5 great English players who played abroad

#5 David Platt

Platt spent four years in Italy

Platt is another man on this list who is best remembered for a single moment in his international career. Like Waddle, this came in the 1990 World Cup. Platt’s came in the round of 16 against Belgium, where he scored a brilliant extra-time volley to send England through to the quarter finals. He was playing for Aston Villa at the time, who he joined after spending the early years of his career with Fourth Division Crewe Alexandra.

In 1991, he moved to Bari in the Serie A, with whom he spent one impressive season, scoring 11 goals in 29 games. That was enough to persuade Juventus to bring him to the club, and in his solitary season there, he was part of a UEFA Cup winning side. He didn’t have the best season personally, however, and moved on to Sampdoria in 1993. He had two good seasons with Sampdoria, scoring 17 league goals, and winning the Coppa Italia in 1994. After leaving Sampdoria, Waddle returned to England and played for Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, where he retired.