The Best Chelsea Players of All Time Ranked

Chelsea football club based in London was founded in 1905. It is one of the oldest clubs in the England Premier League. Despite their struggle before reaching the top level, Chelsea has managed to win many titles.

The club is located in west London and was handed over to the Russian businessman, Roman Abramovich in 2003 for €140 million. Their home ground is Stamford Bridge. Many players have contributed to the success story of the club and we are looking at the all-time best five players of Chelsea football club presented in ascending order.

Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard is the current head coach of the Chelsea football club. Lampard joined Chelsea in 2001 from West Ham United when he was on loan to Swansea City. He played for Chelsea between 2001 and 2014 as a midfielder. Lampard is one of the creative, talented and very ethical players to play the game. He retired as the all-time goalscorer for Chelsea with 211 goals. He won 3 premier league titles, FA Cup 4, football league cup and community shield 2 each and Champions League and Europa League 1 each. Frank Lampard is the all-time best player of Chelsea football club.

Gianfranco Zola

Gianfranco Zola, an Italian former footballer who played predominantly as a forward for Chelsea from 1996 to 2003. Gianfranco Zola is the second all-time best player of Chelsea. Zola appearance in the league and for Chelsea revolutionized things and he is regarded by many Chelsea supporters as the greatest to play for the club. He FA Cup 2, Football League Cup 1, FA Charity Shield 1, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1 and 1 UEFA Super Cup.

Didier Droga. 

Former Ivorian professional footballer and Chelsea forward, Didier Drogba is regarded as the third-best player of all time for Chelsea football club. Drogba joined Chelsea from French Ligue 1 side, Olympique Marseille in 2004 on a transfer fee of £24 million. Drogba scored 104 goals for Chelsea and won Premier League 4 times, FA Cup 4 times, Football League Cup 3 times, FA Community Shield 2 times and one UEFA Champions League.

John Terry

John George Terry is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back during his career at Chelsea football club. He played from Chelsea from 1998 to 2017 and was the captain of the Blues before his retirement. John Terry is regarded as the fourth-best Chelsea player of all time. He also won 5 Premier League titles,
FA Cup 5, Football League Cup 3, FA Community Shield 2, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League one each.

Eden Hazard

Belgian international and Real Madrid attacking midfielder formerly of Chelsea football club is the fifth-best Chelsea player of all time. Eden Hazard joined The Blues from French Ligue 1 side Lille. He played in the English Premier League from 2012 to 2019. Eden Hazard won 2 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League/EFL Cup and 2 UEFA Europa League titles.