Some players have set an incredible unbeaten run record across the top leagues in Europe. We understand winning games and losing games are part of football, but trust me some player has never lost a game for quite some seasons across all competitions. Here is a list of players with the longest unbeaten run by a player.
It is a difficult task for clubs and players not to drop points left alone losing all three points in a season. Despite calling some leagues farmers league, we still see top clubs beaten by some underdogs.
Longest Unbeaten run by a Player
Here is a list of the top 10 players with the most unbeaten records across Europe.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri holds the record of the longest unbeaten run by a player in club football across all competitions. Pep Gaurdiola’s transformation at city following their fourth league win in a role has been positive for the Spanish midfielder.
Though there was initially a tie in the record with Rodri and two other AC Milan players in the late 1980’s. The tie was between Rodri, Paolo Maldini and Demetrio Albertino with all three players having 73 unbeaten runs.
Rodri Unbeaten Run
Manchester city win in their last game at home against West Ham in the 2023/2024 campaign saw Rodri tops the list with 74 games unbeaten across all competitions.
Rodri saw his last defeat across all competitions against Tottenham in February 2023, where city lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspurs.
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S/N | Names | G | W | D | N | Club |
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1 | Rodri | 74 | 57 | 16 | Spain | Manchester City |
2 | Paolo Maldini | 73 | 50 | 23 | Italy | Milan |
3 | Demetrio Albertino | 73 | 46 | 27 | Italy | Milan |
4 | Charlie Show | 66 | 53 | 13 | Scotland | Celtic |
5 | Joseph Dodds | 66 | 53 | 13 | Scotland | Celtic |
6 | Alec MCnair | 64 | 52 | 12 | Scotland | Celtic |
7 | John Browning | 63 | 51 | 12 | Scotland | Celtic |
8 | James MCmenemy | 60 | 49 | 11 | Scotland | Celtic |
9 | Sebastiano Rossi | 59 | 42 | 17 | Italy | Milan |
10 | Ricardo Carvalho | 58 | 43 | 19 | Portugal | Chelsea |
Paolo Maldini Unbeaten run
Paolo Maldini initially holds the record for the most appearances in Italian Serie A, with 647 appearance in the Italian league. In 2020, Glanluigi Buffon took over the record.
Meanwhile, Paolo Maldini still holds the record of the longest unbeaten run by a player in the Italian Serie A against Demetrio Albertino who equals his record but has just 46 wins.
Pep Guardiola arrival at Manchester city means some city player might also be listed on the top unbeaten runs by a player in the English Premier league.
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