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Juventus are the most successful club in Italian football and one of the most illustrious ones in the rich history of the game.
The Bianconeri have won a record 36 Serie A titles, and have won nine of them in as many consecutive seasons since 2011-12. Juventus have also won 13 Coppa Italia and eight Supercoppa Italiana titles, the most by any club in either competition.
They have also been successful in the continent, as their trophy haul also includes two UEFA Champions League titles among other domestic and continental honours.
5 players you didn't know played for Juventus
Considering their pedigree in domestic competitions and Europe, some of the finest players in the sport have turned up for Juventus over the years. Michel Platini, Michael Laudrup, Zinedine Zidane, Gianluigi Buffon and Cristiano Ronaldo are some of the few players in this regard.
However, there have been a few other players who did not have as successful spells at Juventus as they had elsewhere. On that note, let us take a look at five such players, in no particular order, who once turned up for Juventus.
#5 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The evergreen Zlatan Ibrahimovic has enjoyed success at a bevy of top clubs in Europe during his illustrious career. One such club happens to be Juventus, whom he played for two years in the mid 2000s after arriving from Ajax.
During his short but eventful stint in Turin, the 39-year-old scored only 26 times in 92 games in all competitions. Nevertheless, he won two Serie A titles at Juventus, but both were rescinded after the club got implicated in the infamous Calciopoli scandal and were relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Juventus wanted Ibrahimovic to stay back, but the player and his agent were apparently adamant on moving on, with the then 25-year-old striker eventually joining Inter Milan.
Now in his third stint in the Serie A, second with AC Milan, Ibrahimovic has belied his years to top the league's scoring charts with ten goals and help the Rossoneri to the top of the pile.
#4 Filippo Inzaghi
Widely regarded as one of the finest Italian strikers ever, Filippo Inzaghi's four-season stint at Juventus from 1997 to 2001 is largely forgotten as the player went on to enjoy a long and illustrious spell at AC Milan after leaving Turin.
Nevertheless, during his time at Juventus, Inzaghi did what he did best - score goals by being at the right place at the right time.
The 47-year-old Benvenuto manager netted an impressive 89 times in 165 games in all competitions for the club, helping Juventus to the Serie A title in his first season in Turin.
#3 Benedikt Howedes
After making his name at Schalke, for whom he played over 300 games in all competitions, Benedikt Howedes arrived at Juventus on a one-year loan stint in 2017.
However, the competition for places at the club meant that one of Germany's finest ever centre-backs struggled for game-time, managing a meagre three appearances in all competitions.
Nevertheless, the now-retired Howedes won the league and cup double at Juventus that season and only has fond memories of his stay in Turin when he later said:
"The team spirit at Juve was phenomenal. I was extremely impressed by how the boys dealt with each other. Absolute legends like Gigi Buffon or Giorgio Chiellini came to me beaming and were glad that I was there. That was an overwhelming feeling and blew me away. Although both have already achieved everything and won countless titles, they are still hungry for success. That impressed me."
#2 Nicolas Anelka
Much-travelled French striker Nicolas Anelka once turned up for Juventus, albeit in a brief five-month loan spell in 2013 that is largely forgotten.
The Frenchman has played for a plethora of clubs in many different countries - 12 clubs in seven different countries to be exact, and scored goals galore - 208 of them. However, Anelka failed to score in three games for Juventus.
The Bianconeri fans were not enthused in the first place that Juventus signed a 34-year-old striker playing in China, and the club later observed that Anelka was not fit enough. Nevertheless, the Frenchman won the 2012-13 Serie A title at Juventus during an otherwise uneventful stint in Italy.
#1 Ciro Immobile
Ciro Immobile scored a staggering 36 Serie A goals last season to win the Capocannoniere award and propel Lazio to an unlikely title run before the club ran out of steam.
The 30-year-old marksman, who has scored over 200 goals for various clubs in all competitions, began his professional career with Juventus in the summer of 2008.
However, as it turned out, the then teenager only made five appearances for the Bianconeri across two seasons before he was shipped off to Siena on loan. Following a few more spells, Immobile arrived at Lazio in 2016 and has been one of their standout performers.
Immobile has scored 132 goals in 170 games in all competitions for the club, a tally that comprises an impressive 107 strikes in 147 Serie A matches.
