player also had a stint at Westbury United, which is another non-league team.
* Steve Death (538 appearances) - He spent most of his time playing for Reading, but the other half was with West Ham.
* Matt Bloomfield (558 appearances) - Despite starting out as a trainee at Ipswich Town, Bloomfield played 19 years for Wycombe Wanderers.
One player who didn't make it into this top 5 list is Thomas Müller. He has played almost every single match of his career in the league with Bayern Munich and their reserve team. As he's still playing today, we would expect this number to drop slightly.
There are also some footballers on this list that have made appearances for other countries or clubs during their careers.
However, one player who stood out was Gabby Agbonlahor, who played almost 400 games for Aston Villa and only a handful of games for Watford and Sheffield Wednesday. His figure is at an impressive 97.51% dedicated to the club.
David Narey played his entire career with Dundee United in Scotland, scoring over 800 goals along the way. He managed this feat at around 97.63%. Another notable player was Manny Kaltz from Hamburg, who appeared for almost all of their matches, totaling around 754 appearances and a figure of 97.78%.
We are not aware of any footballers with the figure that Thomas Müller has in his league appearance statistics.
We decided not to include non-league teams and Hamburg's Uwe Seeler in our calculations because he made only one appearance for Cork Celtic in a sponsored event.
The top 5 players who have played the most matches for one club are:
* Rogério Ceni (1,209 appearances) - He played his entire career with São Paulo, but also appeared for two other clubs.
* Lewis Dunk (512 appearances) - Despite playing eight games on loan at non-league Bognor Regis, Dunk dedicated almost all of his career to Brighton.
* John Atyeo (647 appearances) - This player also had a stint at Westbury United, which is another non-league team.
* Steve Death (538 appearances) - He spent most of his time playing for Reading, but the other half was with West Ham.
* Matt Bloomfield (558 appearances) - Despite starting out as a trainee at Ipswich Town, Bloomfield played 19 years for Wycombe Wanderers.
One player who didn't make it into this top 5 list is Thomas Müller. He has played almost every single match of his career in the league with Bayern Munich and their reserve team. As he's still playing today, we would expect this number to drop slightly.
There are also some footballers on this list that have made appearances for other countries or clubs during their careers.
However, one player who stood out was Gabby Agbonlahor, who played almost 400 games for Aston Villa and only a handful of games for Watford and Sheffield Wednesday. His figure is at an impressive 97.51% dedicated to the club.
David Narey played his entire career with Dundee United in Scotland, scoring over 800 goals along the way. He managed this feat at around 97.63%. Another notable player was Manny Kaltz from Hamburg, who appeared for almost all of their matches, totaling around 754 appearances and a figure of 97.78%.
We are not aware of any footballers with the figure that Thomas Müller has in his league appearance statistics.
19 years at Bayern Munich? That's dedication 
. I'm curious to see how many more games he plays, maybe we'll see him break Gabby Agbonlahor's stats soon 
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this guy is like a Bayern Munich robot, no wonder he's still playing at such a high level after all these years. And let's be real, Gabby Agbonlahor's stats are straight fire 
97.51% dedication to Aston Villa? that's some serious commitment 
omg i cant even believe these one club men!!!!!!! gabby agbonlahor is literally my spirit animal lol 400 games for aston villa and only a handful for other teams its like he was meant to be at villa 
david narey and manny kaltz are also so inspiring 
i wonder what it would be like to play for just one team your whole life 
Matt Bloomfield's story is really inspiring - I bet his Wycombe Wanderers mates loved having him around all those years. And wow, 558 appearances? That's crazy! 
My kids would get so jealous of having a favorite team and player like that.
it's crazy to think about how much dedication and loyalty goes into something like that . i mean we all know footballers are supposed to be loyal but some of these guys take it to a whole new level ... 97.51% is insane !
. And what about all these guys making appearances for non-league teams or other countries? Does that really count towards their "one-club man" status? I think it's more about the loyalty and commitment to your team, not just the number of games played for them 
️. I think what's even more impressive is the consistency and commitment they showed throughout their careers.
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i mean gabby agbonlahor's 97.51% dedicated to aston villa is insane! and david narey scoring over 800 goals in scotland is like a record breaker 
i'm not surprised thomas müller's still playing today, he's basically the ultimate bayern münchen fanatic 
but seriously, these players are the real MVPs (most valuable player...field) of football