A New Zealand footballer features in a ranking of the 20 players to have played the most season minutes in Europe.
Listed as the fourth most-played footballer — between Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr — is All Whites goalkeeper Max Crocombe.
The rankings were based on figures for the last full seasons played in European countries.
Auckland-born Crocombe (29) played 5,340 minutes for English League Two club Grimsby Town. He has since signed for English League One club Burton Albion.
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Manchester United midfielder Fernandes played 59 games, missing only three fixtures for the side, and headed the list compiled by Transfermarkt.
The next three players in the list were all goalkeepers, including Crocombe.
Main photo: Max Crocombe … a long season with Grimsby Town.
Europe’s most-played footballers
* Statistics for 2022-23 season
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 5897 minutes
- Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb) – 5542 minutes
- Anthony Moris (Union St. Gilloise) – 5475 minutes
- Max Crocombe (Grimsby Town) – 5340 minutes
- Oscar Castellanos (Antigua) – 5264 minutes
- David De Gea (Manchester United) – 5250 minutes
- Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) – 5248 minutes
- Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) – 5227 minutes
- Jose Ardon (Antigua – 5173 minutes
- Attila Szalai (Fenerbache) – 5170 minutes
- Rodri (Manchester City) – 5124 minutes
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 5100 minutes
- Enzo Fernandez (Benfica/Chelsea) – 5075 minutes
- Ibou Touray (Salford City) – 5063 minutes
- Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) – 5056 minutes
- Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) – 5024 minutes
- Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica) – 4999 minutes
- Danilo (Juventus) – 4986 minutes
- Regan Poole (Lincoln City) — 4980 minutes
- Harry Lewis (Bradford City) – 4980 minutes
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