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Top 32 Well-Traveled Elite Strikers in Football History

By YPB Team

Suitcase always packed, these elite finishers left a trail of goals across continents and clubs. Who's the ultimate footballing nomad? Have your say!

  1. Nicolas Anelka — ranked #11
    Nicolas Anelka
    The enigmatic French striker whose restless career took him through a dozen clubs worldwide.
    1000pts
  2. Zlatan Ibrahimović — ranked #22
    Zlatan Ibrahimović
    The Swedish icon who scored everywhere from Ajax and Juventus to Barcelona, Milan, PSG and Manchester United.
    943pts
  3. Robbie Keane — ranked #33
    Robbie Keane
    Ireland's record scorer, famous for a long list of clubs across England and beyond.
    943pts
  4. Christian Vieri — ranked #44
    Christian Vieri
    Italian powerhouse who suited up for 13 different clubs across a nomadic career.
    771pts
  5. Nicklas Bendtner — ranked #55
    Nicklas Bendtner
    The much-loaned Dane whose career took in England, Italy, Germany and Denmark.
    692pts
  6. Mario Balotelli — ranked #66
    Mario Balotelli
    The talented, controversial Italian who turned out for 13 clubs across Europe.
    692pts
  7. Edin Džeko — ranked #77
    Edin Džeko
    Bosnian goal machine who scored in Germany, England, Italy and Turkey.
    600pts
  8. Carlos Tévez — ranked #88
    Carlos Tévez
    The Argentine warrior who moved between Brazil, England, Italy, China and home.
    600pts
  9. Emmanuel Adebayor — ranked #99
    Emmanuel Adebayor
    Togolese striker whose career wandered through Monaco, Arsenal, City, Spurs and more.
    491pts
  10. Hernán Crespo — ranked #1010
    Hernán Crespo
    Prolific Argentine marksman who bounced between Italy and England's biggest clubs.
    360pts
  11. Diego Forlán — ranked #1111
    Diego Forlán
    Uruguayan World Cup star whose late career spanned Europe, Asia and the Americas.
    360pts
  12. Álvaro Morata — ranked #1212
    Álvaro Morata
    Spanish striker who played for Real Madrid, Juventus, Chelsea, Atlético, Milan, Galatasaray and Como.
    0pts
  13. Samuel Eto'o — ranked #1313
    Samuel Eto'o
    Cameroon legend whose travels spanned Spain, Italy, Russia, England and Turkey.
    0pts
  14. Edinson Cavani — ranked #1414
    Edinson Cavani
    The relentless Uruguayan who scored across Italy, France, England and South America.
    0pts
  15. David Trezeguet — ranked #1515
    David Trezeguet
    French World Cup winner who played across France, Italy, Argentina, Spain and India.
    0pts
  16. Sebastián Abreu — ranked #1616
    Sebastián Abreu
    Uruguayan striker nicknamed 'El Loco', who holds the Guinness world record for most professional clubs and chipped the decisive penalty against Ghana at the 2010 World Cup.
  17. Romelu Lukaku — ranked #1717
    Romelu Lukaku
    Belgium's record scorer, whose career has taken him through Anderlecht, Chelsea, West Brom, Everton, Manchester United, Inter, Roma and Napoli.
  18. Gonzalo Higuaín — ranked #1818
    Gonzalo Higuaín
    Argentine goalscorer who starred for River Plate, Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, Milan and Chelsea before finishing his career at Inter Miami.
  19. Radamel Falcao — ranked #1919
    Radamel Falcao
    Colombian striker who travelled from River Plate to Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco, Manchester United, Chelsea, Galatasaray, Rayo Vallecano and Millonarios.
  20. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang — ranked #2020
    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    Gabonese striker who scored freely for Saint-Étienne, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Marseille, with a spell in Saudi Arabia too.
  21. Ronaldo Nazário — ranked #2121
    Ronaldo Nazário
    Brazil's 'O Fenômeno', who moved from Cruzeiro to PSV, Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Corinthians, winning two Ballon d'Or awards along the way.
  22. Romário — ranked #2222
    Romário
    Brazilian World Cup winner who scored for Vasco, PSV, Barcelona, Flamengo, Valencia and Fluminense, plus clubs in Qatar, the USA and Australia.
  23. Jürgen Klinsmann — ranked #2323
    Jürgen Klinsmann
    German World Cup winner who scored across Europe for Stuttgart, Inter, Monaco, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Sampdoria in the late 1980s and 1990s.
  24. Luca Toni — ranked #2424
    Luca Toni
    Italian World Cup winner who played for more than a dozen clubs from Serie C to Fiorentina, Bayern and Juventus, topping Serie A's scoring charts at 38 with Verona.
  25. Diego Costa — ranked #2525
    Diego Costa
    Brazilian-born Spain striker who won league titles with Atlético Madrid and Chelsea in a career spanning Portugal, Spain, England and Brazil.
  26. Luis Suárez — ranked #2626
    Luis Suárez
    Uruguay's record scorer, who starred for Groningen, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid before spells at Nacional, Grêmio and Inter Miami.
  27. Filippo Inzaghi — ranked #2727
    Filippo Inzaghi
    Prolific Italian poacher who scored for Piacenza, Parma, Atalanta, Juventus and AC Milan, winning two Champions League titles with the Rossoneri.
  28. Craig Bellamy — ranked #2828
    Craig Bellamy
    Welsh striker who played for nine clubs, including Newcastle, Celtic, Liverpool and Manchester City, and was the first to score for seven Premier League clubs.
  29. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — ranked #2929
    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
    Dutch goal machine who scored for Heerenveen, ADO Den Haag, Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Schalke, topping the scoring charts in the Eredivisie and Bundesliga.
  30. Fernando Morientes — ranked #3030
    Fernando Morientes
    Spanish striker who won three Champions League titles with Real Madrid and also played for Zaragoza, Monaco, Liverpool, Valencia and Marseille.
  31. Javier Saviola — ranked #3131
    Javier Saviola
    Argentine forward who moved from River Plate to Barcelona, Monaco, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Benfica, Málaga and Olympiacos.
  32. Peter Crouch — ranked #3232
    Peter Crouch
    England's towering striker who scored more than 100 Premier League goals for Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke.

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Seven clubs in four countries, and the forgotten one is Istanbul, a loan in February 2025 that came back with a Turkish title: https://youpick.best/articles/alvaro-morata-ranked-many-ways

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Aug 21