17 Per Mertesacker
Per Mertesacker started playing professional football for Hannover 96 in 2003, making 74 appearances, and is currently plying his trade at Werder Bremen.
He began his international career at Under-21 level in 2004, and made his full international debut in October of the same year.
He was also part of the Germany team that came third in the 2005 Fifa Confederations Cup, as well as the side that managed third place at the 2006 Fifa World Cup and runners-up in the 2008 European Championships.
