25 Famous Players Who Returned To Their Previous Clubs

Transfer of players from one football club to another is been done in the game of football if both teams come into agreement with each other on a certain amount of money that will be paid in either to achieve the player. So, therefore, many of the football stars today have been played for different teams in the game of football already, and in some cases, some were even transferred back to the previous teams they’ve once played for.

 

Well, in line with this article, we are going to be looking at the famous football players who have returned to their previous teams. So kindly stay tuned till the end to find out who these players are.

1. Paul Pogba;

The French football player first played for Manchester United from 2011 to 2012, then returned to the club again in 2016. He also played for Juventus from 2012 to 2016 then returned to the club again in 2022

 

2. Mario Gotze;

He played for Borussia Dortmund between 2009 and 2013, then rejoined the club later again in the year 2016 and played till 2020, before moving to PSV.

 

3. Gerard Pique;

The Spanish football player first joined FC Barcelona from 1997 to 2004, then returned to the team in the year 2008.

 

4. Marco Reus;

The German football player returned to Dortmund in the year 2012, after playing for the team between 1996 and 2006.

 

5. Drogba;

The former football legend first joined the English club, Chelsea, where he played from 2004 to 2012, then rejoined the club again between 2014 and 2015.

 

6. David Luiz;

The Brazilian football player first joined Chelsea from 2011 to 2014, then returned to the team in the year 2016, where he played till 2019.

 

7. M. Hummels;

The German football player first joined Bayern Munich from 207 to 2009, then returned to the team in the year 2016, where he played till 2019.

 

8. Thierry Henry;

The former football legend first joined the English football team, Arsenal, from 1999 to 2007, then returned to the club in 2012.

 

9. C. Fabregas;

He first played for FC Barcelona between 1997 and 2003, then rejoined the club later again in the year 2011 and played till 2014.

 

10. Mark Hughes;

He first played for Manchester United between 1980 and 1986, then rejoined the club later again in the year 1988 and played till 1995.

 

11. C. Tevez;

He first played for Boca Juniors between 2001 and 2004, then rejoined the club later again in the year 2015 and played till 2016.

 

12. Kaka;

The former football legend first played for AC Milan between 2003 and 2009, then rejoined the club later again in the year 2013 and played till 2014.

 

13. Roman Riquelme;

The former Argentine player first joined Boca Juniors from 1996 to 2002, then returned to the team in the year 2008, where he played till 2014.

 

14. N. Anelka;

The former French player first joined Paris Saint-Germain from 1996 to 1997, then returned to the team in the year 2000 and played till 2002.

 

15. A. Shevchenko;

Regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, the former player joined AC Milan and played from 1999 to 2006. However, he returned to the club and played between 2008 and 2009.

 

16. Antonio Reyes;

He first joined Sevilla and played from 2000 to 2004 and returned to the club and played between 2012 and 2016.

 

17. I. Rush;

The former Welsh football player returned to Liverpool in 1988, and played till 1996, after playing for the team between 1980 and 1986.

 

18. Jermaine Defoe;

He played for Tottenham Hotspur from 2004 to 2008, and then rejoined the club in the year 2009, and played till 2014.

 

19. Joe Cole;

He returned to West Ham United between 2013 and 2014, after playing for the team between 1998 and 2003.

 

20. Peter Crouch;

The former English football player who first played for Tottenham Hotspur from 1998 to 2000, before returning to the club again in 2009, and playing till 2011.

 

21. N. Matic;

He first joined Chelsea from 2009 to 2011, then rejoined the club again in 2014, where he played till 2017, before moving to Manchester United.

 

22. Teddy Sheringham;

He first joined Tottenham Hotspur from 1992 to 1997, then returned to the team again where he played between 2001 and 2003.

 

23. Robbie Fowler;

He played for the English club, Liverpool, from 1993 to 2001, then went back to the club again between 2006 and 2007.

 

24. R. Lukaku;

The Belgian football player first played for Chelsea FC from 2011 to 2014, then rejoined the club again in the year 2021.

 

25. C. Ronaldo;

The Portuguese football star first joined Manchester United from 2003 to 2009, then rejoined the club again in the year 2021.