Do you remember these 20 triallists who attempted to earn a contract at Portsmouth down the years?

They are the players who came to Portsmouth in an attempt to earn a contract.

Some had illustrious careers, others were sneaked in under pseudonyms and had varying levels of success. Here’s the 20 players who came to Pompey in trial.

1. Berlin

Mysterious figure turned up at Torquay in 2006, earned a contract but never got near the first team. | JPIMedia Photo: Jon Brady

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2. Thiago Motta

Came to Pompey in 2008 on trial but a deal was never seen to fruition and the former Barcelona man went on to play for Inter Milan and PSG instead. | JPIMedia Photo: Matthew Ashton