List of Premier League players
Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 13 players have accrued 500 or more appearances in the Premier League. The first player to reach the milestone was midfielder Gary Speed, in representation of Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers; his 500th match was Bolton's 4–0 win over West Ham United on 9 December 2006.[1][2] Speed held the record for most appearances until 14 February 2009, when goalkeeper David James played his 536th match, for Portsmouth against his former team Manchester City.[3] James ended with 572 appearances, a record which was broken by Ryan Giggs on 14 May 2011, having played all of his matches for Manchester United.[4] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry broke Giggs' record by playing his 633rd match, West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 loss at Arsenal.[5] At the time of breaking the record, Barry ranked 8th in English top division appearances since the Second World War, trailing Giggs in 6th (672 total top division appearances) and six other players.[6][7] Barry is the youngest of the 13 players to have achieved the feat.[8]
Giggs (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher (both Liverpool) are the only three players to have achieved the accolade of 500+ Premier League appearances exclusively for one club. James Milner, Emile Heskey and David James each played for five Premier League clubs (the most for this achievement) on their way to 500+ Premier League games. The only player from outside the United Kingdom to play 500 Premier League games is Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, for Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea and Leicester City.[9]
List of players[]
Players are initially listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.
Statistics are updated as of matches played on 16 December 2021.[10]
Rank | Player | Nat | Pos | Apps | First | Last | Club(s) |
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1 | Gareth Barry | MF | 653 | 1998 | 2018 | Aston Villa 365, Manchester City 132, Everton 131, West Bromwich Albion 25 | |
2 | Ryan Giggs | MF | 632 | 1992 | 2014 | Manchester United 632 | |
3 | Frank Lampard | MF | 609 | 1996 | 2015 | Chelsea 429, West Ham United 148, Manchester City 32 | |
4 | James Milner | MF | 574 | 2002 | 2021 | Liverpool 185, Manchester City 147, Aston Villa 100, Newcastle United 94, Leeds United 48 | |
5 | David James | GK | 572 | 1992 | 2010 | Liverpool 214, Portsmouth 134, Manchester City 93, Aston Villa 67, West Ham United 64 | |
6 | Gary Speed | MF | 535 | 1992 | 2007 | Newcastle United 213, Leeds United 143, Bolton Wanderers 121, Everton 58 | |
7 | Emile Heskey | FW | 516 | 1995 | 2012 | Liverpool 150, Leicester City 124, Aston Villa 92, Wigan Athletic 82, Birmingham City 68 | |
8 | Mark Schwarzer | GK | 514 | 1997 | 2015 | Middlesbrough 332, Fulham 172, Leicester City 6, Chelsea 4 | |
9 | Jamie Carragher | DF | 508 | 1997 | 2013 | Liverpool 508 | |
10 | Phil Neville | MF | 505 | 1995 | 2013 | Manchester United 263, Everton 242 | |
11 | Rio Ferdinand | DF | 504 | 1996 | 2015 | Manchester United 312, West Ham United 127, Leeds United 54, Queens Park Rangers 11 | |
Steven Gerrard | MF | 504 | 1998 | 2015 | Liverpool 504 | ||
13 | Sol Campbell | DF | 503 | 1992 | 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur 255, Arsenal 146, Portsmouth 95, Newcastle United 7 |
300 appearances for one club[]
Since the advent of the Premier league, 39 players have made 300 or more appearances for a single club, with Liverpool player Jordan Henderson the latest to achieve the feat in September 2021. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.
Statistics are updated as of matches played on 16 December 2021.[10]
Rank | Player | Nat | Pos | Apps | Club | First | Last |
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1 | Ryan Giggs | MF | 632 | Manchester United | 1992 | 2014 | |
2 | Jamie Carragher | DF | 508 | Liverpool | 1997 | 2013 | |
3 | Steven Gerrard | MF | 504 | Liverpool | 1998 | 2015 | |
4 | Paul Scholes | MF | 499 | Manchester United | 1994 | 2013 | |
5 | John Terry | DF | 492 | Chelsea | 1998 | 2017 | |
6 | Frank Lampard | MF | 429 | Chelsea | 2001 | 2014 | |
7 | Mark Noble | MF | 405 | West Ham United | 2005 | 2021 | |
8 | Gary Neville | DF | 400 | Manchester United | 1994 | 2011 | |
9 | Wayne Rooney | FW | 393 | Manchester United | 2004 | 2017 | |
10 | Jussi Jääskeläinen | GK | 379 | Bolton Wanderers | 2001 | 2011 | |
11 | Gareth Barry | MF | 365 | Aston Villa | 1998 | 2009 | |
12 | David de Gea | GK | 355 | Manchester United | 2011 | 2021 | |
