List of footballers with 500 or more Premier League appearances
Since the
Giggs (Manchester United),
Of the still active players in the Premier League, Ashley Young is closest to joining the 500 Club. The Everton defender has 449 Premier League appearances as of 26 April 2024 (20 for Watford, 210 for Aston Villa and 192 for Manchester United). Manchester City's Kyle Walker is next with 390 matches played in the Premier League.[10]
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 26 April 2024.[10]
Most appearances by club
Current Premier League clubs and players who hold the record for the club are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics.
See also
- List of footballers in England by number of league appearances (500+)
- List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals
References
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- ^ Walker, Michael (13 August 2020). "The Premier League 60: No 40, Gary Speed". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (14 February 2009). "Portsmouth 2-0 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Smith, Ben (16 November 2012). "Rejuvenated David James sets his sights on a new landmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Gareth Barry breaks Ryan Giggs' Premier League appearance record". Sky Sports. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- Monday Night Football. 25 September 2017. 7 minutes in. Sky. Sky Sports Main Event HD.
- ^ Includes games played in the Football League First Division between 1946 and 1992 and subsequently all games played in the Premier League.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Schwarzer first overseas player to join 500 club". Premier League. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Premier League player appearances". Premier League. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Premier League » All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 17 December 2023.