The Blues have been disappointing for the past two-three seasons after the ownership take over by Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly in 2022. But we did witness the golden era of Chelsea F.C in the 21st century itself. The Blues history wasn’t as huge as it is now before the turn of the millennium.
The arrival of Roman Abramovich to take over the club in 2003 was the best thing that had ever happened for the Chelsea. Under the ruling of the Russian, Chelsea won 5 League titles, 2 UCL titles, 5 FA cup’s and many more.
Although they did spend loads of money to build their squad over the years. It is speculated that Abramovich had spent over £2 billion in his 19 years of ownership on signings.
As a result, it automatically means that Chelsea have had some of the best players on the pitch. We will be ranking 25 best players for the Chelsea F.C since the 2000’s.
Top 25 Chelsea players in the 21st Century so far
This list which is given below is fully motivated by stats and impact of the players during their time with Chelsea. It can not be fully accurate and readers can have different opinions about it.
25. Nemanja Matic (2009-2011, 2014-2017)
24. Arjen Robben (2004-2007)
23. John Obi Mikel (2006-2017)
22. Michael Ballack (2006-2010)
21. Michael Essien (2005-2012)
20. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2000-2006)
19. Thiago Silva (2020-2024)
18. Joe Cole (2003-2010)
17. Juan Mata (2011-2014)
16. Gary Cahill (2012-2019)
15. Willian (2013-2020)
14. Ricardo Carvalho (2004-2010)
13. Cesar Azpilicueta (2012-2023)
12. Branislav Ivanovic (2008-2017)
11. Diego Costa (2014-2018)
10. Cesc Fabregas (2014-2019)
9. Ashley Cole (2006-2014)
8. Claude Makelele (2003-2008)
7. Petr Cech (2004-2015, 2020)
6. N’Golo Kante (2016-2023)
5. Gianfranco Zola (1996-2003)
4. Didier Drogba (2004-2012, 2014)
3. Eden Hazard (2012-2019)
2. John Terry (1998-2000, 2002-2017)
1. Frank Lampard (2001-2014)
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