Cesc Fabregas, 2011
Against the usual terms for appointing a captain Wenger decided to name the then 21-year-old Fabregas his skipper in 2008 after William Gallas had held the armband for one season.
The Spain international would lead the team for three years before he too went to the Nou Camp, although the dream of being with his boyhood club was not quite what it seemed and he is now back in the Premier League with Chelsea.