Manchester City: Best players of all times

If we talk about excellence, Manchester City undoubtedly comes to mind. This is one of the most surprising teams in recent years. In the past, it went unnoticed with ease, but over time it has managed to grow exponentially to become one of the world’s leading teams.

One of the benefits of being one of the elite teams is that they have enough money to sign some of the best players in the world. This has been the special guarantor of their many triumphs, and the team’s influence is so great that Manchester City’s fan tokens are one of the most popular.

So, if you haven’t wondered who Manchester City’s most important players of all time are, we’ll tell you about some of the most prominent ones below.

Bert Trautmann         

Bert Trautmann, German by birth, is one of Manchester City’s most outstanding players. He was in the team from the 1949/1950 season until the 1963/1964 season. At that time he was one of the key players of the team, managing to play 545 games in the goalkeeper position. In addition, he was a fundamental element in the FA CUP 1955-1956 triumph.

Colin Bell

Colin Bell managed to score no less than 117 goals in 394 games played since he joined the team in the 1965/1966 season. Among his triumphs are the FL First Division, the FL Second Division, the FA Cup, the FA Charity Shield, the Football League Cup and of course the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. He is one of the most important English midfielders in the world.

David Silva

Silva, a Spanish player, specifically from Gran Canaria, was with the team since the 2010/2011 season and left in the 2019/2020 season. During his years with the team, he played 436 matches, being a recurrent element in the official eleven.

His participation was so outstanding that he was present in two FA CUP wins, 4 Premier League wins, 3 Community Shield wins and another 5 in the League Cup in which he managed to lift the cup. Performing as one of the most successful midfielders of the academy.

Francis Lee

As a striker, Francis Lee played 249 games and scored 112 goals, thus becoming a star in the team. His start at Manchester City was in the 1967/1968 season, and he achieved a great number of victories.

He was able to lift the FL First Division Cup in the 1967/1968 season, a year later he lifted the FA CUP, that same year he won the FA Charity Shield and in 1972 he repeated the feat. And not only that, because he won the Football League Cup twice and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup once.

Kevin de Bruyne

Manchester City, have had the honor of having the Belgian Kevin de Bruyne in their squad from the 2015/2016 season to the present, and it seems that they do not intend to let him go. The Belgian has shone in midfield in more than 262 games, he has also managed to win the FA CUP, the Premier League three times, the Community Shield twice and the League Cup 5 times.

Sergio “El Kun” Agüero

There is a country in Latin America that lives soccer with great intensity, and that is Argentina. This has been the country that has exported players of the highest category, and one of the most outstanding has been “El Kun” Agüero.

“El Kun” was in the Manchester City squad since the 2011/2012 season and left in 2020/2021. There he was occupying the striker position in 390 games and managed to score 260 goals that led the team to success.

Some of the different triumphs that “El Kun” achieved together with the team were winning the FA Cup (2018/2019), the Premier League (2011/2012), (2013/2014), (2017/2018), (2018/2019), (2020/2021). He also won the League Cup 6 times in the seasons (2013/2014) (2015/2016) (2017/2018) (2018/2019) (2019/2020) (2020/2021) and finally won 3 Community Shield in (2012) (2018) and (2019).

Yaya Toure

Yaya Touré, one of the most important Ivorians in world soccer, spent 8 seasons at Manchester City. He played 316 games, scored 79 goals and had 50 assists.

Among the highlights of his time with the team is the iconic goal against Manchester United in the 2011 FA Cup semifinal. With that goal, he won his team a place in the final, and became one of his most prized jewels.

To his credit, he has 3 Premier League wins, 1 in the Community Shield, 1 in the FA Cup and 3 League Cups, being one of the most outstanding players in history.

Vincent Kompany

If we think of one of the most important elements in the City’s history, Kompany has to be one of them. He positioned himself as the most outstanding captain and an unrivaled bulwark for the squad during his time with the team.

His leadership skills made Manchester City stand out in different opportunities. He managed to be relevant both on and off the field, and also played 359 games. He also scored 20 goals and had 11 assists. In addition, he won 4 times the Premier League, twice the Community Shields, 1 time the FA Cup and 4 times the League Cup.

Joe Hart

Last but not least, we have Joe Hart, who covered one of the most important points of the field, the goal. He became one of the most important goalkeepers in the team’s history, so much so that he became a recurring fixture in 348 matches, in which he kept his goal unbeaten on 137 occasions.

This great player was a fundamental piece for several triumphs. Among them are 2 times champions of the Premier League, 1 time winner of the Community Shield, 1 FA Cup and 2 League Cups.