15 most reliable players in Europe's Top 5 leagues in the 2013-14 season

Adam Lallana was one of the most used players in Europe’s Top 5 leagues

Scoring truck loads of goals and winning the Golden Boot will get you a lot of recognition and awards. But when it comes to performing and playing games every single week, the managers will always turn to certain players to deliver the goods.

This list (compiled with stats from WhoScored), shows the players managers have played the most in Europe’s top five leagues – the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Seria A and Ligue 1.

A detailed look at the stats suggest that Southampton’s Adam Lallana and Lille’s Salomon Kalou were the most reliable players last season. Valladolid’s Javi Guerra also makes it to the top three in terms of goals and assists combined. 

Max Kruse and Halil Altintop get a special mention in this list because, even though they played only 34 games, the Bundesliga has only 18 teams. They are the only two players to have played every single game of the season while contributing to at least 10 goals. 

The table has been sorted based on number of games started and total contribution. 

#	PLAYER	CLUB	POSITION	GAMES	STARTED	SUB	GOALS	ASSISTS	TOTAL
1	Adam Lallana	Southampton	AM	38	37	1	9	6	15
2	Javi Guerra	Valladolid	FW	37	37	0	15	1	16
3	Salomon Kalou	Lille	AM	38	36	2	16	6	22
4	Steve Sidwell	Fulham	DM	38	36	2	7	2	9
5	Aleix Vidal	Almeria	AM	38	36	2	6	3	9
6	Rodrigo Palacio	Inter Milan	FW	37	36	1	17	7	24
7	Remy Cabella	Montpellier	AM	37	36	1	14	5	19
8	Wissam Ben Yedder	Toulouse	FW	38	35	3	16	5	21
9	Carlos Vela	Real Sociedad	FW	37	35	2	16	12	28
10	Alessio Cerci	Torino	FW	37	35	2	13	10	23
11	Antonio Candreva	Lazio	AM	37	35	2	12	6	18
12	Markel Susaeta	Athletic Bilbao	AM	38	34	4	6	12	18
13	Max Kruse*	Borussia M.Gladbach	AM	34	34	0	12	9	21
14	Halil Altintop*	Augsburg	AM	34	34	0	10	2	12
15	José Callejón	Napoli	AM	37	32	5	15	6	21

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