Which active footballer has played for the most clubs in his career in Europe?

Luca Toni has spent the majority of his career in the Italian Serie A

One-club men are few and far between in Europe these days with loyalty to either players or clubs seen as a very rare quality in the modern game. But at the other end of the spectrum, there are players who have moved to various clubs throughout their career. 

Be it due to failure to impress the manager, an inability to settle into the team, homesickness or just finding a higher paycheck, a number of footballers have spent their entire career moving from one club to the next to collect enough jerseys to start their own museum. 

One of the most successful such nomads is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish striker has played for the likes of Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Barcelona and PSG, winning league titles wherever he plays. Although he has represented seven clubs, he comes nowhere close to the players on this list.

Right at the top is former Italy striker Luca Toni. The 38-year-old is still going strong in Serie A with Hellas Verona, currently in his third season with the club. Last season, he played every league game (an astounding feat for a 37-year-old) and was Serie A’s top goalscorer with 23 goals – only the second time in his career he won the Capocannonieri award. 

Toni has never spent more than three seasons at a single club. Starting his senior career with Modena, he has played in the lower tiers of Italian football before finally playing in the top division. Other big teams he has played for include Fiorentina, Bayern Munich and Juventus. He would also make his way to the Italian national team and was the top goalscorer in the Azzurri’s 2006 World Cup triumph.

Mauricio Pinilla has played at 14 different clubs in his career

Chilean striker Mauricio Pinilla has also spent his entire career moving from one club to the other. The 32-year-old striker who started his career with Universidad Chile in 2002 is currently at Atalanta. He had helped the club avoid relegation when he was on loan last season and he signed on a permanent deal last summer. 

Footballers who have played for more than 10 clubs

PLAYER	CURRENT CLUB	CLUBS PLAYED FOR
Luca Toni	Hellas Verona	15
Mauricio Pinilla	Atalanta	14
Kwesi Appiah	Crystal Palace	13
Javi Guerra	Rayo Vallecano	12
Alessandro Diamanti	Atalanta	12
Marco Borriello	Atalanta	12
Ervin Zukanovic	AS Roma	12
Andros Townsend	Newcastle	11
Jaime Jimenez	Eibar	11
Stefan Scepovic	Getafe	11
Alexander Manninger	Augsburg	11
Emir Spahic	Hamburg	11