When it comes to consistency and dedication, there are only a handful that can match Cesar Azpilicueta, with the 30-year-old being the quintessential pro footballer.
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After breaking out with Osasuna, Azpilicuetta was signed by Olympique Marseille in 2010 and after two seasons in the south of France, Chelsea snapped him up in the summer of 2012.
Since then, the Pamplona native has proved himself to be worth every penny and more of the £7 million spent on him and has made a total of 246 Premier League appearances for the 2017 champions.
A sign of his dedication lies in the fact that since the start of the 2015/2016 Premier League season, Azpilicuetta has missed just three matches from a possible 164, while he has been substituted on just one occasion in that time.
He is highly valued by his teammates and was named the Club's Players' Player of the Year in 2014, while he is currently team captain at Chelsea where he acts as a guide and leader to what is a young bunch of talented players.
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Ume Elvis
Elvis is a seasoned football journalist and has been with Sportskeeda for more than 6 years. He specializes in writing match previews across several leagues and competitions around the world, and his insightful tips have amassed a total readership in excess of 9.2 million till date. Elvis' meticulous attention to detail and strictly following SK's editorial guidelines have been key to achieving a vast readership. He has also exclusively covered the 2021 Nigerian Universiy Games and has provided research for an upcoming biography for a Nigerian football legend.
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