The past five seasons have been somewhat up and down for AFC Bournemouth.

Starting in the 2017-18 season, they got a solid 12th place finish in the Premier League under Eddie Howe before finishing only slightly lower in 14th the next season.

The 2019-20 season, however, saw Bournemouth relegated from the top flight after finishing the season 18th in the league with the end of the season being played behind close doors because of Covid.

The Cherries were without fans again in the 2020-21 season and Eddie Howe had left the club. Jason Tindell came into the club until February when he was replaced by Jonathan Woodgate and they finished sixth in the league entitling them to compete in the play-offs.

It was Brentford however, who came out victorious 3-2 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals.

This season has seen glory return to the Vitality Stadium though under the management of Scott Parker. The Cherries finished the league in second place seeing them go up to the Premier League with automatic promotion.

Parker will be hoping to keep his side in the top flight again next season but as we await the new season, we're going to look back and try to see if we can choose the best Bournemouth starting XI using players from the last five years.

Asmir Begovic starts the line-up going in goal.

Of course it's a tight choice between Begovic and Ramsdale who also did a very good job when he was with Bournemouth.

However, having made 113 appearances for the Cherries over the last five season, the 34-year-old takes this one.

Having also kept 29 clean sheets across those performances isn't a bad return.

He has performed for the Cherries consistently in both the Premier League and the Championship and that gets him a place in the side.

At right-back we have Adam Smith who has made 150 appearances for the Cherries over the last five seasons being consistent enough to be a regular part of every one of the sides over these seasons.

Furthermore, as part of the squad that worked its way up from League One to the Premier League is testament to him as a player.

At 31-years-old, he still played 20 times for his side this season and remains a key part of the team.

Over the last five years, Steve Cook has been a core part of the side.

He left the club in the January transfer window this season joining Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.

However, in both the Premier League and the Championship, Cook was a regular part of the side and he received a good reception when returning to the Vitality Stadium earlier this month.

As one of the most consistently solid defenders at the club, Cook had to be included.

Nathan Ake joins Cook in the centre-back positions.

Ake played for Bournemouth regularly in the Premier League after his loan move became permanent and was able to add goals to his game as well as being defensively solid.

Although the defender left the club in 2020, the fact he went to Manchester City speaks volumes about his talent and the 27-year-old is still there having made 14 appearances and scored twice for the champions this season.

There is no doubting he is one of the best talents that has been at the club recently.

Charlie Daniels makes up the defence having played regularly for Bournemouth during their time in the Premier League.

Daniels is another player who proved to be reliable over the years also being part of the side that came up from League One.

Despite only making two appearances in his final season before moving to Shrewsbury Town in 2020, the fact the 35-year-old has now retired shows it wasn't a lack in quality.

Over his time with Bournemouth he also got a number of goals too.

Lewis Cook starts our midfield line-up.

In the past five seasons, Cook has been a constant part of the team regardless of the manger at the club which shows his quality as a player.

This season he has made 28 appearances and contributed a goal and two assists and at only 25-years-old he will have a lot still in him.

The fact he has been such a key player for the Cherries despite his young age shows his worth.

Jefferson Lerma takes the middle spot in the a midfield three.

Lerma joined the Cherries in 2018 in the Premier League and since joining he has been a consistent starter in the side and deservedly so.

Not only does he hold the ball well but he is also able to provide assists and goals too.

This is probably an area the 27-year-old would want to continue his development having provided a goal and three assists this season but there's no doubting he is a consistent player.

Harry Arter was part of the squad that worked its way up to the top flight from League One.

There could be arguments not to include him in the squad of the past five years due to the fact that in this time frame he made only 13 Premier League appearances before leaving the club.

However, prior to this the player performed regularly in the Championship and Premier League for his side and there is no doubting his quality.

Therefore, as someone who was in the squad for the last five years, he qualifies.

Callum Wilson is the first of our forward players.

His best season for Bournemouth came in 2016/17, just before the last five year time frame, when he scored 20 goals in 45 appearances.

However, he continued to perform for the Cherries gaining 14 goals in 30 games during the 2019/19 Premier League campaign.

His last season with Bournemouth probably didn't go as well as he would've hoped with eight goals in 35 seasons but there is no doubting he has provided quality to Bournemouth.

King first joined Bournemouth back in 2015 and his role in the side increased from there under Eddie Howe.

His best seasons came in 2017/18 and 2018/19 where he made regular Premier League appearances playing 68 times for his side and scoring 20 goals over the two seasons.

King left the Vitality Stadium for Everton in 2020 but 53 goals in 184 games across all competitions during his time with Bournemouth is a strong record and earns him a place in the side.

Dominic Solanke is the final name in the line-up and he has only improved since his first season with the club in 2018/19.

Making only ten appearances in his first season, Solanke played 32 times the season after but scored only three goals.

In the Championship last season, his tally upped to 15 goals in 40 appearances but this season the 24-year-old has really taken off having scored 29 goals in 46 Championship games.

Solanke will now be hoping he can carry on his good form in the Premier League next season and prove exactly why he's earned his place in this side.