The 11 players who have played just one Premier League game for Liverpool
Liverpool may have a stable squad these days, but there are plenty that stopped at Anfield before disappearing without a trace. These include 11 players who have made just one Premier League appearance for the Reds.
Dozens of players have left while stuck in single digits for appearances, from loanees like Steven Caulker (three games) to academy men who never quite broke through like Dani Pacheco (five ).
The real gems, however, are those with just one Premier League appearance to their name for the Reds. There are 11 in total, not counting Kaide Gordon, who is still at the club and will likely add to his only league appearance to date.
Rafa CamachoWhen Camacho made his Premier League debut for Liverpool in January 2019 against Crystal Palace - as a late replacement for Mohamed Salah, no less - few imagined it would also be his last game for the club.
The Portuguese winger had already played in the FA Cup loss to Wolves, a total of 90 on that occasion, but he was cleared to return home to join Sporting Lisbon in the same summer.
It didn't go exactly as planned. While Sporting have gone from strength to strength, winning two cups and a league title in the last 14 months, Camacho was first relegated to the B team and then sent on loan to Rio Ave. He is now at Belenenses, for whom he made seven league starts in 2021-22.
Sergi CanosCanos' nine league minutes was all he got in any competition, as part of a young Reds side that received a season-ending exit from Jurgen Klopp 2015-16.
None of the 11 starting players that day are registered at Anfield yet.
After a season at Norwich, Canos returned to Brentford, where he had spent most of 2015-16 on loan. It couldn't have gone better for him in West London. He helped the Bees into the Premier League for the first time and they reached the magic 40 point mark with four games remaining.
Conor CoadyCoady would surely have liked to make more than one league appearance for his hometown club, but he can't be too unhappy with the way his career has gone.
This match took place in May 2013, as a late replacement for Philippe Coutinho at Fulham, although he also lost to Anzhi in that season's Europa League.
He is currently spending the season 22-23 at Everton on loan from Wolves and is set to be named in England's World Cup squad; pretty good for someone who spent five years between their first and second game in the top flight.
Stephen DarbyDarby has played more times in the Champions League than in the Premier League, although his only game in the latter ended in victory.
The defender replaced Philipp Degen at the end of a 2-0 win over Tottenham in 2010 before going on a string of loans. He eventually joined Bradford in 2012 and spent five years at Valley Parade.
Sadly, he was forced to retire at 29 after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease and has since started his own charity in an effort to find a cure for the disease.
David RavenAfter coming through the Liverpool academy, teenage defender Raven had the honor of coming off the bench for Sami Hyypia in a Premier League defeat at Southampton.
It was his third senior game, after a few cup matches, but also his last.
Raven spent much of his career with Carlisle and north of the border with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, but moved closer to home in 2018 when he joined non-league Warrington Town. He played his final season in 2020-21 at Marine before returning to Warrington to become an assistant coach.
With opportunities so hard to come by at Anfield, Raven himself has taken the brave step to cancel his contract early.
READ: The story of David Raven's three games for Liverpool and why it was easy to quit
Patrice LuziThe problem with having a goalkeeper as reliable as Jerzy Dudek is that substitutes are rarely consulted.
Luzi spent three years at Liverpool, but only appeared on a Premier League ground once, replacing Dudek in a 1-0 win at Chelsea in January 2004.
He left Anfield a week after the 2005 Champions League final, having not even made the bench for it...
Liverpool may have a stable squad these days, but there are plenty that stopped at Anfield before disappearing without a trace. These include 11 players who have made just one Premier League appearance for the Reds.
Dozens of players have left while stuck in single digits for appearances, from loanees like Steven Caulker (three games) to academy men who never quite broke through like Dani Pacheco (five ).
The real gems, however, are those with just one Premier League appearance to their name for the Reds. There are 11 in total, not counting Kaide Gordon, who is still at the club and will likely add to his only league appearance to date.
Rafa CamachoWhen Camacho made his Premier League debut for Liverpool in January 2019 against Crystal Palace - as a late replacement for Mohamed Salah, no less - few imagined it would also be his last game for the club.
The Portuguese winger had already played in the FA Cup loss to Wolves, a total of 90 on that occasion, but he was cleared to return home to join Sporting Lisbon in the same summer.
It didn't go exactly as planned. While Sporting have gone from strength to strength, winning two cups and a league title in the last 14 months, Camacho was first relegated to the B team and then sent on loan to Rio Ave. He is now at Belenenses, for whom he made seven league starts in 2021-22.
Sergi CanosCanos' nine league minutes was all he got in any competition, as part of a young Reds side that received a season-ending exit from Jurgen Klopp 2015-16.
None of the 11 starting players that day are registered at Anfield yet.
After a season at Norwich, Canos returned to Brentford, where he had spent most of 2015-16 on loan. It couldn't have gone better for him in West London. He helped the Bees into the Premier League for the first time and they reached the magic 40 point mark with four games remaining.
Conor CoadyCoady would surely have liked to make more than one league appearance for his hometown club, but he can't be too unhappy with the way his career has gone.
This match took place in May 2013, as a late replacement for Philippe Coutinho at Fulham, although he also lost to Anzhi in that season's Europa League.
He is currently spending the season 22-23 at Everton on loan from Wolves and is set to be named in England's World Cup squad; pretty good for someone who spent five years between their first and second game in the top flight.
Stephen DarbyDarby has played more times in the Champions League than in the Premier League, although his only game in the latter ended in victory.
The defender replaced Philipp Degen at the end of a 2-0 win over Tottenham in 2010 before going on a string of loans. He eventually joined Bradford in 2012 and spent five years at Valley Parade.
Sadly, he was forced to retire at 29 after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease and has since started his own charity in an effort to find a cure for the disease.
David RavenAfter coming through the Liverpool academy, teenage defender Raven had the honor of coming off the bench for Sami Hyypia in a Premier League defeat at Southampton.
It was his third senior game, after a few cup matches, but also his last.
Raven spent much of his career with Carlisle and north of the border with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, but moved closer to home in 2018 when he joined non-league Warrington Town. He played his final season in 2020-21 at Marine before returning to Warrington to become an assistant coach.
With opportunities so hard to come by at Anfield, Raven himself has taken the brave step to cancel his contract early.
READ: The story of David Raven's three games for Liverpool and why it was easy to quit
Patrice LuziThe problem with having a goalkeeper as reliable as Jerzy Dudek is that substitutes are rarely consulted.
Luzi spent three years at Liverpool, but only appeared on a Premier League ground once, replacing Dudek in a 1-0 win at Chelsea in January 2004.
He left Anfield a week after the 2005 Champions League final, having not even made the bench for it...
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