| 1 |  Tom Huddlestone | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Retired | 1986 | - |
| 2 |  Liam Craig | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Scotland | Retired | 1986 | - |
| 3 |  Nicola Cosentini | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Unknown | 1988 | - |
| 4 |  Matías Sánchez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 5 |  Alex Song | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon France | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 6 |  Luke Joyce | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 7 |  Mohamed Sakho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Unknown | 1988 | - |
| 8 |  Matija Poredski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Unknown | 1988 | - |
| 9 |  Tim Sparv | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Finland | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 10 |  Filipe | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Portugal | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 11 |  Migjen Basha | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania Switzerland | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 12 |  Artur Marciniak | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 13 |  Thomas Hinum | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 14 |  Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Canada France | Retired | 1988 | - |
| 15 |  Arnaud Berthaut | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Unknown | 1988 | - |
| 16 |  Gojko Kacar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 17 |  Nuri Şahin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1988 | - |
| 18 |  Norman Theuerkauf | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 19 |  Steven Defour | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Retired | 1988 | - |
| 20 |  Floribert N'Galula | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium DR Congo | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 21 |  Nathan Doyle | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 22 |  Dennis Rosink | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Unknown | 1988 | - |
| 23 |  John Obi Mikel | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Nigeria England | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 24 |  John Goossens | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Retired | 1988 | - |
| 25 |  Bocundji Ca | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea-Bissau France | Retired | 1986 | - |
| 26 |  Fabian Stoller | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Switzerland | Retired | 1988 | - |
| 27 |  Stefanos Siontis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 28 |  Mamadou Bah | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Unknown | 1988 | - |
| 29 |  João Mendes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | Retired | 1987 | - |
| 30 |  Julian Baumgartlinger | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | Retired | 1988 | - |