5 players you didn't know played in the Premier League

#2 Claudio Pizarro (Chelsea, 2007-09)

Pizarro failed to replicated his Bundesliga heroics in England.

A Bundesliga legend, and one of the greatest foreign players ever to play in Germany, Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro once did leave the country to play in the Premier League. On demanding more than Bayern Munich were willing to pay him, Pizarro left the Bavarians to play for Chelsea, on a free transfer. It is said that he was influenced by Premier League icon and compatriot Nolberto Solano to move to England.

Having said that, Solano might have given him the wrong advice, as Pizarro looked an outcast the entirety of his Chelsea career. He did show some promise in the 2007-08 season under Jose Mourinho, but once the Portuguese was sacked, Pizarro got absolutely no support from new manager Avram Grant, and had no option but to leave.

His return to the German top-flight, as we know, proved more than fruitful, as he has now become a cult hero in Germany, and inspiration to thousands of Peruvians. Six Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokal cups, and one Champions League title.

Home is where the heart is.