List of Premier League players

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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[]

Gareth Barry has the most Premier League appearances.
James Milner is the only active Premier League player with over 500 appearances.

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]

Premier League players with at least 500 appearances
Rank Player Nat Pos Apps First Last Club(s)
1 Gareth Barry England MF 653 1998 2018 Aston Villa 365, Manchester City 132, Everton 131, West Bromwich Albion 25
2 Ryan Giggs Wales MF 632 1992 2014 Manchester United 632
3 Frank Lampard England MF 609 1996 2015 Chelsea 429, West Ham United 148, Manchester City 32
4 James Milner England MF 574 2002 2021 Liverpool 185, Manchester City 147, Aston Villa 100, Newcastle United 94, Leeds United 48
5 David James England GK 572 1992 2010 Liverpool 214, Portsmouth 134, Manchester City 93, Aston Villa 67, West Ham United 64
6 Gary Speed Wales MF 535 1992 2007 Newcastle United 213, Leeds United 143, Bolton Wanderers 121, Everton 58
7 Emile Heskey England FW 516 1995 2012 Liverpool 150, Leicester City 124, Aston Villa 92, Wigan Athletic 82, Birmingham City 68
8 Mark Schwarzer Australia GK 514 1997 2015 Middlesbrough 332, Fulham 172, Leicester City 6, Chelsea 4
9 Jamie Carragher England DF 508 1997 2013 Liverpool 508
10 Phil Neville England MF 505 1995 2013 Manchester United 263, Everton 242
11 Rio Ferdinand England DF 504 1996 2015 Manchester United 312, West Ham United 127, Leeds United 54, Queens Park Rangers 11
Steven Gerrard England MF 504 1998 2015 Liverpool 504
13 Sol Campbell England DF 503 1992 2011 Tottenham Hotspur 255, Arsenal 146, Portsmouth 95, Newcastle United 7

300 appearances for one club[]

Ryan Giggs has the most Premier League appearances for one club, playing all 632 games for Manchester United.
Mark Noble is the active player with the most Premier League appearances for one club, playing over 400 games for West Ham United as of 2021.

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]

Premier League players with at least 300 appearances
Rank Player Nat Pos Apps Club First Last
1 Ryan Giggs Wales MF 632 Manchester United 1992 2014
2 Jamie Carragher England DF 508 Liverpool 1997 2013
3 Steven Gerrard England MF 504 Liverpool 1998 2015
4 Paul Scholes England MF 499 Manchester United 1994 2013
5 John Terry England DF 492 Chelsea 1998 2017
6 Frank Lampard England MF 429 Chelsea 2001 2014
7 Mark Noble England MF 405 West Ham United 2005 2021
8 Gary Neville England DF 400 Manchester United 1994 2011
9 Wayne Rooney England FW 393 Manchester United 2004 2017
10 Jussi Jääskeläinen Finland GK 379 Bolton Wanderers 2001 2011
11 Gareth Barry England MF 365 Aston Villa 1998 2009
12 David de Gea Spain GK 355 Manchester United 2011 2021
13 Shay Given Republic of Ireland GK 354 Newcastle United 1997 2009
Tim Howard United States GK 354 Everton 2006 2016
15 Leon Osman England MF 352 Everton 2003 2016
16 Leighton Baines England DF 348 Everton 2007 2020
17 Ray Parlour England MF 333 Arsenal 1992 2004
Petr Čech Czech Republic GK 333 Chelsea 2004 2015
19 Mark Schwarzer Australia GK 332 Middlesbrough 1997 2008
20 Jason Dodd England DF 329 Southampton 1992 2004
21 Roy Keane Republic of Ireland MF 326 Manchester United 1993 2005
22 Gary Kelly Republic of Ireland DF 325 Leeds United 1993 2004
David Seaman England GK 325 Arsenal 1992 2003
24 Gabriel Agbonlahor England FW 322 Aston Villa 2006 2016
Phil Jagielka England DF 322 Everton 2007 2019
26 Sami Hyypiä Finland DF 318 Liverpool 1999 2009
27 Ryan Shawcross England DF 317 Stoke City 2008 2018
28 Kevin Davies England FW 316 Bolton Wanderers 2003 2012
Michael Carrick England MF 316 Manchester United 2006 2018
30 Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands FW 315 Arsenal 1995 2006
31 Hugo Lloris France GK 313 Tottenham Hotspur 2012 2021
32 Rio Ferdinand England DF 312 Manchester United 2002 2014
33 Martin Keown England DF 310 Arsenal 1992 2004
34 David Silva Spain MF 309 Manchester City 2010 2020
35 César Azpilicueta Spain DF 308 Chelsea 2012 2021
36 Jordan Henderson England MF 306 Liverpool 2011 2021
37 Lee Dixon England DF 305 Arsenal 1992 2002
38 Alan Shearer England FW 303 Newcastle United 1996 2006
39 David Unsworth England DF 302 Everton 1992 2004

