5 players with the most trophies for a single club

Lionel Messi won a lot of titles with Barcelona.

One-club men are a rarity in the game, particularly in an era of football commercialisation.

However, some players end up playing their entire careers for a single club, and also have accolades (read 'trophies') to show for their efforts. Some of the greatest one-club men in the history of the game include Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Francesco Totti (AS Roma), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta (both Barcelona).

Among active players, Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) is one of the last vestiges of the dying breed of successful one-club men. Until last season, Lionel Messi was also a part of this group before he ended his 17-year association with Barcelona last summer to join PSG.

On that note, here's a look at the five players with the most trophies for a single club:

#5 Gerard Pique (Barcelona) - 30

Gerard Pique is one of the most prolific goalscoring defenders in the history of the game.

Now 35, the Barcelona man is not the same player he was a few years ago. Nevertheless, he remains a key player in Xavi Hernandez's team. He is on the cusp of 600 appearances for the club, having joined them in the summer of 2008 from Manchester United. That includes 31 appearances across competitions this season.

Pique recently joined Roberto Carlos as the most prolific goalscoring defender in UEFA Champions League history by scoring his 16th goal in the competition.

16 - Gerard Piqué 🇪🇸 has scored 16 goals in the @ChampionsLeague (14 goals for @FCBarcelona), equalling Roberto Carlos 🇧🇷 as the highest-scoring defender in the competition’s history. Titan. https://t.co/ofUrn33YL2

Pique, who has won the FIFA World Cup and two European Championships with Spain, is a two-time continental treble winner with Barcelona.

He has won eight La Liga, three Champions League and seven Copa Del Rey titles, among various domestic and continental honors, with the Blaugrana. His most recent trophy with the club was the 2020-21 Copa Del Rey.

#4 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) - 30

Andres Iniesta had a successful stint at the Camp Nou.

Andres Iniesta is often regarded as one of the best midfielders to have graced the beautiful game.

The 37-year-old, now at Vissel Kobe in Japan, enjoyed a hugely successful 16-season stint at Barcelona. Iniesta made nearly 700 appearances for the club across competitions, bagging 57 goals and 138 assists.

In his last season with the club in 2017-18, the two-time European Championship and FIFA World Cup winner equalled the record for most Champions League quarter-final appearances (21). He has won the competition four times, twice as part of continental trebles.

21 - Andrés Iniesta is making his 21st quarter-final appearance in the Champions League; no player has more (also, Ryan Giggs and Xavi). Vintage. https://t.co/EzqXTDMOg7

Iniesta also won nine La Liga and seven Copa Del Rey titles with the club. His last title with the club was a 2017-18 La Liga triumph.