CSKA Moscow legend Igor Akinfeev has beaten Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi to be named the most loyal player in football's top 10 leagues.
The 34-year-old Russian came through CSKA Moscow's youth academy and spent his entire playing career at the Russian Premier League side.
Transfermarkt compiled the 30 most loyal players in football right now, with Akinfeev coming out on top of the pile.
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The former Russia international has been with CSKA Moscow for an astonishing 17 years and is slowly creeping up to the 18-year mark.
And Akinfeev's service to his current club puts him ahead of Messi, who has been at Barcelona for a whopping 16 years.
West Ham legend Mark Noble rounds off the top three thanks to his impressive 16 years spent at the Hammers.
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Posted below are the 30 most loyal players in the top 10 football leagues right now.
30. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao): 11 years, 8 months, 3 days
29. Tarantini (Rio Ave): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
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28. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
27. Stefan Radu (Lazio): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
26. Vincent Manceau (Angers SCO): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
25. Anthony Lopes (Lyon): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
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24. Koke (Atletico Madrid): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
23. Roberto Torres (Osasuna): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
22. Gerard Pique (Barcelona): 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
21. Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow): 12 years, 8 months, 3 days
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20. Mario Gaspar Perez (Villarreal): 12 years, 8 months, 3 days
19. Guilherme (Lokomotiv Moscow): 13 years, 1 month, 3 days
18. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur): 13 years, 1 month, 10 days
17. Volodymyr Chesnakov (Vorskla Poltava): 13 years, 2 months, 3 days
16. Mahmut Tekdemir (Istanbul Basaksehir): 13 years, 2 months, 3 days
15. Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund): 13 years, 2 months, 3 days
14. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona): 13 years, 2 months, 3 days
13. Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk): 13 years, 8 months, 3 days
12. Anton Shunin (Dynamo Moscow): 13 years, 8 months, 3 days
11. Marcelo (Real Madrid): 13 years, 8 months, 3 days
10. Sammy Bossut (Zulte Waregem): 14 years, 2 months, 4 days
9. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid): 15 years, 4 days
8. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus): 15 years, 2 months, 4 days
7. Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo): 15 years, 2 months, 4 days
6. Jessy Moulin (Saint-Etienne): 15 years, 2 months, 4 days
5. Oier (Osasuna): 15 years, 2 months, 4 days
4. Sergio Alvarez (Celta de Vigo): 16 years, 2 months, 4 days
3. Mark Noble (West Ham United): 16 years, 8 months, 3 days
2. Lionel Messi: (Barcelona): 16 years, 8 months, 3 days
1. Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow): 17 years, 8 months, 3 days
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