On the move - football's youngest journeymen

On the move - football's youngest journeymenImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, 22, has joined Benfica on a season-long loan - the seventh club he's played forPublished2 minutes agoCommentsByChristian BrooksBBC SportSome of football's most celebrated players stayed loyal to a single club for their entire career. The Premier League's most-decorated player, Ryan Giggs, is one, so too AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini, Roma's Francesco Totti and Arsenal defender Tony Adams. Perhaps some current players such as Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden might join them too.But there are players at the other end of the spectrum, those who can look back on a lengthy list of employers, and sometimes while their career is still in its infancy.The most famous current example is Jhon Duran, the former Aston Villa striker joining the seventh club of his career at the age of just 22 last week.He joins others who were in danger of acquiring the journeyman tag before their 23rd birthday. These are some of those players.Freddy Adu - eight different clubsImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Former USA international Freddy Adu played for 15 clubs during his career - more than half of which were by the age of 22.Dubbed "the next Pele" by some, Freddy Adu was signed by Nike at 13, played Major League Soccer for D.C. United at 14 and made his debut for the United States at 16.Between 2004 and 2011, he signed for eight different clubs, playing in the US, Portugal, Monaco, Greece and Turkey - and even completed a trial at Manchester United in 2006 - all by the age of 22. In 2012, Adu spoke of how signing for Benfica in 2007 was "not a good decision". "As an 18-year-old, there was too much pressure to win right away and I went through three coaches in one year."Adu, now 37, last played in 2021 for Osterlen FF in Sweden.Matej Delac - eight different clubs Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage capti...