Greatest Football (Soccer) Fullbacks of All Time
The Top Ten
1 Paolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a left back and central defender. Maldini captained Italy for 8 years and AC Milan for 12, and was renowned for his leadership skills, earning him the nickname “Il Capitano”, or ‘The Captain’.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a left back and central defender. Maldini captained Italy for 8 years and AC Milan for 12, and was renowned for his leadership skills, earning him the nickname “Il Capitano”, or ‘The Captain’.
2 Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game". Carlos is also widely considered one of the best left backs in history, and was also known as a free kick specialist throughout his career—his bending shots have measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h). In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was named by ...read more.
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game". Carlos is also widely considered one of the best left backs in history, and was also known as a free kick specialist throughout his career—his bending shots have measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h). In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was named by ...read more.
3 Philipp Lahm
Philipp Lahm is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Philipp Lahm is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
4 Javier Zanetti
5 Dani Alves
Daniel Alves da Silva, commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
Daniel Alves da Silva, commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
6 Andreas Brehme
7 Marcelo
8 Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is an English football coach and former player who currently serves as assistant manager for the England national football team, and as co-owner of Salford City.
Gary Alexander Neville is an English football coach and former player who currently serves as assistant manager for the England national football team, and as co-owner of Salford City.
9 Fabio Grosso
10 Lilian Thuram
The Contenders
11 Yuto Nagatomo
12 Lee Young-pyo
13 Atsuto Uchida
14 Filipe Luís
15 Jordi Alba
16 Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Ashley Cole is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
17 Cafu
18 Wes Brown
19 Phil Neville
20 Denis Irwin
21 Gianluca Zambrotta
22 Graeme Le Saux
23 Paulo Ferreira
24 Theerathon Bunmathan
25 John Arne Riise
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