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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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