13 | Shay Given | GK | 354 | Newcastle United | 1997 | 2009 | |
Tim Howard | GK | 354 | Everton | 2006 | 2016 | ||
15 | Leon Osman | MF | 352 | Everton | 2003 | 2016 | |
16 | Leighton Baines | DF | 348 | Everton | 2007 | 2020 | |
17 | Ray Parlour | MF | 333 | Arsenal | 1992 | 2004 | |
Petr Čech | GK | 333 | Chelsea | 2004 | 2015 | ||
19 | Mark Schwarzer | GK | 332 | Middlesbrough | 1997 | 2008 | |
20 | Jason Dodd | DF | 329 | Southampton | 1992 | 2004 | |
21 | Roy Keane | MF | 326 | Manchester United | 1993 | 2005 | |
22 | Gary Kelly | DF | 325 | Leeds United | 1993 | 2004 | |
David Seaman | GK | 325 | Arsenal | 1992 | 2003 | ||
24 | Gabriel Agbonlahor | FW | 322 | Aston Villa | 2006 | 2016 | |
Phil Jagielka | DF | 322 | Everton | 2007 | 2019 | ||
26 | Sami Hyypiä | DF | 318 | Liverpool | 1999 | 2009 | |
27 | Ryan Shawcross | DF | 317 | Stoke City | 2008 | 2018 | |
28 | Kevin Davies | FW | 316 | Bolton Wanderers | 2003 | 2012 | |
Michael Carrick | MF | 316 | Manchester United | 2006 | 2018 | ||
30 | Dennis Bergkamp | FW | 315 | Arsenal | 1995 | 2006 | |
31 | Hugo Lloris | GK | 313 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2012 | 2021 | |
32 | Rio Ferdinand | DF | 312 | Manchester United | 2002 | 2014 | |
33 | Martin Keown | DF | 310 | Arsenal | 1992 | 2004 | |
34 | David Silva | MF | 309 | Manchester City | 2010 | 2020 | |
35 | César Azpilicueta | DF | 308 | Chelsea | 2012 | 2021 | |
36 | Jordan Henderson | MF | 306 | Liverpool | 2011 | 2021 | |
37 | Lee Dixon | DF | 305 | Arsenal | 1992 | 2002 | |
38 | Alan Shearer | FW | 303 | Newcastle United | 1996 | 2006 | |
39 | David Unsworth | DF | 302 | Everton | 1992 | 2004 |
Most appearances by club[]
Current Premier League clubs and players are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics.
Rank | Club | Player | Nat | Apps | First | Last |
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1 | Manchester United | Ryan Giggs | 632 | 1992 | 2014 | |
2 | Liverpool | Jamie Carragher | 508 | 1997 | 2013 | |
3 | Chelsea | John Terry | 492 | 1998 | 2017 | |
4 | West Ham United | Mark Noble | 405 | 2005 | 2021 | |
5 | Bolton Wanderers | Jussi Jääskeläinen | 379 | 2001 | 2011 | |
6 | Aston Villa | Gareth Barry | 365 | 1998 | 2018 | |
7 | Newcastle United | Shay Given | 354 | 1997 | 2009 | |
Everton | Tim Howard | 354 | 2006 | 2016 | ||
9 | Arsenal | Ray Parlour | 333 | 1992 | 2004 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | Mark Schwarzer | 332 | 1997 | 2008 | |
11 | Southampton | Jason Dodd | 329 | 1992 | 2004 | |
12 | Leeds United | Gary Kelly | 325 | 1993 | 2004 | |
13 | Stoke City | Ryan Shawcross | 317 | 2008 | 2018 | |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | Hugo Lloris | 313 | 2012 | 2021 | |
15 | Manchester City | David Silva | 309 | 2010 | 2020 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | Chris Brunt | 269 | 2008 | 2018 | |
17 | Sheffield Wednesday | Des Walker | 264 | 1993 | 2000 | |
18 | Blackburn Rovers | Brad Friedel | 261 | 2001 | 2008 | |
19 | Leicester City | Jamie Vardy | 260 | 2014 | 2021 | |
20 | Crystal Palace | Wilfried Zaha | 247 | 2014 | 2021 | |
21 | Wimbledon | Robbie Earle | 244 | 1992 | 2000 | |
22 | Fulham | Brede Hangeland | 217 | 2008 | 2014 | |
23 | Burnley | Ben Mee | 208 | 2014 | 2021 | |
24 | Swansea City | Wayne Routledge | 198 | 2011 | 2018 | |
25 | Wigan Athletic | Emmerson Boyce | 194 | 2006 | 2013 | |
26 | Coventry City | Steve Ogrizovic | 191 | 1992 | 2000 | |
27 | Sunderland | John O'Shea | 189 | 2011 | 2017 | |
28 | Charlton Athletic | Chris Powell | 187 | 1998 | 2006 | |
29 | Nottingham Forest | Steve Chettle | 174 | 1992 | 1999 | |
30 | Derby County | Darryl Powell | 171 | 1996 | 2002 | |
31 | AFC Bournemouth | Steve Cook | 168 | 2015 | 2020 | |
32 | Watford | Troy Deeney | 165 | 2015 | 2021 | |
33 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Lewis Dunk | 157 | 2017 | 2021 | |
34 | Birmingham City | Damien Johnson | 150 | 2002 | 2009 | |
35 | Portsmouth | Matthew Taylor | 144 | 2003 | 2008 | |
36 | Queens Park Rangers | Andy Impey | 142 | 1992 | 1996 | |
37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Conor Coady | 130 | 2018 | 2021 | |
38 | Norwich City | Russell Martin | 125 | 2011 | 2016 | |
39 | Ipswich Town | David Linighan | 112 | 1992 | 1995 | |
40 | Hull City | Ahmed Elmohamady | 109 | 2013 | 2017 | |
Minimum 100 appearances |
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ Sandford, Daniel (10 December 2018). "Premier League players with 500 appearances ranked: Where does James Milner fit in with Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Giggs?". TalkSport. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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