Some of football's most celebrated players stayed loyal to a single club, like Ryan Giggs and Paolo Maldini. But others acquire the journeyman tag early. Jhon Duran, 22, joined Benfica on loan last week — his seventh club.

Freddy Adu, once dubbed "the next Pelé," played for eight clubs by 22 across the US, Portugal, Monaco, Greece and Turkey. Croatian goalkeeper Matej Delac also featured for eight clubs by 22 during eight years at Chelsea without a single competitive first-team appearance.

Nathaniel Chalobah completed six loan spells before a permanent move to Watford at 22 — his seventh club. Josh McEachran left Chelsea for Brentford at 22, his seventh club, seeking stability. Ryan Bertrand had six clubs by 22 after nine loan moves from Chelsea. Alen Halilovic signed for AC Milan at 22 — his sixth club and fourth country. Ravel Morrison, once called the most talented youngster since Paul Scholes by Sir Alex Ferguson, reached six clubs before 23 amid disciplinary issues. Nicolas Anelka had four clubs by 22 but played for 12 across seven countries overall.