Now just 10 games shy of 500 career appearances, Steve Sidwell’s experience has been invaluable to Brighton’s recent rise to second place in the Sky Bet Championship.
The 33-year-old began as an Arsenal trainee, but made his name at Reading before moving on to Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham and Stoke.
The latest player to take our Q&A, he reveals it was the lack of an Arsenal first team appearance which drives him still. He confesses to a love of chocolate digestives and names Paul Scholes as his hardest opponent as well as the player he would most like to line up alongside.