13. Steven Gerrard
We aew continuing our list of top 16 best English soccer players of all time with Steven Gerrard that embodies the ideal midfielder. Dependable, resourceful and intrepid in the face of overwhelming odds. Of course, he is only human, and of course, he had his fair share of bad games. But in the end, it has to be said that his career has been a rather remarkable one. The soccer legend Pele considered him to be the world’s best player at one point and he was public about it, which is saying a lot.