Another strange one was Mal Donaghy who didnt score for us in 4 years - about 90 matches. But after signing for Chelsea at the age of 35 he suddenly scored 3 goals in the space of 14 days, and then never scored again in the next almost 2.5 seasons before he retired.
This makes me wonder how Scholes never came close to winning any major individual honours. Scholes could do everything Modric can do plus he was a far more prolific goalscorer.
Modric being the standout player for his country in a world cup year is probably the main reason for his ballon d'Or. That and everyone being sick of Ronaldo and Messi winning it.
Damian Rasak from my local team. 4 consecutive seasons for a mid table team in Polish Ekstraklasa, automatic starter, midfielder, zero goals, zero assist, zero key passes.