Former Premier League star and ex-Chelsea wonderkids line up in PFA XI of unemployed stars for friendly

A HOST of former Premier League stars are set to line-up for a team dubbed “unemployed XI”.

To help players currently without a club stay fit, the PFA have launched a pre-season training camp.

Ciaran Clark is in the unemployed XIGetty Images - Getty

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Todd Kane (middle) got his hands on the Champions League back in 2012[/caption]

The aim of the ten-week project is to give out of contract stars an “elite club pre-season environment” that involves “high-intensity, on-pitch training and fixtures”.

Scouts are also invited to training and matches to help the players find new teams.

The PFA’s team face Stratford Town tonight, with tickets available from £5 and all cash going to charity.

SunSport take a look at who is in the squad:

Ciaran Clark

Clark, 34, has made 214 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa and Newcastle.

The 36-time capped Irish international was at Stoke last season.

Todd Kane

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Kane got his hands on the Champions League in 2012 as a non-playing squad member of the Chelsea side that beat Bayern Munich.

The right-back helped Stockport to the League Two title last season after playing for the likes of Blackburn, Nottingham Forest, Hull, QPR and Coventry.

Romaine Sawyers

Played in the Premier League with West Brom in the 2020/21 season.

Has been at Cardiff over the last two years.

Kadeem Harris

After breaking through at Wycombe, the winger has a lengthy spell with Cardiff that included 19 Prem appearances.

Harris has recently played for clubs in Ukraine and Turkey.

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Kadeem Harris played in the Prem for Cardiff[/caption]

Milan Lalkovic

He joined Chelsea in 2007 but never made an appearance for them as he was loaned out to the likes of Doncaster and Walsall.

He is without a club after leaving Greek second tier club Makedonikos.

Nesta Guinness-Walker

Was in both Chelsea and Tottenham‘s academy as a kid.

Now without a club after a spell at Stevenage last year.

Marko Marosi

A free agent after featuring 147 times for League One Shrewbury.

Jordan Amissah

German goalkeeper was on the books of Borussia Dortmund as a teenager.

Charles Dunne

Experienced EFL centre-back played for Blackpool before heading north of the border to Motherwell and St Mirren.

Timothy Eyoma

After failing to make the Spurs first-team, the 24-year-old has been with Lincoln for the last five years.

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Danny Amos

The left-back Grimsby in the summer following a spell on loan with fifth tier York City.

Jake Caprice

Experienced 31-year-old defender has won promotion from League Two twice with Tranmere and Exeter.

Charlie Owens

Played for Boreham Wood last term.

Rico Browne

Currently without a club after leaving Birmingham.

Finley Thorndike

The 22-year-old also left the Blues following their relegation to League One last season.

Brendan Kiernan

The 31-year-old winger has bounced around non-league clubs during his career but was signed by Crystal Palace last year to play for the Under-21s in a player/coach role.

Mustapha Carayol

The Gambian international had spells at Middlesbrough, Leeds and Forest.

He was recently let go by Burton Albion.

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Mustapha Carayol (middle) had a loan spell at Leeds in 2016[/caption]

Saleem Akanbi

The striker was most recently on the books of Cambridge.