Most appearances by club[]

Current Premier League clubs and players are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics.

As of matches played on 16 December 2021.[10][11]
Rank Club Player Nat Apps First Last
1 Manchester United Ryan Giggs Wales 632 1992 2014
2 Liverpool Jamie Carragher England 508 1997 2013
3 Chelsea John Terry England 492 1998 2017
4 West Ham United Mark Noble England 405 2005 2021
5 Bolton Wanderers Jussi Jääskeläinen Finland 379 2001 2011
6 Aston Villa Gareth Barry England 365 1998 2018
7 Newcastle United Shay Given Republic of Ireland 354 1997 2009
Everton Tim Howard United States 354 2006 2016
9 Arsenal Ray Parlour England 333 1992 2004
10 Middlesbrough Mark Schwarzer Australia 332 1997 2008
11 Southampton Jason Dodd England 329 1992 2004
12 Leeds United Gary Kelly Republic of Ireland 325 1993 2004
13 Stoke City Ryan Shawcross England 317 2008 2018
14 Tottenham Hotspur Hugo Lloris France 313 2012 2021
15 Manchester City David Silva Spain 309 2010 2020
16 West Bromwich Albion Chris Brunt Northern Ireland 269 2008 2018
17 Sheffield Wednesday Des Walker England 264 1993 2000
18 Blackburn Rovers Brad Friedel United States 261 2001 2008
19 Leicester City Jamie Vardy England 260 2014 2021
20 Crystal Palace Wilfried Zaha Ivory Coast 247 2014 2021
21 Wimbledon Robbie Earle Jamaica 244 1992 2000
22 Fulham Brede Hangeland Norway 217 2008 2014
23 Burnley Ben Mee England 208 2014 2021
24 Swansea City Wayne Routledge England 198 2011 2018
25 Wigan Athletic Emmerson Boyce Barbados 194 2006 2013
26 Coventry City Steve Ogrizovic England 191 1992 2000
27 Sunderland John O'Shea Republic of Ireland 189 2011 2017
28 Charlton Athletic Chris Powell England 187 1998 2006
29 Nottingham Forest Steve Chettle England 174 1992 1999
30 Derby County Darryl Powell Jamaica 171 1996 2002
31 AFC Bournemouth Steve Cook England 168 2015 2020
32 Watford Troy Deeney England 165 2015 2021
33 Brighton & Hove Albion Lewis Dunk England 157 2017 2021
34 Birmingham City Damien Johnson Northern Ireland 150 2002 2009
35 Portsmouth Matthew Taylor England 144 2003 2008
36 Queens Park Rangers Andy Impey England 142 1992 1996
37 Wolverhampton Wanderers Conor Coady England 130 2018 2021
38 Norwich City Russell Martin Scotland 125 2011 2016
39 Ipswich Town David Linighan England 112 1992 1995
40 Hull City Ahmed Elmohamady Egypt 109 2013 2017
Minimum 100 appearances

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Walker, Michael (13 August 2020). "The Premier League 60: No 40, Gary Speed". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Paul (14 February 2009). "Portsmouth 2-0 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ Smith, Ben (16 November 2012). "Rejuvenated David James sets his sights on a new landmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Gareth Barry breaks Ryan Giggs' Premier League appearance record". Sky Sports. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Live MNF: Arsenal v West Brom". Monday Night Football. 25 September 2017. 7 minutes in. Sky. Sky Sports Main Event HD.
  7. ^ Includes games played in the Football League First Division between 1946 and 1992 and subsequently all games played in the Premier League.
  8. ^ 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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