It is normal for professional footballers to get red cards and be sent off the field. However, there are some players who have achieved an incredible record of never being sent off during their entire career.
Meet 5 legends who had clean records during their careers, never getting sent off even once.
1. Ryan Giggs
The former Wales winger was one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s favourite players at Manchester United , playing for the Red Devils for 24 seasons, scoring 168 goals in 963 games in all competitions.
Giggs enjoyed many prodigious careers and whenever he was on the ball, he was always a thrill for the fans. Giggs announced his retirement in 2014 and was also given the biggest opportunity of his life by becoming the head coach of the Red Devils.
2. Raul Gonzalez
The legendary Spanish striker rose to prominence as a youth player at Real Madrid before making his way to the first team in 1994 and staying at the Santiago Bernabeu for 16 years, playing in over 741 games in all competitions, scoring 323 goals and leading Los Blancos to numerous trophies.
In 2010, Raul left Madrid to join Schalke 04 in Germany, then in 2012 moved to Al Sadd in the Qatari league, and in 2015 he made another move to Major League Soccer side New York Cosmos in 2015 before announcing his retirement.
3. Andres Iniesta
Iniesta is a legendary playmaker for both professional footballers the Spanish national team and Barcelona. He started out as a child in the famous “La Masia” academy. Before being promoted to the senior team in 2002 and stay at Camp Nou for 16 years with countless successes. The former
“Bulls” captain left Barcelona to play in the J-League in Japan with Vissel Kobe in 2018, winning the league title once, and in 2023 moved to play with Emirates Club in the United Arab Emirates.
4. Philippe Lam
A versatile player of the 2000s, Lahm was a product of Bayern Munich’s youth system. Before being loaned out to Stuttgart in the 2003-2005 season. Before returning to the Bavarians. The legendary
German player for the 2014 World Cup champions stayed with Bayern for 15 years, playing in a variety of positions including left full-back, right full-back and central midfielder, leading the Bavarians to eight Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokal titles, one UEFA Champions League title, one UEFA Super Cup title and one FIFA Club World Cup title.
5. Karim Benzema
The former France international was a ทางเข้า ufabet product of Lyon, having made his senior debut in 2004 and enjoyed a prolific four-year spell at the professional footballers club, scoring 66 goals in 148 games in all competitions. Benzema impressive displays for Lyon led Real Madrid to splash out €35 million to bring him to the Bernabeu, Where he has continued to impress for Los Blancos throughout his 14-year spell at the club, scoring 354 goals and winning numerous trophies. Benzema biggest triumph came in 2022. When he won the Ballon d’Or, before leaving Madrid for Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. At the age of 36. He has yet to sent off.