5 former Real Madrid players you would not believe are still playing

#1 Robinho

Robinho while playing for Atlético Mineiro in 2017

Robson de Souza, better known as Robinho, began his career with Santos in 2002. Spanish giants Real Madrid were interested after seeing highly successful four seasons with the Brazilian top division side. They roped him in ahead of the 2005–06 season.

The technically-gifted forward spent four years with Real Madrid, also winning two LaLiga titles (2006–07, 2007–08). Even though Chelsea had shown a lot of interest in the creative Brazilian player, he made a move to Manchester City after Real Madrid.

After spending a brief time in Santos on loan from City, Robinho made a move to Italian giants Milan. He was there for four years and was again loaned to Santos for 2014 and 2015.

After spending some time with Guangzhou Evergrande in China, the Brazilian went on to play in his home nation in 2016 and 2017 -- for Atlético Mineiro. The 34-year-old is currently a part of Turkish club Sivasspor and has scored 12 goals in 30 appearances for them.

The veteran forward has won a lot of individual honours as well as silverware in his entire career and was also an integral part of the Brazilian national team. He won the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil in 2005 and 2009. He also was the best player of the 2007 Copa América, which Brazil won.