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138 famous footballers in our data have played for Chelsea, including Frank Lampard, Mohamed Salah, George Weah, Arjen Robben, Eden Hazard.

Famous players who played for Chelsea

PlayerYears at Chelsea
Frank Lampard2001–2014
Mohamed Salah2014–2015
George Weah2000
Arjen Robben2004–2007
Eden Hazard2012–2019
Kevin De Bruyne2012–2014
Fernando Torres2011–2015
Didier Drogba2004–2015
Samuel Eto'o2013–2014
Olivier Giroud2018–2021
Romelu Lukaku2011–2024
Thibaut Courtois2011–2018
Andriy Shevchenko2006–2009
Cesc Fàbregas2014–2019
Michael Ballack2006–2010
John Terry1998–2017
Hernán Crespo2003–2008
Didier Deschamps1999–2000
Jordan Hendersonfrom 2026
N'Golo Kanté2016–2023
Ruud Gullit1995–1998
Raheem Sterling2022–2026
Petr Čech2004–2015
Gonzalo Higuaín2019
Juan Mata2011–2014
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang2022–2023
Thiago Silva2020–2024
David Luiz2011–2019
Diego Costa2014–2017
Ashley Cole2006–2014
Nicolas Anelka2008–2012
Álvaro Morata2017–2019
Deco2008–2010
André Schürrle2013–2015
Radamel Falcao2015–2016
Mikel John Obi2006–2017
Antonio Rüdiger2017–2022
César Azpilicueta2012–2023
Kai Havertz2020–2023
Branislav Ivanović2008–2017
Ricardo Quaresma2009
Ricardo Carvalho2004–2010
Michael Essien2005–2014
Danny Welbeckfrom 2026
Mateo Kovačić2018–2023
Cole Palmerfrom 2023
Willian2013–2020
Marcel Desailly1998–2004
Emiliano Martínezfrom 2026
Timo Werner2020–2022
Oscar2012–2016
João Félix2023–2025
Alexandre Pato2016
Hakim Ziyech2020–2024
Kepa Arrizabalaga2018–2025
Jadon Sancho2024–2025
Gary Cahill2012–2019
Pedro2015–2020
Florent Malouda2007–2013
Daniel Sturridge2009–2013
Raul Meireles2011–2012
Claude Makelélé2003–2008
Christian Pulisic2019–2023
Enzo Fernández2023–2026
William Gallas2001–2006
Yuri Zhirkov2009–2011
Marc Cucurella2022–2026
Salomon Kalou2006–2012
Filipe Luís2014–2015
Andreas Christensen2014–2022
Mason Mount2017–2023
Juan Sebastián Verón2003–2007
Glen Johnson2003–2007
Marko Marin2012–2016
Nemanja Matić2009–2017
Juan Cuadrado2015–2017
Reece Jamesfrom 2018
Claudio Pizarro2007–2009
Paulo Ferreira2004–2013
Joe Cole2003–2010
Ross Barkley2018–2022
Eiður Guðjohnsen2000–2006
Mark Schwarzer2013–2015
Emmanuel Petit2001–2004
Victor Moses2012–2021
Gianluca Vialli1996–1999
Kalidou Koulibaly2022–2023
Jorginho2018–2023
Adrian Mutu2003–2004
Denis Zakaria2022–2023
Gianfranco Zola1996–2003
Christian Panucci2000–2001
Vinnie Jones1991–1992
Michy Batshuayi2016–2022
Mario Pašalić2014–2020
Ben Chilwell2020–2025
Kurt Zouma2014–2021
Khalid Boulahrouz2006–2008
Robert Green2018–2019
Thorgan Hazard2012–2015
Saúl Ñíguez2021–2022
Mark Hughes1995–1998
Ramires2010–2016
Wayne Bridge2003–2009
Marcos Alonso2016–2022
Nathan Aké2012–2017
Scott Parker2004–2005
Asmir Begović2015–2017
Lassana Diarra2005–2007
Christopher Nkunku2023–2025
Tiago Mendes2004–2005
Brian Laudrup1998
Shaun Wright-Phillips2005–2008
Roberto Di Matteo1996–2002
Mateja Kežman2004–2005
Eduardo Carvalho2016–2019
Marco Amelia2015–2016
Marc Guéhi2019–2021
Noni Madueke2023–2025
Malo Gustofrom 2023
Moisés Caicedofrom 2023
Loïc Rémy2014–2017
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa2004–2012
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink2000–2004
Yossi Benayoun2010–2013
Demba Ba2013–2014
Édouard Mendy2020–2023
Mykhailo Mudrykfrom 2023
José Bosingwa2008–2012
Juliano Belletti2007–2010
Willy Caballerofrom 2017
Damien Duff2003–2006
Oriol Romeu2011–2015
Frank Leboeuf1996–2001
Jimmy Greaves1957–1961
Emerson Palmieri2018–2022
Callum Hudson-Odoi2017–2023
Alejandro Garnachofrom 2025

Ordered by how widely each player is covered on Wikipedia. Source: Wikidata (snapshot 2026-09-28).

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