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#5 Jessy Moulin (St. Etienne) - 15 years and 2 months

Jessy Moulin
Jessy Moulin

Goalkeeper Jessy Moulin has been at Ligue 1 side St. Etienne since the start of the 2005-06 season.

However, during this period, the 34-year-old has also played for three other clubs (Arles Avignon, Frejus St. Raph and Clermont Foot), albeit in loan spells.

Moulin, however, has been a fringe player at the club. That is evident in his meagre tally of 37 appearances in all competitions across 16 seasons.


#5 Oier (Osasuna) - 15 years and 2 months

Oier
Oier

Oier Sanjurjo Mate, more well-known by his first-name Oier (not to be confused with his namesake who plays as a goalkeeper for Espanyol), has been at Osasuna for 15 consecutive seasons since joining the club at the start of the 2005-06 season after graduating from their U19 team.

During this period, the defensive midfielder spent the 2011-12 season on loan at Osasuna's fellow La Liga club Celta Vigo.

In 293 appearances in all competitions for Osasuna, Oier has scored 13 goals and provided ten assists for the club. His versatility has meant that he has also played for the club as a right-back, albeit doing so briefly during the 2010-11 season.


#4 Sergio Alvarez (Celta Vigo) - 16 years and 2 months

Sergio Alvarez
Sergio Alvarez

Sergio Alvarez (not to be confused with his younger namesake who plays for Eibar as a central midfielder) has been at Celta Vigo since the start of the 2004 season after joining the club's Under-19 ranks.

During this period, the goalkeeper mostly played in the La Liga, playing 132 games for the club in the competition and keeping 33 clean sheets. In 54 other appearances for the club, Alvarez kept his citadel intact on 19 further occasions.

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