Retiring in July of 2019 at the age of 33, Younès Kaboul put an end to a career that saw the centre-back play for Tottenham (twice), Portsmouth, Sunderland and Watford, as well as his youth club, AJ Auxerre.
The five time capped France international spent the most time in a Spurs shirt, first for a year between 2007 and 2008 before returning in 2010 for another five year stint.
In that time, he got to taste both Europa League and Champions League football as well as victories against arch rivals Arsenal, all the while playing alongside some great players like Gareth Bale, Rafael Van der Vaart, Luka Modrić and Jermaine Defoe.
In fact, Kaboul feels the last man on that list never got the attention he fully deserved, telling as much to Pianeta Milan, who interviewed him on Tuesday.
While he discussed playing against AC Milan in the UEFA Cup with Portsmouth back in 2008 and his love for the Serie A club, he was also given a quick fire round of questions at the end, where he was asked who was his most underrated teammate.
His answer? Jermaine Defoe.
The now Rangers striker is one of the most recognised English strikers in the Premier League in a Tottenham shirt, having scored 143 goals and assisted another 31 in 362 appearances for the London club.
That being said, he doesn’t have the same aura as the ‘best player in Premier League history’, at least according to Kaboul, since that’s Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
The now 43-year-old Montréal Impact manager may not have played in England’s top tier as long as Defoe, but few would deny he had more of an impact than the former Tottenham striker, scoring 228 goals and assisting another 103 in 376 appearances for the Gunners.
He also left his mark on Younès Kaboul, clearly, who chose him all the other options at his disposal.
You know, the ones that didn’t play for Tottenham’s rivals?
