When a player performs well for the club by helping them win trophies, they honor him by building a statue. This was he will always be remembered for his achievements. Here are the 5 footballers with statues.
1. Sergio Aguero - The Argentine footballer is the most recent legend with a statue in his former club. Manchester City placed a statue at Etihad Stadium in his memory for being their all time top scorer. He scored 260 goals for the Citizens in 390 matches.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - The Portuguese centre forward has a statue in Madeira a town where he was born. The statue was built in 2017.
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - The statue was created in 2017 at the request of the Swedish Football Association.
4. Thierry Henry - The French forward is considered as the greatest Arsenal footballer of all time. He has a statue at the Emirates Stadium. He is the Arsenal all time top scorer with 228 goals.
5. David Beckham - His statue in Los Angeles was built in 2019 as a memory for his performance while playing for LA Galaxy.
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