Born in 1978
Players with a verified birth year of 1978.
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Latest recorded club season · Most active club competition by minutes, then appearances. Select a season to compare available statistics.
| Nat | Club | Competition | Position | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Clean sheets | Yel / Red | Rating | Profile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abdoulaye FayéDefender | Senegal | 48 |  Hull City | Premier League | Defender | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Adam DruryDefender | England | 48 |  Bradford City | League One | Defender | 12 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Alan MarriottGoalkeeper | — | 48 |  Mansfield Town | League Two | Goalkeeper | 40 | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | |
 Alan MayburyDefender | Ireland | 48 |  Falkirk | Scotland Championship | Defender | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Aleksandar RankovicDefender | Serbia | 48 |  FK Partizan | UEFA Champions League | Defender | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Ali KarimiMidfielder | Iran | 47 |  Kayserispor | Turkey - Super Lig | Midfielder | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 / 0 | ||
 Andy KinseyAttacker | England | 47 |  Leek Town | FA Cup | Attacker | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Antonio SambrunoDefender | Spain | 48 | — | — | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | |
 Arnaud Le LanDefender | France | 48 |  Lorient | Ligue 1 | Defender | 14 | 1,136 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Arne SlotMidfielder | Netherlands | 48 |  PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | Midfielder | 12 | 410 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Ashley HarrisonGoalkeeper | England | 48 |  Chelmsford City | FA Cup | Goalkeeper | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 B. LobonțGoalkeeper | Romania | 48 |  AS Roma | International Champions Cup | Goalkeeper | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Barry FergusonMidfielder | Scotland | 48 |  Blackpool | Championship | Midfielder | 19 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Barry NicholsonMidfielder | Scotland | 48 |  Kilmarnock | Scotland Premier League | Midfielder | 23 | 1,260 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Barry RobsonMidfielder | Scotland | 47 |  Aberdeen | Scotland Premier League | Midfielder | 12 | 353 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Benjani MwaruwariAttacker | Zimbabwe | 48 |  Portsmouth | Championship | Attacker | 18 | 690 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Bradley QuintonMidfielder | England | 48 | — | — | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | |
 Brian Barry-MurphyMidfielder | Ireland | 48 |  Rochdale | League One | Midfielder | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Brian NeblettDefender | Barbados | 47 | — | — | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | |
 C. MorelDefender | Paraguay | 48 | — | — | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | |
 C. PaninDefender | Romania | 48 |  CFR 1907 Cluj | UEFA Champions League | Defender | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 C. PizarroAttacker | Peru | 48 |  Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | Attacker | 18 | 216 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 C. WightGoalkeeper | Scotland | 48 |  Cowdenbeath | Scotland Championship | Goalkeeper | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 CapdevilaDefender | Spain | 48 |  Benfica | UEFA Champions League | Defender | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — | |
 Carles PuyolDefender | Spain | 48 |  Barcelona | La Liga | Defender | 5 | 428 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 / 0 | — |
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